Sweet potatoes — Yield in Angola
Angola: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 10,601 kg/ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Angola, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — yield in Angola stood at 10,601 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Angola peaked at 11,517 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3,494 kg/ha, in 2000.
That places Angola 51st out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Angola, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,667 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 7,353 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 7,778 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 8,333 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 7,812 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 8,529 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 8,235 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 8,529 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 8,167 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 8,333 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 8,611 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 8,889 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 8,889 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 8,889 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 8,944 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 9,000 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 9,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 9,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 9,167 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 9,167 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 9,167 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 9,167 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8,947 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 8,947 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8,947 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8,947 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8,947 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8,684 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 8,934 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 8,322 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 9,000 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 8,810 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 8,343 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 8,153 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 8,546 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 7,905 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 7,745 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 8,286 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 3,494 kg/ha | -57.8% |
| 2001 | 4,446 kg/ha | +27.2% |
| 2002 | 4,219 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 3,823 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 4,536 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 4,616 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 4,424 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 5,886 kg/ha | +33.0% |
| 2008 | 6,544 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 6,648 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 6,300 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 6,551 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 5,295 kg/ha | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 7,341 kg/ha | +38.6% |
| 2014 | 11,434 kg/ha | +55.8% |
| 2015 | 11,517 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 11,122 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 8,602 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 2018 | 9,472 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 9,425 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 9,472 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 9,516 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 9,890 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 10,066 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 10,601 kg/ha | +5.3% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 10,601 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,839 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Angola's 10,601 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,417 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Yield in Angola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -57.8% | 8,286 kg/ha | 3,494 kg/ha |
| 2014 | +55.8% | 7,341 kg/ha | 11,434 kg/ha |
| 2013 | +38.6% | 5,295 kg/ha | 7,341 kg/ha |
| 2007 | +33.0% | 4,424 kg/ha | 5,886 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,693 kg/ha | 6,000 kg/ha | 8,529 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,772 kg/ha | 8,167 kg/ha | 9,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,009 kg/ha | 8,684 kg/ha | 9,167 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,404 kg/ha | 7,745 kg/ha | 9,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,863 kg/ha | 3,494 kg/ha | 6,648 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,706 kg/ha | 5,295 kg/ha | 11,517 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,909 kg/ha | 9,472 kg/ha | 10,601 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 48 Guadeloupe 10,811 kg/ha compare
- 49 Bangladesh 10,806 kg/ha compare
- 50 Chile 10,795 kg/ha compare
- 52 Somalia 9,916 kg/ha compare
- 53 Tonga 9,901 kg/ha compare
- 54 New Zealand 9,807 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Angola
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 38.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2524 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 789.91 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2141 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2854 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — yield in Angola?
- Sweet potatoes — yield in Angola was 10,601 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 11,517 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,494 kg/ha in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
- Angola ranks 51st out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Angola 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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