Sweet potatoes — Yield in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 30,206 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — yield in Australia and New Zealand stood at 30,206 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 30,722 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8,870 kg/ha, in 1979.
That places Australia and New Zealand 6th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,287 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 13,597 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1963 | 12,382 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1964 | 13,508 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 10,481 kg/ha | -22.4% |
| 1966 | 8,986 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1967 | 11,042 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 1968 | 12,009 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 11,988 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 13,832 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 1971 | 12,075 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1972 | 14,007 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1973 | 14,612 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 15,408 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 14,514 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 10,775 kg/ha | -25.8% |
| 1977 | 11,507 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 14,213 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 1979 | 8,870 kg/ha | -37.6% |
| 1980 | 19,198 kg/ha | +116.4% |
| 1981 | 14,258 kg/ha | -25.7% |
| 1982 | 14,280 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 14,234 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 14,890 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 14,849 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 14,475 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 14,524 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 14,225 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 15,024 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 15,130 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 15,202 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 19,774 kg/ha | +30.1% |
| 1993 | 20,270 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 20,877 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 22,038 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 23,004 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 21,379 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 18,623 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 21,667 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 21,592 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 23,023 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 25,323 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 25,527 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 25,000 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 21,940 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 20,439 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 23,977 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 20,310 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 20,103 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 22,138 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 22,864 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 24,630 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 25,585 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 27,768 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 28,077 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 28,507 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 29,091 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 29,265 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 29,627 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 29,936 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 30,722 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 30,122 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 30,183 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 30,206 kg/ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,809 kg/ha | 8,986 kg/ha | 13,597 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,981 kg/ha | 8,870 kg/ha | 15,408 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,996 kg/ha | 14,225 kg/ha | 19,198 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,796 kg/ha | 15,130 kg/ha | 23,004 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,723 kg/ha | 20,103 kg/ha | 25,527 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,755 kg/ha | 22,138 kg/ha | 29,627 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,234 kg/ha | 29,936 kg/ha | 30,722 kg/ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — yield in Australia and New Zealand?
- Sweet potatoes — yield in Australia and New Zealand was 30,206 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 30,722 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,870 kg/ha in 1979.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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