Sweet potatoes — Yield in Polynesia

Polynesia: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 10,197 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
10,197 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
7th
of 16 countries
All-time high
15,224 kg/ha
in 1992
All-time low
10,121 kg/ha
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sweet potatoes — Yield in Polynesia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Polynesia recorded 10,197 kg/ha for sweet potatoes — yield in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Polynesia peaked at 15,224 kg/ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10,121 kg/ha, in 2023.

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

Sweet potatoes — Yield in Polynesia, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Yield in Polynesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 12,946 kg/ha —
1962 12,921 kg/ha -0.2%
1963 12,889 kg/ha -0.2%
1964 12,501 kg/ha -3.0%
1965 12,625 kg/ha +1.0%
1966 12,138 kg/ha -3.9%
1967 12,192 kg/ha +0.4%
1968 12,635 kg/ha +3.6%
1969 12,290 kg/ha -2.7%
1970 12,480 kg/ha +1.5%
1971 12,907 kg/ha +3.4%
1972 12,456 kg/ha -3.5%
1973 12,174 kg/ha -2.3%
1974 12,260 kg/ha +0.7%
1975 12,500 kg/ha +2.0%
1976 12,228 kg/ha -2.2%
1977 12,745 kg/ha +4.2%
1978 13,140 kg/ha +3.1%
1979 13,654 kg/ha +3.9%
1980 12,687 kg/ha -7.1%
1981 12,802 kg/ha +0.9%
1982 12,961 kg/ha +1.2%
1983 13,028 kg/ha +0.5%
1984 13,277 kg/ha +1.9%
1985 13,105 kg/ha -1.3%
1986 13,608 kg/ha +3.8%
1987 13,949 kg/ha +2.5%
1988 14,640 kg/ha +5.0%
1989 14,694 kg/ha +0.4%
1990 14,686 kg/ha -0.1%
1991 15,215 kg/ha +3.6%
1992 15,224 kg/ha +0.1%
1993 12,207 kg/ha -19.8%
1994 13,496 kg/ha +10.6%
1995 13,987 kg/ha +3.6%
1996 13,657 kg/ha -2.4%
1997 13,320 kg/ha -2.5%
1998 13,441 kg/ha +0.9%
1999 14,699 kg/ha +9.4%
2000 13,277 kg/ha -9.7%
2001 13,349 kg/ha +0.5%
2002 12,965 kg/ha -2.9%
2003 12,628 kg/ha -2.6%
2004 12,654 kg/ha +0.2%
2005 12,663 kg/ha +0.1%
2006 12,960 kg/ha +2.3%
2007 12,125 kg/ha -6.4%
2008 11,978 kg/ha -1.2%
2009 11,715 kg/ha -2.2%
2010 11,526 kg/ha -1.6%
2011 11,398 kg/ha -1.1%
2012 10,542 kg/ha -7.5%
2013 11,314 kg/ha +7.3%
2014 11,105 kg/ha -1.8%
2015 10,891 kg/ha -1.9%
2016 10,876 kg/ha -0.1%
2017 10,759 kg/ha -1.1%
2018 10,520 kg/ha -2.2%
2019 10,407 kg/ha -1.1%
2020 10,644 kg/ha +2.3%
2021 10,306 kg/ha -3.2%
2022 10,246 kg/ha -0.6%
2023 10,121 kg/ha -1.2%
2024 10,197 kg/ha +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12,571 kg/ha 12,138 kg/ha 12,946 kg/ha 9
1970s 12,654 kg/ha 12,174 kg/ha 13,654 kg/ha 10
1980s 13,475 kg/ha 12,687 kg/ha 14,694 kg/ha 10
1990s 13,993 kg/ha 12,207 kg/ha 15,224 kg/ha 10
2000s 12,631 kg/ha 11,715 kg/ha 13,349 kg/ha 10
2010s 10,934 kg/ha 10,407 kg/ha 11,526 kg/ha 10
2020s 10,303 kg/ha 10,121 kg/ha 10,644 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Polynesia

  1. 4 Palestine 39,473 kg/ha compare
  2. 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12,987 kg/ha compare
  3. 5 Egypt 36,993 kg/ha compare
  4. 5 Viet Nam 12,040 kg/ha compare
  5. 6 Australia and New Zealand 30,206 kg/ha compare
  6. 7 Botswana 29,658 kg/ha compare
  7. 8 Spain 29,045 kg/ha compare
  8. 9 Ethiopia 28,431 kg/ha compare
  9. 9 United Republic of Tanzania 6,437 kg/ha compare
  10. 10 Barbados 27,604 kg/ha compare
  11. 10 Cabo Verde 13,957 kg/ha compare
  12. 10 Melanesia 5,636 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — yield in Polynesia?
Sweet potatoes — yield in Polynesia was 10,197 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Polynesia?
The highest recorded value was 15,224 kg/ha in 1992.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Polynesia?
The lowest recorded value was 10,121 kg/ha in 2023.
How does Polynesia rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
Polynesia ranks 7th out of 16 countries with data for 2024.
Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Polynesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Polynesia 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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