What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 0.0135 t per square kilometre in 2021.

What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 t per square kilometre in 1970.

How does Australia rank for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre?

Australia ranks 88th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.

Is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Australia

Name: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Australia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Australia: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0119 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0119 t per square kilometre

Change on year

down 1.8%

World rank

88th

of 99 countries

All-time high

0.0135 t per square kilometre

in 2021

All-time low

0.0002 t per square kilometre

in 1970

Years of data

1961–2023

Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.0119 t per square kilometre for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in 2023.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0135 t per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 t per square kilometre, in 1970.

That places Australia 88th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	t per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0002 t per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0002 t per square kilometre	+18.0%
1963	0.0002 t per square kilometre	-2.2%
1964	0.0002 t per square kilometre	-2.5%
1965	0.0002 t per square kilometre	+9.6%
1966	0.0002 t per square kilometre	-21.5%
1967	0.0002 t per square kilometre	+27.1%
1968	0.0002 t per square kilometre	-18.2%
1969	0.0002 t per square kilometre	-2.7%
1970	0.0002 t per square kilometre	-7.1%
1971	0.0002 t per square kilometre	+8.4%
1972	0.0004 t per square kilometre	+91.2%
1973	0.0004 t per square kilometre	+11.2%
1974	0.0004 t per square kilometre	-6.8%
1975	0.0003 t per square kilometre	-23.5%
1976	0.0004 t per square kilometre	+28.7%
1977	0.0004 t per square kilometre	+1.3%
1978	0.0003 t per square kilometre	-12.3%
1979	0.0004 t per square kilometre	+10.8%
1980	0.0005 t per square kilometre	+35.6%
1981	0.0005 t per square kilometre	+2.3%
1982	0.0005 t per square kilometre	+2.6%
1983	0.0004 t per square kilometre	-14.9%
1984	0.0006 t per square kilometre	+29.3%
1985	0.0006 t per square kilometre	+5.0%
1986	0.0006 t per square kilometre	-7.4%
1987	0.0006 t per square kilometre	+9.4%
1988	0.0006 t per square kilometre	-3.1%
1989	0.0007 t per square kilometre	+26.8%
1990	0.0008 t per square kilometre	+5.8%
1991	0.0009 t per square kilometre	+8.7%
1992	0.0008 t per square kilometre	-10.4%
1993	0.001 t per square kilometre	+27.5%
1994	0.0011 t per square kilometre	+10.5%
1995	0.001 t per square kilometre	-4.2%
1996	0.0009 t per square kilometre	-17.3%
1997	0.0014 t per square kilometre	+66.1%
1998	0.0023 t per square kilometre	+63.6%
1999	0.0029 t per square kilometre	+22.2%
2000	0.0035 t per square kilometre	+22.7%
2001	0.0039 t per square kilometre	+11.1%
2002	0.0043 t per square kilometre	+10.0%
2003	0.0048 t per square kilometre	+12.1%
2004	0.0052 t per square kilometre	+8.1%
2005	0.0055 t per square kilometre	+5.0%
2006	0.0058 t per square kilometre	+5.5%
2007	0.0064 t per square kilometre	+10.9%
2008	0.005 t per square kilometre	-21.8%
2009	0.0055 t per square kilometre	+10.6%
2010	0.0065 t per square kilometre	+17.3%
2011	0.0074 t per square kilometre	+14.2%
2012	0.0081 t per square kilometre	+9.9%
2013	0.0088 t per square kilometre	+8.5%
2014	0.0098 t per square kilometre	+10.9%
2015	0.0104 t per square kilometre	+5.9%
2016	0.0108 t per square kilometre	+4.5%
2017	0.0114 t per square kilometre	+4.9%
2018	0.0119 t per square kilometre	+4.5%
2019	0.0124 t per square kilometre	+4.2%
2020	0.0129 t per square kilometre	+4.2%
2021	0.0135 t per square kilometre	+4.8%
2022	0.0121 t per square kilometre	-10.4%
2023	0.0119 t per square kilometre	-1.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Australia 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
1972	+91.2%	0.0002 t per square kilometre	0.0004 t per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0002 t per square kilometre	0.0002 t per square kilometre	0.0002 t per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0003 t per square kilometre	0.0002 t per square kilometre	0.0004 t per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0006 t per square kilometre	0.0004 t per square kilometre	0.0007 t per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0013 t per square kilometre	0.0008 t per square kilometre	0.0029 t per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.005 t per square kilometre	0.0035 t per square kilometre	0.0064 t per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0098 t per square kilometre	0.0065 t per square kilometre	0.0124 t per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0126 t per square kilometre	0.0119 t per square kilometre	0.0135 t per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Australia

85 Greece 0.0167 t per square kilometre compare
86 Gabon 0.015 t per square kilometre compare
87 Somalia 0.0141 t per square kilometre compare
89 Belize 0.0092 t per square kilometre compare
90 Maldives 0.0069 t per square kilometre compare
91 Mauritania 0.0052 t per square kilometre compare

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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Australia?: Sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0119 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0135 t per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 t per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Australia rank for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre?: Australia ranks 88th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
Is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Sweet potatoes — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre
Unit: t per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 100 places, 5,585 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 10 October 2026

Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.