Sweet potatoes — Yield in Greece
Greece: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 23,922 kg/ha in 2017. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Greece, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2017, sweet potatoes — yield in Greece stood at 23,922 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Greece peaked at 32,921 kg/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 7,000 kg/ha, in 1964.
Greece ranks 15th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Greece, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,481 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 7,476 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 7,335 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 7,000 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 8,526 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 1966 | 8,959 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 10,136 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 9,847 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 11,762 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 1970 | 21,780 kg/ha | +85.2% |
| 1971 | 9,385 kg/ha | -56.9% |
| 1972 | 23,380 kg/ha | +149.1% |
| 1973 | 12,714 kg/ha | -45.6% |
| 1974 | 14,419 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 17,854 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 1976 | 13,735 kg/ha | -23.1% |
| 1977 | 17,865 kg/ha | +30.1% |
| 1978 | 18,171 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 17,685 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 12,570 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 1981 | 30,537 kg/ha | +142.9% |
| 1982 | 16,628 kg/ha | -45.5% |
| 1983 | 18,910 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1984 | 22,488 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 1985 | 24,222 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 20,880 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1987 | 32,921 kg/ha | +57.7% |
| 1988 | 10,923 kg/ha | -66.8% |
| 1989 | 12,141 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 16,833 kg/ha | +38.7% |
| 1991 | 20,096 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 1992 | 23,530 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1993 | 20,792 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 20,744 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 14,608 kg/ha | -29.6% |
| 1996 | 15,937 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 12,684 kg/ha | -20.4% |
| 1998 | 13,078 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 18,430 kg/ha | +40.9% |
| 2000 | 15,301 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2001 | 17,696 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 18,634 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 20,764 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 20,546 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 18,602 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 18,616 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 21,426 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 21,184 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 20,338 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 21,542 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 19,738 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 19,903 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 22,164 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 17,662 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 23,496 kg/ha | +33.0% |
| 2016 | 25,251 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 23,922 kg/ha | -5.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 23,922 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,301 kg/ha, 2.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Yield in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +149.1% | 9,385 kg/ha | 23,380 kg/ha |
| 1981 | +142.9% | 12,570 kg/ha | 30,537 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,725 kg/ha | 7,000 kg/ha | 11,762 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,699 kg/ha | 9,385 kg/ha | 23,380 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,222 kg/ha | 10,923 kg/ha | 32,921 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,673 kg/ha | 12,684 kg/ha | 23,530 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,311 kg/ha | 15,301 kg/ha | 21,426 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,710 kg/ha | 17,662 kg/ha | 25,251 kg/ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 12 Malawi 25,355 kg/ha
- 12 Micronesia (Federated States of) 5,461 kg/ha compare
- 12 Micronesia 5,461 kg/ha compare
- 13 Portugal 24,323 kg/ha compare
- 14 China, Taiwan Province of 23,968 kg/ha compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5,012 kg/ha compare
- 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,244 kg/ha compare
- 16 Saint Lucia 23,707 kg/ha compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 2,504 kg/ha compare
- 17 Réunion 23,030 kg/ha compare
- 18 Morocco 22,841 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 962.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2078 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — yield in Greece?
- Sweet potatoes — yield in Greece was 23,922 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 32,921 kg/ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,000 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Greece rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
- Greece ranks 15th out of 112 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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