Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0274 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.0274 t per square kilometre for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.4% on the previous year and down 79.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.61 t per square kilometre in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0274 t per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Puerto Rico 82nd 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.48 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.45 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 1.52 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 1.33 t per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1965 | 1.53 t per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1966 | 1.61 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 1.46 t per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1968 | 1.18 t per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 1969 | 1.25 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1971 | 0.9716 t per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8182 t per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7927 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.946 t per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9307 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8949 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8334 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8949 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9593 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9655 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1982 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.16 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9307 t per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9256 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9103 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9256 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9072 t per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1991 | 1.04 t per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8182 t per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4229 t per square kilometre | -48.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4449 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.271 t per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 1996 | 0.225 t per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2301 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2144 t per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2848 t per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3397 t per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2566 t per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3643 t per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3414 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3651 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3693 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3546 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.348 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2993 t per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2791 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3092 t per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2451 t per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2064 t per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1313 t per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0314 t per square kilometre | -76.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0509 t per square kilometre | +62.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0605 t per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 0.064 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0644 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0695 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0575 t per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0475 t per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0368 t per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0274 t per square kilometre | -25.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0274 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0469 t per square kilometre, 58% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0274 t per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1715 t per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.42 t per square kilometre | 1.18 t per square kilometre | 1.61 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9136 t per square kilometre | 0.7927 t per square kilometre | 1.09 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 t per square kilometre | 0.9103 t per square kilometre | 1.16 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4856 t per square kilometre | 0.2144 t per square kilometre | 1.04 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3317 t per square kilometre | 0.2566 t per square kilometre | 0.3693 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1233 t per square kilometre | 0.0314 t per square kilometre | 0.3092 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0423 t per square kilometre | 0.0274 t per square kilometre | 0.0575 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 0.0274 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 t per square kilometre in 1966.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0274 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 82nd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.