FAOSTAT · 1997–2024
Sweet potatoes production in Guyana
In 2024 Guyana produced 22,066 t of sweet potatoes, the 63rd largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 75%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 214 ha, yield 103.1 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 22,066 t
- World rank
- 63 of 111
- 10-year change
- +75%
- Record
- 22,066 t
- 2024
Sweet potatoes in Guyana, 1997–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22,066 | +3.3% | 214 | 103.11 |
| 2023 | 21,359 | +5.1% | 215 | 99.34 |
| 2022 | 20,326 | +0.1% | 198 | 102.66 |
| 2021 | 20,300 | +0.2% | 235 | 86.38 |
| 2020 | 20,255 | +0.9% | 246 | 82.34 |
| 2019 | 20,066 | +34% | 239 | 83.96 |
| 2018 | 14,970 | +2.0% | 208 | 71.97 |
| 2017 | 14,681 | −21% | 225 | 65.25 |
| 2016 | 18,632 | −9.9% | 194 | 96.04 |
| 2015 | 20,684 | +64% | 258 | 80.17 |
| 2014 | 12,632 | +489% | 213 | 59.31 |
| 2013 | 2,144 | −19% | 137 | 15.65 |
| 2012 | 2,637 | +127% | 152 | 17.35 |
| 2011 | 1,163 | −46% | 62 | 18.76 |
| 2010 | 2,153 | −6.8% | 107 | 20.12 |
| 2009 | 2,310 | −2.0% | 93 | 24.84 |
| 2008 | 2,357 | −7.8% | 241 | 9.78 |
| 2007 | 2,557 | +10% | 300 | 8.52 |
| 2006 | 2,317 | +6.2% | 322 | 7.20 |
| 2005 | 2,182 | −0.4% | 433 | 5.04 |
| 2004 | 2,191 | −2.4% | 533 | 4.11 |
| 2003 | 2,245 | +50% | 674 | 3.33 |
| 2002 | 1,500 | −29% | 900 | 1.67 |
| 2001 | 2,125 | −28% | 1,300 | 1.63 |
| 2000 | 2,933 | −1.9% | 1,235 | 2.37 |
| 1999 | 2,990 | −0.3% | 1,354 | 2.21 |
| 1998 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,472 | 2.04 |
| 1997 | 3,000 | — | 1,800 | 1.67 |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.