Sweet potatoes — Yield in Peru
Peru: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 18,000 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — yield in Peru stood at 18,000 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Peru peaked at 18,407 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9,028 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Peru 27th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Peru, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,108 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,028 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 9,379 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 12,762 kg/ha | +36.1% |
| 1965 | 10,711 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 1966 | 11,278 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 12,175 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 12,187 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 12,086 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 12,978 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 12,419 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 11,467 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 12,182 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 11,598 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 11,298 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 11,512 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 10,661 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 10,621 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 10,639 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 10,432 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 11,026 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 11,240 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 10,391 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 11,550 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 10,808 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 11,919 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 11,796 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 12,110 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 12,160 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 15,947 kg/ha | +31.1% |
| 1991 | 14,595 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 17,188 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 1993 | 15,406 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 14,909 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 17,123 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 17,316 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 18,163 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 12,800 kg/ha | -29.5% |
| 1999 | 16,814 kg/ha | +31.4% |
| 2000 | 15,759 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 16,453 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 16,133 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 15,458 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 15,732 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 16,350 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 17,660 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 16,470 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 15,657 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 16,414 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 16,792 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 18,091 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 17,459 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 18,336 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 17,277 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 17,618 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 17,810 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 18,101 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 17,914 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 17,992 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 16,997 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 18,407 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 17,979 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 18,288 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 18,000 kg/ha | -1.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 18,000 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,330 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Peru's 18,000 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9,065 kg/ha, 2.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,968 kg/ha | 9,028 kg/ha | 12,762 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,538 kg/ha | 10,621 kg/ha | 12,978 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,343 kg/ha | 10,391 kg/ha | 12,160 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,026 kg/ha | 12,800 kg/ha | 18,163 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,209 kg/ha | 15,458 kg/ha | 17,660 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,739 kg/ha | 16,792 kg/ha | 18,336 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,934 kg/ha | 16,997 kg/ha | 18,407 kg/ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — yield in Peru?
- Sweet potatoes — yield in Peru was 18,000 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 18,407 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,028 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Peru rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
- Peru ranks 27th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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