Sweet potatoes — Production in China
China: Sweet potatoes — Production was 51,629 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Production in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
China recorded 51,629 1000 t for sweet potatoes — production in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production in China peaked at 65,814 1000 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 47,960 1000 t, in 2021.
China ranks 1st of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Production in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 65,814 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 64,848 1000 t | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 60,010 1000 t | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 57,108 1000 t | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 56,017 1000 t | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 54,432 1000 t | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 51,630 1000 t | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 51,691 1000 t | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 53,246 1000 t | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 51,921 1000 t | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 49,037 1000 t | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 47,960 1000 t | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 51,316 1000 t | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 51,629 1000 t | +0.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 51,629 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13 1000 t, 3971.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- China's 51,629 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62 1000 t, 832.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56,672 1000 t | 51,630 1000 t | 65,814 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,986 1000 t | 47,960 1000 t | 51,629 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production in China?
- Sweet potatoes — production in China was 51,629 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 65,814 1000 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,960 1000 t in 2021.
- How does China rank for sweet potatoes — production?
- China ranks 1st out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — production rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.