FAOSTAT · 1961–2017
Sweet potatoes production in Portugal
In 2017 Portugal produced 23,206 t of sweet potatoes. Over ten years it fell by 11%. The record was 74,365 t in 1967. Area harvested: 954 ha, yield 24.3 t/ha.
The 2017 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2017
- 23,206 t
- World rank
- —
- 10-year change
- −11%
- Record
- 74,365 t
- 1967
Sweet potatoes in Portugal, 1961–2017 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23,206 | +1.2% | 954 | 24.32 |
| 2016 | 22,935 | −8.1% | 1,088 | 21.08 |
| 2015 | 24,958 | −25% | 1,178 | 21.19 |
| 2014 | 33,139 | +61% | 1,497 | 22.14 |
| 2013 | 20,555 | +24% | 916 | 22.44 |
| 2012 | 16,595 | +12% | 776 | 21.39 |
| 2011 | 14,875 | −33% | 588 | 25.30 |
| 2010 | 22,114 | −5.9% | 1,209 | 18.29 |
| 2009 | 23,490 | −13% | 1,758 | 13.36 |
| 2008 | 27,000 | +3.8% | 3,400 | 7.94 |
| 2007 | 26,000 | +4.0% | 3,300 | 7.88 |
| 2006 | 25,000 | +3.3% | 3,200 | 7.81 |
| 2005 | 24,208 | +0.3% | 2,954 | 8.19 |
| 2004 | 24,126 | +0.4% | 2,976 | 8.11 |
| 2003 | 24,041 | +0.3% | 2,960 | 8.12 |
| 2002 | 23,958 | −0.6% | 2,912 | 8.23 |
| 2001 | 24,098 | +2.5% | 2,886 | 8.35 |
| 2000 | 23,502 | −0.8% | 2,771 | 8.48 |
| 1999 | 23,687 | −0.6% | 2,668 | 8.88 |
| 1998 | 23,820 | −0.6% | 2,143 | 11.12 |
| 1997 | 23,972 | +9.0% | 2,386 | 10.05 |
| 1996 | 22,000 | −8.3% | 2,249 | 9.78 |
| 1995 | 24,000 | −4.0% | 2,496 | 9.62 |
| 1994 | 25,000 | −17% | 2,655 | 9.42 |
| 1993 | 30,000 | +11% | 3,277 | 9.15 |
| 1992 | 27,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 9.00 |
| 1991 | 27,000 | +3.8% | 3,500 | 7.71 |
| 1990 | 26,000 | −7.1% | 3,200 | 8.13 |
| 1989 | 28,000 | +3.3% | 3,000 | 9.33 |
| 1988 | 27,112 | −8.6% | 3,400 | 7.97 |
| 1987 | 29,671 | −16% | 4,000 | 7.42 |
| 1986 | 35,361 | −24% | 4,500 | 7.86 |
| 1985 | 46,356 | +17% | 6,000 | 7.73 |
| 1984 | 39,629 | −25% | 5,100 | 7.77 |
| 1983 | 52,690 | +10% | 6,900 | 7.64 |
| 1982 | 47,792 | +3.5% | 6,000 | 7.97 |
| 1981 | 46,186 | −29% | 6,000 | 7.70 |
| 1980 | 65,028 | +0.2% | 8,500 | 7.65 |
| 1979 | 64,900 | −0.6% | 8,500 | 7.64 |
| 1978 | 65,310 | +0.0% | 8,600 | 7.59 |
| 1977 | 65,300 | −3.0% | 8,300 | 7.87 |
| 1976 | 67,300 | +0.3% | 8,500 | 7.92 |
| 1975 | 67,068 | −0.9% | 8,500 | 7.89 |
| 1974 | 67,647 | +3.1% | 8,300 | 8.15 |
| 1973 | 65,633 | −3.8% | 8,700 | 7.54 |
| 1972 | 68,260 | −1.1% | 9,200 | 7.42 |
| 1971 | 68,988 | +1.0% | 9,400 | 7.34 |
| 1970 | 68,285 | −2.1% | 8,000 | 8.54 |
| 1969 | 69,739 | −0.4% | 9,200 | 7.58 |
| 1968 | 70,015 | −5.8% | 8,800 | 7.96 |
| 1967 | 74,365 | +6.2% | 9,000 | 8.26 |
| 1966 | 70,000 | +7.7% | 8,800 | 7.95 |
| 1965 | 65,000 | +8.3% | 8,000 | 8.13 |
| 1964 | 60,000 | +9.1% | 7,500 | 8.00 |
| 1963 | 55,000 | +10% | 7,500 | 7.33 |
| 1962 | 50,000 | 0.0% | 7,000 | 7.14 |
| 1961 | 50,000 | — | 7,000 | 7.14 |
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.