Sweet potatoes — Yield in Central America

Central America: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 10,817 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10,817 kg/ha
Change on year
down 5.4%
Rank
18th
of 28 groups
All-time high
21,444 kg/ha
in 2003
All-time low
6,022 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sweet potatoes — Yield in Central America, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, sweet potatoes — yield in Central America stood at 10,817 kg/ha.

That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Central America peaked at 21,444 kg/ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6,022 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Central America 18th 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 7,798 kg/ha 6,022 kg/ha 9,205 kg/ha 9
1970s 10,478 kg/ha 9,427 kg/ha 12,643 kg/ha 10
1980s 13,893 kg/ha 10,437 kg/ha 17,242 kg/ha 10
1990s 17,159 kg/ha 15,670 kg/ha 19,419 kg/ha 10
2000s 17,401 kg/ha 14,430 kg/ha 21,444 kg/ha 10
2010s 13,151 kg/ha 11,154 kg/ha 15,135 kg/ha 10
2020s 11,404 kg/ha 10,817 kg/ha 12,142 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 15 Greece 23,922 kg/ha compare
  2. 16 Saint Lucia 23,707 kg/ha compare
  3. 17 Morocco 22,841 kg/ha compare
  4. 18 Japan 22,547 kg/ha compare
  5. 19 China 22,214 kg/ha compare
  6. 20 China, mainland 22,207 kg/ha compare
  7. 21 Italy 21,892 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — yield in Central America?
Sweet potatoes — yield in Central America was 10,817 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 21,444 kg/ha in 2003.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 6,022 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Central America rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
Central America ranks 18th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central America 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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