Sweet potatoes — Yield in China, Taiwan Province of

China, Taiwan Province of: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 23,968 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23,968 kg/ha
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
14th
of 112 countries
All-time high
25,379 kg/ha
in 2020
All-time low
9,118 kg/ha
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sweet potatoes — Yield in China, Taiwan Province of, 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 China, Taiwan Province of stood at 23,968 kg/ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 25,379 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9,118 kg/ha, in 1963.

China, Taiwan Province of ranks 14th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Sweet potatoes — Yield in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Yield in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 13,719 kg/ha
1962 13,183 kg/ha -3.9%
1963 9,118 kg/ha -30.8%
1964 13,609 kg/ha +49.3%
1965 13,377 kg/ha -1.7%
1966 14,696 kg/ha +9.9%
1967 15,734 kg/ha +7.1%
1968 14,334 kg/ha -8.9%
1969 15,906 kg/ha +11.0%
1970 15,044 kg/ha -5.4%
1971 15,053 kg/ha +0.1%
1972 13,901 kg/ha -7.7%
1973 15,959 kg/ha +14.8%
1974 15,476 kg/ha -3.0%
1975 15,337 kg/ha -0.9%
1976 14,959 kg/ha -2.5%
1977 15,551 kg/ha +4.0%
1978 15,964 kg/ha +2.7%
1979 16,484 kg/ha +3.3%
1980 16,949 kg/ha +2.8%
1981 15,314 kg/ha -9.6%
1982 16,293 kg/ha +6.4%
1983 15,514 kg/ha -4.8%
1984 15,269 kg/ha -1.6%
1985 15,899 kg/ha +4.1%
1986 15,386 kg/ha -3.2%
1987 16,630 kg/ha +8.1%
1988 16,613 kg/ha -0.1%
1989 16,768 kg/ha +0.9%
1990 17,037 kg/ha +1.6%
1991 17,523 kg/ha +2.8%
1992 17,392 kg/ha -0.7%
1993 17,108 kg/ha -1.6%
1994 17,918 kg/ha +4.7%
1995 18,438 kg/ha +2.9%
1996 19,424 kg/ha +5.3%
1997 19,509 kg/ha +0.4%
1998 19,303 kg/ha -1.1%
1999 21,942 kg/ha +13.7%
2000 21,319 kg/ha -2.8%
2001 20,432 kg/ha -4.2%
2002 21,714 kg/ha +6.3%
2003 22,200 kg/ha +2.2%
2004 21,453 kg/ha -3.4%
2005 20,918 kg/ha -2.5%
2006 22,164 kg/ha +6.0%
2007 20,784 kg/ha -6.2%
2008 20,760 kg/ha -0.1%
2009 21,423 kg/ha +3.2%
2010 21,845 kg/ha +2.0%
2011 22,653 kg/ha +3.7%
2012 23,066 kg/ha +1.8%
2013 22,271 kg/ha -3.4%
2014 23,191 kg/ha +4.1%
2015 23,478 kg/ha +1.2%
2016 22,894 kg/ha -2.5%
2017 23,477 kg/ha +2.5%
2018 24,173 kg/ha +3.0%
2019 23,613 kg/ha -2.3%
2020 25,379 kg/ha +7.5%
2021 24,380 kg/ha -3.9%
2022 24,585 kg/ha +0.8%
2023 23,317 kg/ha -5.2%
2024 23,968 kg/ha +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13,742 kg/ha 9,118 kg/ha 15,906 kg/ha 9
1970s 15,373 kg/ha 13,901 kg/ha 16,484 kg/ha 10
1980s 16,063 kg/ha 15,269 kg/ha 16,949 kg/ha 10
1990s 18,559 kg/ha 17,037 kg/ha 21,942 kg/ha 10
2000s 21,317 kg/ha 20,432 kg/ha 22,200 kg/ha 10
2010s 23,066 kg/ha 21,845 kg/ha 24,173 kg/ha 10
2020s 24,326 kg/ha 23,317 kg/ha 25,379 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near China, Taiwan Province of

  1. 11 Cook Islands 27,481 kg/ha compare
  2. 12 Malawi 25,355 kg/ha compare
  3. 13 Portugal 24,323 kg/ha compare
  4. 15 Greece 23,922 kg/ha compare
  5. 16 Saint Lucia 23,707 kg/ha compare
  6. 17 Réunion 23,030 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — yield in China, Taiwan Province of?
Sweet potatoes — yield in China, Taiwan Province of was 23,968 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The highest recorded value was 25,379 kg/ha in 2020.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The lowest recorded value was 9,118 kg/ha in 1963.
How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 14th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, Taiwan Province of 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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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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