Sweet potatoes — Production in Polynesia

Polynesia: Sweet potatoes — Production was 7,334 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
7,334 t
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
79th
of 126 countries
All-time high
17,397 t
in 1974
All-time low
4,539 t
in 1999
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sweet potatoes — Production in Polynesia, 1961–2024

5.0k10.0k15.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, sweet potatoes — production in Polynesia stood at 7,334 t.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production in Polynesia peaked at 17,397 t in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4,539 t, in 1999.

That places Polynesia 79th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16,200 t 15,815 t 16,576 t 9
1970s 16,364 t 14,500 t 17,397 t 10
1980s 9,802 t 6,010 t 13,600 t 10
1990s 6,539 t 4,539 t 9,021 t 10
2000s 7,320 t 6,597 t 9,323 t 10
2010s 7,123 t 6,629 t 7,421 t 10
2020s 7,373 t 7,249 t 7,474 t 5

Countries ranked near Polynesia

  1. 76 Congo 9,464 t compare
  2. 77 Somalia 8,843 t compare
  3. 78 Italy 8,494 t compare
  4. 80 Tonga 6,640 t compare
  5. 81 Togo 6,374 t compare
  6. 82 Mauritania 5,313 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — production in Polynesia?
Sweet potatoes — production in Polynesia was 7,334 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — production recorded in Polynesia?
The highest recorded value was 17,397 t in 1974.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production recorded in Polynesia?
The lowest recorded value was 4,539 t in 1999.
How does Polynesia rank for sweet potatoes — production?
Polynesia ranks 79th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
Is sweet potatoes — production rising or falling in Polynesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Polynesia 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

Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
155 places, 8,909 data points, 1961–2024
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