Sweet potatoes production in Puerto Rico
In 2024 Puerto Rico produced 267 t of sweet potatoes, the 101st largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 4.0%. The record was 14,288 t in 1966. Area harvested: 29 ha, yield 9.2 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 267 t
- World rank
- 101 of 111
- 10-year change
- −4.0%
- Record
- 14,288 t
- 1966
Sweet potatoes in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Puerto Rico compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 9.2
- world 12.6 (−27%)
- kg per person
- 0.08
- world 11.1
- 10-year change
- −4.0%
- world −3.1%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | Cook Islands | 299 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Brunei | 286 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Puerto Rico | 267 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Panama | 260 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Niue | 252 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of sweet potatoes
Share of the world total; Puerto Rico is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 267 | +9.9% | 29 | 9.21 |
| 2023 | 243 | −25% | 26 | 9.35 |
| 2022 | 326 | −23% | 34 | 9.59 |
| 2021 | 422 | −17% | 45 | 9.38 |
| 2020 | 510 | −17% | 55 | 9.27 |
| 2019 | 617 | +8.1% | 68 | 9.07 |
| 2018 | 571 | +0.5% | 70 | 8.16 |
| 2017 | 568 | +5.8% | 61 | 9.31 |
| 2016 | 537 | +19% | 57 | 9.42 |
| 2015 | 451 | +62% | 50 | 9.02 |
| 2014 | 278 | −76% | 35 | 7.94 |
| 2013 | 1,164 | −36% | 120 | 9.70 |
| 2012 | 1,831 | −16% | 131 | 13.98 |
| 2011 | 2,174 | −21% | 217 | 10.02 |
| 2010 | 2,742 | +11% | 271 | 10.12 |
| 2009 | 2,475 | −6.7% | 255 | 9.71 |
| 2008 | 2,654 | −14% | 279 | 9.51 |
| 2007 | 3,087 | −1.8% | 332 | 9.30 |
| 2006 | 3,145 | −4.0% | 343 | 9.17 |
| 2005 | 3,276 | +1.2% | 355 | 9.23 |
| 2004 | 3,238 | +6.9% | 328 | 9.87 |
| 2003 | 3,028 | −6.3% | 325 | 9.32 |
| 2002 | 3,231 | +42% | 400 | 8.08 |
| 2001 | 2,276 | −24% | 285 | 7.99 |
| 2000 | 3,013 | +19% | 380 | 7.93 |
| 1999 | 2,526 | +33% | 320 | 7.89 |
| 1998 | 1,902 | −6.8% | 319 | 5.96 |
| 1997 | 2,041 | +2.3% | 250 | 8.16 |
| 1996 | 1,996 | −17% | 230 | 8.68 |
| 1995 | 2,404 | −39% | 300 | 8.01 |
| 1994 | 3,946 | +5.2% | 470 | 8.40 |
| 1993 | 3,751 | −48% | 442 | 8.49 |
| 1992 | 7,257 | −21% | 980 | 7.41 |
| 1991 | 9,207 | +14% | 1,240 | 7.43 |
| 1990 | 8,047 | −11% | 1,080 | 7.45 |
| 1989 | 9,072 | +10% | 1,200 | 7.56 |
| 1988 | 8,210 | +1.7% | 1,120 | 7.33 |
| 1987 | 8,074 | −1.7% | 1,100 | 7.34 |
| 1986 | 8,210 | −0.5% | 1,100 | 7.46 |
| 1985 | 8,255 | −15% | 1,100 | 7.50 |
| 1984 | 9,707 | −5.7% | 1,200 | 8.09 |
| 1983 | 10,297 | +0.6% | 1,300 | 7.92 |
| 1982 | 10,235 | +0.3% | 1,300 | 7.87 |
| 1981 | 10,206 | +19% | 1,300 | 7.85 |
| 1980 | 8,564 | +0.6% | 1,965 | 4.36 |
| 1979 | 8,509 | +7.2% | 2,000 | 4.25 |
| 1978 | 7,938 | +7.4% | 1,900 | 4.18 |
| 1977 | 7,392 | −6.9% | 1,800 | 4.11 |
| 1976 | 7,938 | −3.8% | 1,921 | 4.13 |
| 1975 | 8,255 | −1.6% | 1,460 | 5.65 |
| 1974 | 8,391 | +19% | 1,179 | 7.12 |
| 1973 | 7,031 | −3.1% | 2,030 | 3.46 |
| 1972 | 7,257 | −16% | 2,095 | 3.46 |
| 1971 | 8,618 | −11% | 2,476 | 3.48 |
| 1970 | 9,707 | −12% | 2,790 | 3.48 |
| 1969 | 11,068 | +6.1% | 3,144 | 3.52 |
| 1968 | 10,433 | −19% | 3,026 | 3.45 |
| 1967 | 12,927 | −9.5% | 3,930 | 3.29 |
| 1966 | 14,288 | +5.0% | 4,716 | 3.03 |
| 1965 | 13,608 | +15% | 4,834 | 2.82 |
| 1964 | 11,793 | −13% | 4,386 | 2.69 |
| 1963 | 13,478 | +5.0% | 4,865 | 2.77 |
| 1962 | 12,837 | −2.4% | 4,834 | 2.66 |
| 1961 | 13,154 | — | 5,180 | 2.54 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sweet potatoes in Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico produced 267 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Puerto Rico rank in the world for production of sweet potatoes?
Puerto Rico ranked 101st of 111 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 56.5% of the world total.
How has the production of sweet potatoes in Puerto Rico changed?
It fell by 4.0% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −3.1% for the world. The record was 14,288 t in 1966.
What is the yield of sweet potatoes in Puerto Rico?
9.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (267 t from 29 ha), against a world average of 12.6 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Puerto Rico is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.