Sweet potatoes — Yield in Americas

Americas: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 11,794 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11,794 kg/ha
Change on year
down 5.6%
Rank
15th
of 28 groups
All-time high
14,146 kg/ha
in 2017
All-time low
7,372 kg/ha
in 1980
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sweet potatoes — Yield in Americas, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Americas recorded 11,794 kg/ha for sweet potatoes — yield in 2024.

The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Americas peaked at 14,146 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7,372 kg/ha, in 1980.

That places Americas 15th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8,664 kg/ha 8,254 kg/ha 9,403 kg/ha 9
1970s 8,547 kg/ha 7,523 kg/ha 9,629 kg/ha 10
1980s 7,970 kg/ha 7,372 kg/ha 8,358 kg/ha 10
1990s 8,164 kg/ha 7,659 kg/ha 8,778 kg/ha 10
2000s 9,454 kg/ha 8,913 kg/ha 10,080 kg/ha 10
2010s 12,256 kg/ha 9,732 kg/ha 14,146 kg/ha 10
2020s 12,908 kg/ha 11,794 kg/ha 13,576 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 12 Malawi 25,355 kg/ha compare
  2. 13 Portugal 24,323 kg/ha compare
  3. 14 China, Taiwan Province of 23,968 kg/ha compare
  4. 15 Greece 23,922 kg/ha compare
  5. 16 Saint Lucia 23,707 kg/ha compare
  6. 17 Morocco 22,841 kg/ha compare
  7. 18 Japan 22,547 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — yield in Americas?
Sweet potatoes — yield in Americas was 11,794 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 14,146 kg/ha in 2017.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 7,372 kg/ha in 1980.
How does Americas rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
Americas ranks 15th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
153 places, 8,853 data points, 1961–2024
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