Sweet potatoes — Yield in China
China: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 22,214 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Yield in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
China recorded 22,214 kg/ha for sweet potatoes — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in China peaked at 22,378 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7,062 kg/ha, in 1964.
China ranks 20th 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, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,121 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 7,628 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 8,176 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 7,062 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1965 | 9,354 kg/ha | +32.5% |
| 1966 | 9,950 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 10,956 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 11,372 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 11,974 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 12,908 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 12,564 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 11,041 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 1973 | 14,112 kg/ha | +27.8% |
| 1974 | 12,772 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 13,412 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 13,274 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 13,250 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 13,657 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 13,529 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 15,034 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 14,594 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 15,654 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 17,037 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 17,370 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 16,968 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 16,437 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 18,220 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 16,367 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 16,806 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 16,638 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 17,002 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 16,710 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 18,189 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 17,727 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 19,256 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 20,420 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 17,178 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 1998 | 19,439 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 21,215 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 20,291 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 20,660 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 21,693 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 20,766 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 21,740 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 22,181 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 22,124 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 20,702 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 20,787 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 21,531 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 20,928 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 21,647 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 21,436 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 21,065 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 21,185 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 21,523 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 21,079 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 22,246 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 22,378 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 22,083 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 22,245 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 22,237 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 22,189 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 22,218 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 22,214 kg/ha | -0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 22,214 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,330 kg/ha, 2.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- China's 22,214 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,403 kg/ha, 2.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Yield in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +32.5% | 7,062 kg/ha | 9,354 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,288 kg/ha | 7,062 kg/ha | 11,974 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,052 kg/ha | 11,041 kg/ha | 14,112 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,449 kg/ha | 14,594 kg/ha | 18,220 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,377 kg/ha | 16,638 kg/ha | 21,215 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,247 kg/ha | 20,291 kg/ha | 22,181 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,557 kg/ha | 20,928 kg/ha | 22,378 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,220 kg/ha | 22,189 kg/ha | 22,245 kg/ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — yield in China?
- Sweet potatoes — yield in China was 22,214 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 22,378 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,062 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does China rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
- China ranks 20th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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