Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.0023 t per person in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Portugal, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2017, sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Portugal stood at 0.0023 t per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0084 t per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 t per person, in 2011.
That places Portugal 59th out of 99 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0056 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0056 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0061 t per person | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0066 t per person | +9.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0072 t per person | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0078 t per person | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0084 t per person | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0079 t per person | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.008 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0079 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.008 t per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0079 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0076 t per person | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0077 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0074 t per person | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0072 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0069 t per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0068 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0067 t per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0067 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0047 t per person | -29.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0048 t per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0053 t per person | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 0.004 t per person | -25.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0046 t per person | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0035 t per person | -23.8% |
| 1987 | 0.003 t per person | -16.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0027 t per person | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0028 t per person | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 t per person | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 t per person | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.003 t per person | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0025 t per person | -16.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 t per person | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 t per person | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 t per person | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 t per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 t per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 t per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0024 t per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 t per person | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 t per person | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 t per person | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 t per person | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 t per person | -32.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 t per person | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.002 t per person | +24.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0032 t per person | +62.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 t per person | -24.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 t per person | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 t per person | +1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +62.1% | 0.002 t per person | 0.0032 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.007 t per person | 0.0056 t per person | 0.0084 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0074 t per person | 0.0067 t per person | 0.008 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 t per person | 0.0027 t per person | 0.0067 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 t per person | 0.0022 t per person | 0.003 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 t per person | 0.0022 t per person | 0.0026 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 t per person | 0.0014 t per person | 0.0032 t per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 56 Sri Lanka 0.0023 t per person compare
- 57 Eswatini 0.0023 t per person compare
- 58 Saint Lucia 0.0023 t per person compare
- 60 New Zealand 0.0022 t per person compare
- 61 Cambodia 0.0022 t per person compare
- 62 New Caledonia 0.0022 t per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Portugal?
- Sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Portugal was 0.0023 t per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0084 t per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 t per person in 2011.
- How does Portugal rank for sweet potatoes — production, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 59th out of 99 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.