Sweet potatoes — Yield in Oceania

Oceania: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 6,175 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6,175 kg/ha
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
21st
of 25 groups
All-time high
6,224 kg/ha
in 2021
All-time low
4,469 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sweet potatoes — Yield in Oceania, 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 Oceania stood at 6,175 kg/ha.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Oceania peaked at 6,224 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,469 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Oceania 21st out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Sweet potatoes — Yield in Oceania, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Yield in Oceania, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 4,469 kg/ha —
1962 4,484 kg/ha +0.3%
1963 4,504 kg/ha +0.4%
1964 4,484 kg/ha -0.4%
1965 4,520 kg/ha +0.8%
1966 4,692 kg/ha +3.8%
1967 4,715 kg/ha +0.5%
1968 4,613 kg/ha -2.2%
1969 4,625 kg/ha +0.3%
1970 4,738 kg/ha +2.4%
1971 4,810 kg/ha +1.5%
1972 4,956 kg/ha +3.0%
1973 4,947 kg/ha -0.2%
1974 5,083 kg/ha +2.8%
1975 4,973 kg/ha -2.2%
1976 4,975 kg/ha +0.0%
1977 4,966 kg/ha -0.2%
1978 5,026 kg/ha +1.2%
1979 4,950 kg/ha -1.5%
1980 5,056 kg/ha +2.1%
1981 5,007 kg/ha -1.0%
1982 4,992 kg/ha -0.3%
1983 5,135 kg/ha +2.9%
1984 5,183 kg/ha +0.9%
1985 5,251 kg/ha +1.3%
1986 5,173 kg/ha -1.5%
1987 5,253 kg/ha +1.5%
1988 5,503 kg/ha +4.8%
1989 5,051 kg/ha -8.2%
1990 4,715 kg/ha -6.7%
1991 5,258 kg/ha +11.5%
1992 5,351 kg/ha +1.8%
1993 5,460 kg/ha +2.0%
1994 5,212 kg/ha -4.5%
1995 5,340 kg/ha +2.5%
1996 5,261 kg/ha -1.5%
1997 5,302 kg/ha +0.8%
1998 5,362 kg/ha +1.1%
1999 5,488 kg/ha +2.4%
2000 5,560 kg/ha +1.3%
2001 5,671 kg/ha +2.0%
2002 5,669 kg/ha -0.0%
2003 5,800 kg/ha +2.3%
2004 5,918 kg/ha +2.0%
2005 5,837 kg/ha -1.4%
2006 5,859 kg/ha +0.4%
2007 5,870 kg/ha +0.2%
2008 5,663 kg/ha -3.5%
2009 5,790 kg/ha +2.2%
2010 5,871 kg/ha +1.4%
2011 5,954 kg/ha +1.4%
2012 5,974 kg/ha +0.3%
2013 6,042 kg/ha +1.1%
2014 6,080 kg/ha +0.6%
2015 6,098 kg/ha +0.3%
2016 6,114 kg/ha +0.3%
2017 6,129 kg/ha +0.3%
2018 6,157 kg/ha +0.4%
2019 6,182 kg/ha +0.4%
2020 6,197 kg/ha +0.3%
2021 6,224 kg/ha +0.4%
2022 6,185 kg/ha -0.6%
2023 6,180 kg/ha -0.1%
2024 6,175 kg/ha -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4,567 kg/ha 4,469 kg/ha 4,715 kg/ha 9
1970s 4,942 kg/ha 4,738 kg/ha 5,083 kg/ha 10
1980s 5,160 kg/ha 4,992 kg/ha 5,503 kg/ha 10
1990s 5,275 kg/ha 4,715 kg/ha 5,488 kg/ha 10
2000s 5,764 kg/ha 5,560 kg/ha 5,918 kg/ha 10
2010s 6,060 kg/ha 5,871 kg/ha 6,182 kg/ha 10
2020s 6,192 kg/ha 6,175 kg/ha 6,224 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 18 Morocco 22,841 kg/ha compare
  2. 19 Japan 22,547 kg/ha compare
  3. 20 China 22,214 kg/ha compare
  4. 21 China, mainland 22,207 kg/ha compare
  5. 22 Italy 21,892 kg/ha compare
  6. 22 Caribbean 5,042 kg/ha compare
  7. 23 Indonesia 21,557 kg/ha compare
  8. 24 Sudan (former) 21,429 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — yield in Oceania?
Sweet potatoes — yield in Oceania was 6,175 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 6,224 kg/ha in 2021.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 4,469 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Oceania rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
Oceania ranks 21st out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania 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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