Sweet potatoes — Yield in Honduras
Honduras: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 6,047 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Honduras, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — yield in Honduras is 6,047 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Honduras peaked at 6,552 kg/ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2,212 kg/ha, in 1961.
Honduras ranks 81st of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Honduras, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,212 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,294 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 2,379 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 2,454 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 2,540 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 2,625 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 2,622 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 2,622 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,618 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 2,617 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,649 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 2,690 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 3,044 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 1974 | 3,333 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 3,548 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 3,529 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 3,611 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 3,784 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 3,750 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 3,000 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 3,750 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 3,560 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 3,333 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 3,478 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 3,402 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 3,400 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 3,431 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 3,396 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 3,426 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 6,429 kg/ha | +87.6% |
| 1991 | 6,552 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 6,467 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 6,452 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 6,436 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 6,426 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 6,416 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 6,406 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 6,397 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 6,352 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 6,360 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 6,370 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 6,200 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 6,497 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 6,346 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 6,415 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 6,429 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 6,475 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6,429 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 6,422 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 6,385 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 6,400 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6,250 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 6,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,999 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 6,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6,008 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 6,006 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 6,294 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 6,188 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 6,123 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 6,099 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 6,078 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 6,063 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 6,047 kg/ha | -0.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 6,047 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,839 kg/ha, 88% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 6,047 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9,065 kg/ha, 67% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Yield in Honduras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +87.6% | 3,426 kg/ha | 6,429 kg/ha |
| 1981 | +25.0% | 3,000 kg/ha | 3,750 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,485 kg/ha | 2,212 kg/ha | 2,625 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,256 kg/ha | 2,617 kg/ha | 3,784 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,418 kg/ha | 3,000 kg/ha | 3,750 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,433 kg/ha | 6,352 kg/ha | 6,552 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,394 kg/ha | 6,200 kg/ha | 6,497 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,178 kg/ha | 5,999 kg/ha | 6,400 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,082 kg/ha | 6,047 kg/ha | 6,123 kg/ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4075 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — yield in Honduras?
- Sweet potatoes — yield in Honduras was 6,047 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 6,552 kg/ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,212 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Honduras rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
- Honduras ranks 81st out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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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