Sweet potatoes — Yield in Europe

Europe: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 26,881 kg/ha in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
26,881 kg/ha
Change on year
up 12.9%
Rank
1st
of 28 groups
All-time high
26,881 kg/ha
in 2017
All-time low
9,379 kg/ha
in 1971
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Sweet potatoes — Yield in Europe, 1961–2017

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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 Europe is 26,881 kg/ha, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and up 134.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Europe peaked at 26,881 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9,379 kg/ha, in 1971.

Europe ranks 1st of 28 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10,764 kg/ha 9,943 kg/ha 11,464 kg/ha 9
1970s 10,147 kg/ha 9,379 kg/ha 10,798 kg/ha 10
1980s 11,807 kg/ha 10,650 kg/ha 13,102 kg/ha 10
1990s 13,323 kg/ha 10,909 kg/ha 14,682 kg/ha 10
2000s 12,093 kg/ha 10,575 kg/ha 15,634 kg/ha 10
2010s 21,459 kg/ha 18,763 kg/ha 26,881 kg/ha 8

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 1 Guyana 103,206 kg/ha compare
  2. 2 Senegal 46,084 kg/ha compare
  3. 3 Australia 41,794 kg/ha compare
  4. 4 Palestine 39,473 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — yield in Europe?
Sweet potatoes — yield in Europe was 26,881 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 26,881 kg/ha in 2017.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 9,379 kg/ha in 1971.
How does Europe rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
Europe ranks 1st out of 28 groups with data for 2017.
Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 134.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe 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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