Sweet potatoes — Production in Israel
Israel: Sweet potatoes — Production was 17,426 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Israel recorded 17,426 t for sweet potatoes — production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 37.1% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production in Israel peaked at 44,569 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 200 t, in 1961.
Israel ranks 62nd of 113 countries on this measure, 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 in Israel, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 200 t | — |
| 1962 | 300 t | +50.0% |
| 1963 | 300 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 400 t | +33.3% |
| 1965 | 500 t | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 600 t | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 700 t | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 500 t | -28.6% |
| 1970 | 450 t | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 400 t | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 400 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 350 t | -12.5% |
| 1974 | 450 t | +28.6% |
| 1975 | 400 t | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 800 t | +100.0% |
| 1977 | 800 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 800 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 800 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 800 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,016 t | +27.0% |
| 1982 | 1,530 t | +50.6% |
| 1983 | 1,470 t | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 2,110 t | +43.5% |
| 1985 | 3,170 t | +50.2% |
| 1986 | 4,260 t | +34.4% |
| 1987 | 1,375 t | -67.7% |
| 1988 | 3,440 t | +150.2% |
| 1989 | 3,560 t | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 4,370 t | +22.8% |
| 1991 | 4,228 t | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 3,629 t | -14.2% |
| 1993 | 5,360 t | +47.7% |
| 1994 | 6,280 t | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 6,920 t | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 6,817 t | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 7,224 t | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 9,700 t | +34.3% |
| 1999 | 8,600 t | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 10,975 t | +27.6% |
| 2001 | 13,249 t | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 15,110 t | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 18,554 t | +22.8% |
| 2004 | 22,700 t | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 22,370 t | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 26,843 t | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 31,866 t | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 44,569 t | +39.9% |
| 2009 | 32,237 t | -27.7% |
| 2010 | 20,089 t | -37.7% |
| 2011 | 20,210 t | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17,230 t | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 26,613 t | +54.5% |
| 2014 | 31,840 t | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 40,616 t | +27.6% |
| 2016 | 38,319 t | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 36,564 t | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 42,650 t | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 35,032 t | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 34,262 t | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 37,434 t | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 30,530 t | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 27,699 t | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 17,426 t | -37.1% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 17,426 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,903 t, 9.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Israel's 17,426 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,659 t, 4.8× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 444.44 t | 200 t | 700 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 565 t | 350 t | 800 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,273 t | 800 t | 4,260 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,313 t | 3,629 t | 9,700 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,847 t | 10,975 t | 44,569 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,916 t | 17,230 t | 42,650 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,470 t | 17,426 t | 37,434 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More agriculture & rural data for Israel
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 696.75 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7021 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0842 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production in Israel?
- Sweet potatoes — production in Israel was 17,426 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 44,569 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 t in 1961.
- How does Israel rank for sweet potatoes — production?
- Israel ranks 62nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — production rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.