Sweet potatoes — Yield in Grenada
Grenada: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 2,797 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Grenada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 2,797 kg/ha for sweet potatoes — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Grenada peaked at 5,644 kg/ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,753 kg/ha, in 1981.
That places Grenada 99th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Grenada, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,125 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,250 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 5,059 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 5,176 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 5,000 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 5,344 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 5,263 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 5,263 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5,368 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 5,263 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 5,644 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 5,000 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1973 | 5,083 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 5,016 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 4,969 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 4,857 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 5,062 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 5,013 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 4,696 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 2,760 kg/ha | -41.2% |
| 1981 | 1,753 kg/ha | -36.5% |
| 1982 | 2,467 kg/ha | +40.7% |
| 1983 | 2,760 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1984 | 2,760 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,837 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 2,812 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 2,850 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 2,706 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 3,000 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 2,889 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 2,922 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2,810 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 2,768 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 2,680 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 2,680 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,784 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 2,778 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 2,778 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,778 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,778 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,778 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,778 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,791 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 2,791 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,818 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2,800 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 2,808 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,786 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2,783 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,789 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,796 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,800 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,802 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,804 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,806 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,804 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,800 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,798 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,797 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,797 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,798 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,797 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,797 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,797 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 2,797 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,330 kg/ha, 30% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 2,797 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9,065 kg/ha, 31% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Yield in Grenada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -41.2% | 4,696 kg/ha | 2,760 kg/ha |
| 1982 | +40.7% | 1,753 kg/ha | 2,467 kg/ha |
| 1981 | -36.5% | 2,760 kg/ha | 1,753 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,206 kg/ha | 5,000 kg/ha | 5,368 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,060 kg/ha | 4,696 kg/ha | 5,644 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,670 kg/ha | 1,753 kg/ha | 3,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,787 kg/ha | 2,680 kg/ha | 2,922 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,791 kg/ha | 2,778 kg/ha | 2,818 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,799 kg/ha | 2,789 kg/ha | 2,806 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,797 kg/ha | 2,797 kg/ha | 2,798 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 96 Togo 3,297 kg/ha compare
- 97 Costa Rica 2,979 kg/ha compare
- 98 Zambia 2,805 kg/ha compare
- 100 Nigeria 2,710 kg/ha compare
- 101 South Africa 2,586 kg/ha compare
- 102 New Caledonia 2,444 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Grenada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.9004 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 307.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0888 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6333 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — yield in Grenada?
- Sweet potatoes — yield in Grenada was 2,797 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 5,644 kg/ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,753 kg/ha in 1981.
- How does Grenada rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
- Grenada ranks 99th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada 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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