Sweet potatoes — Yield in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 8,630 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — yield in Madagascar stood at 8,630 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Madagascar peaked at 8,630 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,120 kg/ha, in 1982.
That places Madagascar 63rd out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,050 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,833 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 6,226 kg/ha | +28.8% |
| 1964 | 6,298 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 6,258 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 6,322 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 6,368 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 6,379 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 6,351 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 5,758 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 5,500 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 4,784 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 4,629 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 4,468 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 4,633 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 5,970 kg/ha | +28.9% |
| 1977 | 5,305 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 4,627 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1979 | 4,691 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 4,858 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 4,648 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 4,120 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1983 | 4,800 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1984 | 4,765 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 4,956 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 4,990 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 5,059 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 5,190 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 5,298 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 5,341 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 5,031 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 5,311 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 5,106 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 5,385 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 5,906 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 5,814 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 5,604 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 5,426 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 5,652 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 5,632 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 5,756 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 5,218 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 4,662 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 5,128 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 7,090 kg/ha | +38.2% |
| 2006 | 7,243 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 7,281 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 7,126 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 7,172 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 7,207 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 7,354 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 7,530 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 7,658 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 7,768 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7,890 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 8,019 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 8,117 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 8,202 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 8,282 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 8,354 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 8,467 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 8,492 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 8,561 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 8,630 kg/ha | +0.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 8,630 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 8,630 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 8,630 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,417 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Yield in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +38.2% | 5,128 kg/ha | 7,090 kg/ha |
| 1963 | +28.8% | 4,833 kg/ha | 6,226 kg/ha |
| 1976 | +28.9% | 4,633 kg/ha | 5,970 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,009 kg/ha | 4,833 kg/ha | 6,379 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,037 kg/ha | 4,468 kg/ha | 5,970 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,868 kg/ha | 4,120 kg/ha | 5,298 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,457 kg/ha | 5,031 kg/ha | 5,906 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,231 kg/ha | 4,662 kg/ha | 7,281 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,803 kg/ha | 7,207 kg/ha | 8,282 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,501 kg/ha | 8,354 kg/ha | 8,630 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 60 Fiji 9,000 kg/ha compare
- 61 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8,931 kg/ha compare
- 62 Myanmar 8,874 kg/ha compare
- 64 Martinique 8,237 kg/ha compare
- 65 Yemen 8,217 kg/ha compare
- 66 Sierra Leone 8,208 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — yield in Madagascar?
- Sweet potatoes — yield in Madagascar was 8,630 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 8,630 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,120 kg/ha in 1982.
- How does Madagascar rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
- Madagascar ranks 63rd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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