Sweet potatoes — Yield in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 4,829 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Antigua and Barbuda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 4,829 kg/ha for sweet potatoes — yield in 2024.
The figure is up 22.0% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 7,540 kg/ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1,817 kg/ha, in 2021.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 90th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,533 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,600 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 3,667 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 3,733 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 3,800 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 3,867 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 3,933 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 4,000 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 4,100 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 4,032 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 4,000 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 3,970 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 3,971 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4,111 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 4,026 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 4,289 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 4,000 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 4,250 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 7,540 kg/ha | +77.4% |
| 1980 | 3,352 kg/ha | -55.5% |
| 1981 | 5,534 kg/ha | +65.1% |
| 1982 | 7,355 kg/ha | +32.9% |
| 1983 | 6,788 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 6,278 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 5,611 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 6,000 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 6,500 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 7,300 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 6,429 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 6,154 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 6,014 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 5,985 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 5,956 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 5,928 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 5,833 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 5,900 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 5,907 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 5,914 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 5,920 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5,965 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 5,956 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 5,893 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5,833 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 5,714 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 5,984 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 6,250 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 6,138 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 6,222 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 6,210 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 6,250 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 6,292 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 6,500 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 6,370 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 6,346 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 6,443 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 6,123 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 5,782 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 5,376 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 4,990 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 4,474 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 1,817 kg/ha | -59.4% |
| 2022 | 4,010 kg/ha | +120.7% |
| 2023 | 3,958 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 4,829 kg/ha | +22.0% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 4,829 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,301 kg/ha, 47% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 4,829 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9,065 kg/ha, 53% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Yield in Antigua and Barbuda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +120.7% | 1,817 kg/ha | 4,010 kg/ha |
| 1979 | +77.4% | 4,250 kg/ha | 7,540 kg/ha |
| 1981 | +65.1% | 3,352 kg/ha | 5,534 kg/ha |
| 2021 | -59.4% | 4,474 kg/ha | 1,817 kg/ha |
| 1980 | -55.5% | 7,540 kg/ha | 3,352 kg/ha |
| 1982 | +32.9% | 5,534 kg/ha | 7,355 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,804 kg/ha | 3,533 kg/ha | 4,100 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,419 kg/ha | 3,970 kg/ha | 7,540 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,115 kg/ha | 3,352 kg/ha | 7,355 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,951 kg/ha | 5,833 kg/ha | 6,154 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,016 kg/ha | 5,714 kg/ha | 6,250 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,047 kg/ha | 4,990 kg/ha | 6,500 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,818 kg/ha | 1,817 kg/ha | 4,829 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 87 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,105 kg/ha compare
- 88 Mozambique 5,000 kg/ha compare
- 89 Guinea-Bissau 4,918 kg/ha compare
- 91 Comoros 4,756 kg/ha compare
- 92 Uganda 4,630 kg/ha compare
- 93 Guinea 4,358 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2764 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.543 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7567 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — yield in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Sweet potatoes — yield in Antigua and Barbuda was 4,829 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 7,540 kg/ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,817 kg/ha in 2021.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 90th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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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