Sweet potatoes — Yield in Portugal
Portugal: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 24,323 kg/ha in 2017. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Portugal, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2017, sweet potatoes — yield in Portugal stood at 24,323 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 208.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Portugal peaked at 25,301 kg/ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7,143 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Portugal 13th out of 112 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,143 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 7,143 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7,333 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 8,000 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 8,125 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 7,954 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 8,263 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 7,956 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 7,580 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 8,536 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1971 | 7,339 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1972 | 7,420 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 7,544 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 8,150 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 7,890 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 7,918 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 7,868 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 7,594 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 7,635 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 7,650 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 7,698 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 7,965 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 7,636 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 7,770 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 7,726 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 7,858 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 7,418 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 7,974 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 9,333 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 1990 | 8,125 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 7,714 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 9,000 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 9,156 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 9,418 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 9,615 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 9,784 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 10,045 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 11,118 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 8,880 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 8,482 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 8,351 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 8,226 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 8,122 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 8,108 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 8,196 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 7,812 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 7,879 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 7,941 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 13,359 kg/ha | +68.2% |
| 2010 | 18,297 kg/ha | +37.0% |
| 2011 | 25,301 kg/ha | +38.3% |
| 2012 | 21,376 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 22,437 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 22,140 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 21,181 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 21,078 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 24,323 kg/ha | +15.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 24,323 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,301 kg/ha, 2.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Yield in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +68.2% | 7,941 kg/ha | 13,359 kg/ha |
| 2011 | +38.3% | 18,297 kg/ha | 25,301 kg/ha |
| 2010 | +37.0% | 13,359 kg/ha | 18,297 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,722 kg/ha | 7,143 kg/ha | 8,263 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,789 kg/ha | 7,339 kg/ha | 8,536 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,903 kg/ha | 7,418 kg/ha | 9,333 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,285 kg/ha | 7,714 kg/ha | 11,118 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,648 kg/ha | 7,812 kg/ha | 13,359 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,017 kg/ha | 18,297 kg/ha | 25,301 kg/ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 10 Barbados 27,604 kg/ha compare
- 10 Cabo Verde 13,957 kg/ha compare
- 10 Melanesia 5,636 kg/ha compare
- 11 Cook Islands 27,481 kg/ha compare
- 12 Malawi 25,355 kg/ha
- 12 Micronesia (Federated States of) 5,461 kg/ha compare
- 12 Micronesia 5,461 kg/ha compare
- 14 China, Taiwan Province of 23,968 kg/ha compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5,012 kg/ha compare
- 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,244 kg/ha compare
- 15 Greece 23,922 kg/ha compare
- 16 Saint Lucia 23,707 kg/ha compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 2,504 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — yield in Portugal?
- Sweet potatoes — yield in Portugal was 24,323 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 25,301 kg/ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,143 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
- Portugal ranks 13th out of 112 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 208.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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