Sweet potatoes — Yield in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 22,012 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
22,012 kg/ha
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
4th
of 25 groups
All-time high
22,158 kg/ha
in 2018
All-time low
7,534 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sweet potatoes — Yield in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — yield in Eastern Asia is 22,012 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Eastern Asia peaked at 22,158 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7,534 kg/ha, in 1961.

Eastern Asia ranks 4th of 25 groups 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 Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Yield in Eastern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 7,534 kg/ha —
1962 8,021 kg/ha +6.5%
1963 8,676 kg/ha +8.2%
1964 7,602 kg/ha -12.4%
1965 9,787 kg/ha +28.7%
1966 10,311 kg/ha +5.4%
1967 11,163 kg/ha +8.3%
1968 11,604 kg/ha +4.0%
1969 12,149 kg/ha +4.7%
1970 13,066 kg/ha +7.5%
1971 12,708 kg/ha -2.7%
1972 11,229 kg/ha -11.6%
1973 14,198 kg/ha +26.4%
1974 12,878 kg/ha -9.3%
1975 13,541 kg/ha +5.1%
1976 13,395 kg/ha -1.1%
1977 13,369 kg/ha -0.2%
1978 13,771 kg/ha +3.0%
1979 13,648 kg/ha -0.9%
1980 15,108 kg/ha +10.7%
1981 14,710 kg/ha -2.6%
1982 15,719 kg/ha +6.9%
1983 17,109 kg/ha +8.8%
1984 17,445 kg/ha +2.0%
1985 17,063 kg/ha -2.2%
1986 16,538 kg/ha -3.1%
1987 18,263 kg/ha +10.4%
1988 16,433 kg/ha -10.0%
1989 16,886 kg/ha +2.8%
1990 16,712 kg/ha -1.0%
1991 17,041 kg/ha +2.0%
1992 16,770 kg/ha -1.6%
1993 18,196 kg/ha +8.5%
1994 17,774 kg/ha -2.3%
1995 19,286 kg/ha +8.5%
1996 20,430 kg/ha +5.9%
1997 17,216 kg/ha -15.7%
1998 19,445 kg/ha +12.9%
1999 21,179 kg/ha +8.9%
2000 20,297 kg/ha -4.2%
2001 20,660 kg/ha +1.8%
2002 21,674 kg/ha +4.9%
2003 20,743 kg/ha -4.3%
2004 21,716 kg/ha +4.7%
2005 22,141 kg/ha +2.0%
2006 22,059 kg/ha -0.4%
2007 20,660 kg/ha -6.3%
2008 20,758 kg/ha +0.5%
2009 21,477 kg/ha +3.5%
2010 20,838 kg/ha -3.0%
2011 21,536 kg/ha +3.3%
2012 21,323 kg/ha -1.0%
2013 20,960 kg/ha -1.7%
2014 21,088 kg/ha +0.6%
2015 21,382 kg/ha +1.4%
2016 20,876 kg/ha -2.4%
2017 22,094 kg/ha +5.8%
2018 22,158 kg/ha +0.3%
2019 21,881 kg/ha -1.2%
2020 22,008 kg/ha +0.6%
2021 22,001 kg/ha -0.0%
2022 21,983 kg/ha -0.1%
2023 22,020 kg/ha +0.2%
2024 22,012 kg/ha -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9,650 kg/ha 7,534 kg/ha 12,149 kg/ha 9
1970s 13,180 kg/ha 11,229 kg/ha 14,198 kg/ha 10
1980s 16,527 kg/ha 14,710 kg/ha 18,263 kg/ha 10
1990s 18,405 kg/ha 16,712 kg/ha 21,179 kg/ha 10
2000s 21,218 kg/ha 20,297 kg/ha 22,141 kg/ha 10
2010s 21,414 kg/ha 20,838 kg/ha 22,158 kg/ha 10
2020s 22,005 kg/ha 21,983 kg/ha 22,020 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 1 Guyana 103,206 kg/ha compare
  2. 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17,455 kg/ha compare
  3. 2 Senegal 46,084 kg/ha compare
  4. 3 Australia 41,794 kg/ha compare
  5. 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13,671 kg/ha compare
  6. 4 Palestine 39,473 kg/ha compare
  7. 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12,987 kg/ha compare
  8. 5 Egypt 36,993 kg/ha compare
  9. 5 Viet Nam 12,040 kg/ha compare
  10. 6 Australia and New Zealand 30,206 kg/ha compare
  11. 7 Botswana 29,658 kg/ha compare
  12. 7 Polynesia 10,197 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — yield in Eastern Asia?
Sweet potatoes — yield in Eastern Asia was 22,012 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 22,158 kg/ha in 2018.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 7,534 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Eastern Asia rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
Eastern Asia ranks 4th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Asia 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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