Sweet potatoes — Yield in Australia
Australia: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 41,794 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — yield in Australia is 41,794 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Australia peaked at 41,794 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,528 kg/ha, in 1971.
Australia ranks 3rd of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,734 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,226 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 1963 | 8,570 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 9,393 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1965 | 9,069 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 8,669 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 6,395 kg/ha | -26.2% |
| 1968 | 6,008 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 5,943 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 5,681 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 5,528 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 9,431 kg/ha | +70.6% |
| 1973 | 10,628 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 11,034 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 10,045 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 10,318 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 12,067 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 1978 | 10,321 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 1979 | 10,152 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 11,772 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1981 | 11,818 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 12,121 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 11,701 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 13,632 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1985 | 13,594 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 12,735 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 12,419 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 11,726 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 13,573 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 13,714 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 15,114 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 12,755 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 1993 | 13,270 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 14,096 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 15,525 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 17,247 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 24,444 kg/ha | +41.7% |
| 1998 | 27,692 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 27,500 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 31,765 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 33,333 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 34,737 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 33,636 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 33,333 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 33,600 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 27,875 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 34,624 kg/ha | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 26,653 kg/ha | -23.0% |
| 2009 | 25,080 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 29,778 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 31,647 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 33,440 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 35,288 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 39,562 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 38,727 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 38,773 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 38,915 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 39,038 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 39,144 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 39,456 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 40,921 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 40,972 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 41,383 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 41,794 kg/ha | +1.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 41,794 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,301 kg/ha, 4.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Australia's 41,794 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,403 kg/ha, 4.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Yield in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +70.6% | 5,528 kg/ha | 9,431 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,890 kg/ha | 5,943 kg/ha | 9,393 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,520 kg/ha | 5,528 kg/ha | 12,067 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,509 kg/ha | 11,701 kg/ha | 13,632 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,136 kg/ha | 12,755 kg/ha | 27,692 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,464 kg/ha | 25,080 kg/ha | 34,737 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,431 kg/ha | 29,778 kg/ha | 39,562 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,905 kg/ha | 39,456 kg/ha | 41,794 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 Guyana 103,206 kg/ha compare
- 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17,455 kg/ha compare
- 2 Senegal 46,084 kg/ha compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13,671 kg/ha compare
- 4 Palestine 39,473 kg/ha compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12,987 kg/ha compare
- 5 Egypt 36,993 kg/ha compare
- 5 Viet Nam 12,040 kg/ha compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 30,206 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — yield in Australia?
- Sweet potatoes — yield in Australia was 41,794 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 41,794 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,528 kg/ha in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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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