Sweet potatoes — Yield in Northern America

Northern America: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 18,662 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18,662 kg/ha
Change on year
down 16.2%
Rank
7th
of 28 groups
All-time high
25,080 kg/ha
in 2017
All-time low
8,822 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sweet potatoes — Yield in Northern America, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2024, sweet potatoes — yield in Northern America stood at 18,662 kg/ha.

The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Northern America peaked at 25,080 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8,822 kg/ha, in 1961.

Northern America ranks 7th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10,119 kg/ha 8,822 kg/ha 11,564 kg/ha 9
1970s 12,425 kg/ha 11,445 kg/ha 13,121 kg/ha 10
1980s 14,159 kg/ha 12,012 kg/ha 15,804 kg/ha 10
1990s 16,807 kg/ha 15,453 kg/ha 18,197 kg/ha 10
2000s 19,536 kg/ha 16,292 kg/ha 22,520 kg/ha 10
2010s 23,380 kg/ha 21,250 kg/ha 25,080 kg/ha 10
2020s 21,274 kg/ha 18,662 kg/ha 22,262 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 4 Palestine 39,473 kg/ha compare
  2. 4 Réunion 23,030 kg/ha compare
  3. 5 Egypt 36,993 kg/ha compare
  4. 6 Australia and New Zealand 30,206 kg/ha compare
  5. 7 Botswana 29,658 kg/ha compare
  6. 8 Spain 29,045 kg/ha compare
  7. 9 Ethiopia 28,431 kg/ha compare
  8. 10 Barbados 27,604 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — yield in Northern America?
Sweet potatoes — yield in Northern America was 18,662 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 25,080 kg/ha in 2017.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 8,822 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
Northern America ranks 7th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America 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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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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