Sweet potatoes — Yield in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 2,504 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2,504 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
16th
of 16 countries
All-time high
5,322 kg/ha
in 1987
All-time low
2,348 kg/ha
in 2010
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sweet potatoes — Yield in Timor-Leste, 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 Timor-Leste stood at 2,504 kg/ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Timor-Leste peaked at 5,322 kg/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2,348 kg/ha, in 2010.

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

Sweet potatoes — Yield in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Yield in Timor-Leste, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 3,947 kg/ha —
1962 3,947 kg/ha +0.0%
1963 3,947 kg/ha +0.0%
1964 4,036 kg/ha +2.2%
1965 3,956 kg/ha -2.0%
1966 4,072 kg/ha +2.9%
1967 4,015 kg/ha -1.4%
1968 3,962 kg/ha -1.3%
1969 4,060 kg/ha +2.5%
1970 4,040 kg/ha -0.5%
1971 4,232 kg/ha +4.8%
1972 4,353 kg/ha +2.8%
1973 3,991 kg/ha -8.3%
1974 4,500 kg/ha +12.8%
1975 4,000 kg/ha -11.1%
1976 4,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1977 4,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1978 3,267 kg/ha -18.3%
1979 4,000 kg/ha +22.4%
1980 4,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1981 4,310 kg/ha +7.8%
1982 4,000 kg/ha -7.2%
1983 3,929 kg/ha -1.8%
1984 3,966 kg/ha +0.9%
1985 3,900 kg/ha -1.7%
1986 2,700 kg/ha -30.8%
1987 5,322 kg/ha +97.1%
1988 3,625 kg/ha -31.9%
1989 3,575 kg/ha -1.4%
1990 3,573 kg/ha -0.1%
1991 3,311 kg/ha -7.3%
1992 3,717 kg/ha +12.3%
1993 4,714 kg/ha +26.8%
1994 3,464 kg/ha -26.5%
1995 3,927 kg/ha +13.4%
1996 3,857 kg/ha -1.8%
1997 4,132 kg/ha +7.1%
1998 3,928 kg/ha -4.9%
1999 4,000 kg/ha +1.8%
2000 4,000 kg/ha +0.0%
2001 4,118 kg/ha +2.9%
2002 3,714 kg/ha -9.8%
2003 3,786 kg/ha +1.9%
2004 3,826 kg/ha +1.1%
2005 3,899 kg/ha +1.9%
2006 4,180 kg/ha +7.2%
2007 3,725 kg/ha -10.9%
2008 2,510 kg/ha -32.6%
2009 2,661 kg/ha +6.0%
2010 2,348 kg/ha -11.8%
2011 2,988 kg/ha +27.2%
2012 2,873 kg/ha -3.8%
2013 2,625 kg/ha -8.6%
2014 2,499 kg/ha -4.8%
2015 2,499 kg/ha -0.0%
2016 2,547 kg/ha +1.9%
2017 2,583 kg/ha +1.4%
2018 2,590 kg/ha +0.3%
2019 2,528 kg/ha -2.4%
2020 2,522 kg/ha -0.2%
2021 2,846 kg/ha +12.8%
2022 2,662 kg/ha -6.5%
2023 2,503 kg/ha -6.0%
2024 2,504 kg/ha +0.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sweet potatoes — Yield in Timor-Leste 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
1987 +97.1% 2,700 kg/ha 5,322 kg/ha
2008 -32.6% 3,725 kg/ha 2,510 kg/ha
1988 -31.9% 5,322 kg/ha 3,625 kg/ha
1986 -30.8% 3,900 kg/ha 2,700 kg/ha
2011 +27.2% 2,348 kg/ha 2,988 kg/ha
1993 +26.8% 3,717 kg/ha 4,714 kg/ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,994 kg/ha 3,947 kg/ha 4,072 kg/ha 9
1970s 4,038 kg/ha 3,267 kg/ha 4,500 kg/ha 10
1980s 3,933 kg/ha 2,700 kg/ha 5,322 kg/ha 10
1990s 3,862 kg/ha 3,311 kg/ha 4,714 kg/ha 10
2000s 3,642 kg/ha 2,510 kg/ha 4,180 kg/ha 10
2010s 2,608 kg/ha 2,348 kg/ha 2,988 kg/ha 10
2020s 2,608 kg/ha 2,503 kg/ha 2,846 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 13 Portugal 24,323 kg/ha compare
  2. 14 China, Taiwan Province of 23,968 kg/ha compare
  3. 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5,012 kg/ha compare
  4. 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,244 kg/ha compare
  5. 15 Greece 23,922 kg/ha compare
  6. 16 Saint Lucia 23,707 kg/ha compare
  7. 17 Réunion 23,030 kg/ha compare
  8. 18 Morocco 22,841 kg/ha compare
  9. 19 Japan 22,547 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — yield in Timor-Leste?
Sweet potatoes — yield in Timor-Leste was 2,504 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 5,322 kg/ha in 1987.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 2,348 kg/ha in 2010.
How does Timor-Leste rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
Timor-Leste ranks 16th out of 16 countries with data for 2024.
Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Timor-Leste 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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