Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre was 2.24 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 2.24 t per square kilometre for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 2.29 t per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4236 t per square kilometre, in 1973.
Madagascar ranks 17th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.521 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4987 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5675 t per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1964 | 0.5815 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5861 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5993 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6142 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6252 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6307 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.6011 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5632 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5359 t per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4236 t per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4598 t per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4803 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8121 t per square kilometre | +69.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6669 t per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5588 t per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6269 t per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6418 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6854 t per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6123 t per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7962 t per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7953 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7738 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8033 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8026 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8029 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8309 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8357 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8391 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7772 t per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8598 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.963 t per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7738 t per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8598 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 0.877 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.877 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8942 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8815 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.903 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8478 t per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8476 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9324 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 1.51 t per square kilometre | +62.0% |
| 2006 | 1.52 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.54 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.55 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.57 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.58 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.9 t per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 1.89 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.92 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.96 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.81 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 1.91 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.78 t per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.87 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.91 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.08 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 2.29 t per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 2.23 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 2.24 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +69.1% | 0.4803 t per square kilometre | 0.8121 t per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +62.0% | 0.9324 t per square kilometre | 1.51 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5805 t per square kilometre | 0.4987 t per square kilometre | 0.6307 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5729 t per square kilometre | 0.4236 t per square kilometre | 0.8121 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7544 t per square kilometre | 0.6123 t per square kilometre | 0.8309 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8556 t per square kilometre | 0.7738 t per square kilometre | 0.963 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 t per square kilometre | 0.8476 t per square kilometre | 1.57 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 t per square kilometre | 1.58 t per square kilometre | 1.96 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 t per square kilometre | 2.08 t per square kilometre | 2.29 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 14 Haiti 3.63 t per square kilometre compare
- 15 Dominica 3.15 t per square kilometre compare
- 16 Bangladesh 2.34 t per square kilometre compare
- 18 Cuba 2.23 t per square kilometre compare
- 19 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.14 t per square kilometre compare
- 20 Grenada 2.09 t per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 2.24 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 t per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4236 t per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Madagascar rank for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 17th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.