Sweet potatoes — Yield in Réunion

Réunion: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 23,030 kg/ha in 2006. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2006)
23,030 kg/ha
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
17th
of 112 countries
All-time high
24,138 kg/ha
in 2000
All-time low
2,190 kg/ha
in 1993
Years of data
46
1961–2006

Sweet potatoes — Yield in Réunion, 1961–2006

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — yield in Réunion is 23,030 kg/ha, measured in 2006.

The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 821.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Réunion peaked at 24,138 kg/ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,190 kg/ha, in 1993.

That places Réunion 17th out of 112 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sweet potatoes — Yield in Réunion, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Yield in Réunion, 1961 to 2006.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 12,000 kg/ha —
1962 12,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1963 12,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1964 12,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1965 12,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1966 12,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1967 14,000 kg/ha +16.7%
1968 14,615 kg/ha +4.4%
1969 16,800 kg/ha +14.9%
1970 18,000 kg/ha +7.1%
1971 19,200 kg/ha +6.7%
1972 22,727 kg/ha +18.4%
1973 22,727 kg/ha +0.0%
1974 22,727 kg/ha +0.0%
1975 22,727 kg/ha +0.0%
1976 22,727 kg/ha +0.0%
1977 22,083 kg/ha -2.8%
1978 20,000 kg/ha -9.4%
1979 12,000 kg/ha -40.0%
1980 10,000 kg/ha -16.7%
1981 8,000 kg/ha -20.0%
1982 8,053 kg/ha +0.7%
1983 6,060 kg/ha -24.8%
1984 6,000 kg/ha -1.0%
1985 5,000 kg/ha -16.7%
1986 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1987 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1988 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1989 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1990 6,667 kg/ha +33.3%
1991 2,433 kg/ha -63.5%
1992 2,270 kg/ha -6.7%
1993 2,190 kg/ha -3.5%
1994 2,500 kg/ha +14.2%
1995 2,500 kg/ha +0.0%
1996 2,500 kg/ha +0.0%
1997 4,333 kg/ha +73.3%
1998 11,765 kg/ha +171.5%
1999 20,000 kg/ha +70.0%
2000 24,138 kg/ha +20.7%
2001 24,000 kg/ha -0.6%
2002 20,933 kg/ha -12.8%
2003 17,568 kg/ha -16.1%
2004 23,571 kg/ha +34.2%
2005 21,667 kg/ha -8.1%
2006 23,030 kg/ha +6.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sweet potatoes — Yield in Réunion 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.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +171.5% 4,333 kg/ha 11,765 kg/ha
1997 +73.3% 2,500 kg/ha 4,333 kg/ha
1999 +70.0% 11,765 kg/ha 20,000 kg/ha
1991 -63.5% 6,667 kg/ha 2,433 kg/ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13,046 kg/ha 12,000 kg/ha 16,800 kg/ha 9
1970s 20,492 kg/ha 12,000 kg/ha 22,727 kg/ha 10
1980s 6,311 kg/ha 5,000 kg/ha 10,000 kg/ha 10
1990s 5,716 kg/ha 2,190 kg/ha 20,000 kg/ha 10
2000s 22,130 kg/ha 17,568 kg/ha 24,138 kg/ha 7

Countries ranked near Réunion

  1. 14 China, Taiwan Province of 23,968 kg/ha compare
  2. 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5,012 kg/ha compare
  3. 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,244 kg/ha compare
  4. 15 Greece 23,922 kg/ha compare
  5. 16 Saint Lucia 23,707 kg/ha compare
  6. 16 Timor-Leste 2,504 kg/ha compare
  7. 18 Morocco 22,841 kg/ha compare
  8. 19 Japan 22,547 kg/ha compare
  9. 20 China 22,214 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — yield in Réunion?
Sweet potatoes — yield in Réunion was 23,030 kg/ha in 2006, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Réunion?
The highest recorded value was 24,138 kg/ha in 2000.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Réunion?
The lowest recorded value was 2,190 kg/ha in 1993.
How does Réunion rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
Réunion ranks 17th out of 112 countries with data for 2006.
Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Réunion?
Over the last ten years it is up 821.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Réunion 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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