Sweet potatoes — Yield in United States of America

United States of America: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 18,662 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18,662 kg/ha
Change on year
down 16.2%
Rank
5th
of 25 groups
All-time high
25,080 kg/ha
in 2017
All-time low
8,822 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sweet potatoes — Yield in United States of America, 1961–2024

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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 United States of America is 18,662 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in United States of America peaked at 25,080 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8,822 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places United States of America 5th out of 25 groups 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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Yield in United States of America, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 8,822 kg/ha
1962 9,474 kg/ha +7.4%
1963 9,425 kg/ha -0.5%
1964 9,618 kg/ha +2.0%
1965 10,316 kg/ha +7.3%
1966 9,925 kg/ha -3.8%
1967 10,838 kg/ha +9.2%
1968 11,092 kg/ha +2.3%
1969 11,564 kg/ha +4.2%
1970 11,593 kg/ha +0.3%
1971 11,445 kg/ha -1.3%
1972 12,043 kg/ha +5.2%
1973 12,212 kg/ha +1.4%
1974 12,662 kg/ha +3.7%
1975 12,645 kg/ha -0.1%
1976 12,973 kg/ha +2.6%
1977 12,451 kg/ha -4.0%
1978 13,100 kg/ha +5.2%
1979 13,121 kg/ha +0.2%
1980 12,012 kg/ha -8.5%
1981 13,067 kg/ha +8.8%
1982 14,407 kg/ha +10.3%
1983 13,222 kg/ha -8.2%
1984 14,049 kg/ha +6.3%
1985 15,804 kg/ha +12.5%
1986 15,250 kg/ha -3.5%
1987 14,630 kg/ha -4.1%
1988 14,345 kg/ha -1.9%
1989 14,802 kg/ha +3.2%
1990 15,780 kg/ha +6.6%
1991 16,127 kg/ha +2.2%
1992 16,327 kg/ha +1.2%
1993 15,453 kg/ha -5.4%
1994 18,133 kg/ha +17.3%
1995 17,293 kg/ha -4.6%
1996 17,699 kg/ha +2.4%
1997 18,197 kg/ha +2.8%
1998 16,559 kg/ha -9.0%
1999 16,503 kg/ha -0.3%
2000 16,292 kg/ha -1.3%
2001 17,381 kg/ha +6.7%
2002 17,431 kg/ha +0.3%
2003 19,235 kg/ha +10.3%
2004 19,460 kg/ha +1.2%
2005 19,944 kg/ha +2.5%
2006 21,057 kg/ha +5.6%
2007 20,794 kg/ha -1.3%
2008 21,245 kg/ha +2.2%
2009 22,520 kg/ha +6.0%
2010 22,863 kg/ha +1.5%
2011 23,302 kg/ha +1.9%
2012 23,447 kg/ha +0.6%
2013 24,541 kg/ha +4.7%
2014 24,528 kg/ha -0.1%
2015 22,706 kg/ha -7.4%
2016 21,652 kg/ha -4.6%
2017 25,080 kg/ha +15.8%
2018 21,250 kg/ha -15.3%
2019 24,428 kg/ha +15.0%
2020 21,744 kg/ha -11.0%
2021 21,492 kg/ha -1.2%
2022 22,208 kg/ha +3.3%
2023 22,262 kg/ha +0.2%
2024 18,662 kg/ha -16.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10,119 kg/ha 8,822 kg/ha 11,564 kg/ha 9
1970s 12,425 kg/ha 11,445 kg/ha 13,121 kg/ha 10
1980s 14,159 kg/ha 12,012 kg/ha 15,804 kg/ha 10
1990s 16,807 kg/ha 15,453 kg/ha 18,197 kg/ha 10
2000s 19,536 kg/ha 16,292 kg/ha 22,520 kg/ha 10
2010s 23,380 kg/ha 21,250 kg/ha 25,080 kg/ha 10
2020s 21,274 kg/ha 18,662 kg/ha 22,262 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17,455 kg/ha compare
  2. 2 Senegal 46,084 kg/ha compare
  3. 3 Australia 41,794 kg/ha compare
  4. 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13,671 kg/ha compare
  5. 4 Palestine, State of 39,473 kg/ha compare
  6. 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12,987 kg/ha compare
  7. 5 Egypt 36,993 kg/ha compare
  8. 5 Viet Nam 12,040 kg/ha compare
  9. 6 Australia and New Zealand 30,206 kg/ha compare
  10. 7 Botswana 29,658 kg/ha compare
  11. 7 Polynesia 10,197 kg/ha compare
  12. 8 Spain 29,045 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — yield in United States of America?
Sweet potatoes — yield in United States of America was 18,662 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 25,080 kg/ha in 2017.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 8,822 kg/ha in 1961.
How does United States of America rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
United States of America ranks 5th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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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