Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in China
China: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre was 5.5 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in China stood at 5.5 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in China peaked at 14.27 t per square kilometre in 1973 and was at its lowest, 5.36 t per square kilometre, in 2019.
China ranks 8th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.23 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.85 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 8.07 t per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1964 | 7.44 t per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 9.21 t per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1966 | 10.46 t per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1967 | 10.44 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 10.34 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 11.19 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 12.29 t per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 11.4 t per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 10.87 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 14.27 t per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1974 | 12.57 t per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 12.88 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 11.99 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 13.14 t per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 14.02 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 12.56 t per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1980 | 12.66 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 11.29 t per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1982 | 11.75 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 12.68 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 12.21 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 11.06 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 10.87 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 12.23 t per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 11.02 t per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 11.25 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 11.17 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 11.25 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 11.15 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 12.07 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 11.47 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 12.5 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 13.2 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 10.93 t per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1998 | 12.32 t per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 13.44 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 12.59 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 12.12 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 12.07 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 11.48 t per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 11.27 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.94 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 8.66 t per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 8.07 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 8.36 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 7.46 t per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 7.01 t per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 6.91 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 6.39 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 6.08 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 5.97 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 5.8 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 5.5 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 5.51 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.67 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 5.36 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 5.52 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 5.52 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.47 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 5.5 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.36 t per square kilometre | 7.44 t per square kilometre | 11.19 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.6 t per square kilometre | 10.87 t per square kilometre | 14.27 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.7 t per square kilometre | 10.87 t per square kilometre | 12.68 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.95 t per square kilometre | 10.93 t per square kilometre | 13.44 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.3 t per square kilometre | 7.46 t per square kilometre | 12.59 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.02 t per square kilometre | 5.36 t per square kilometre | 7.01 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5 t per square kilometre | 5.47 t per square kilometre | 5.52 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in China?
- Sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in China was 5.5 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 14.27 t per square kilometre in 1973.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.36 t per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does China rank for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 8th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre 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 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)
Computed from
- 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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About this data
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.