> 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%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/puerto-rico/

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# 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.

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Production, 2024267 t
World rank101 of 111
10-year change−4.0%
Record14,288 t1966

## Sweet potatoes in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Puerto Rico compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
Yield, t/ha9.2world 12.6 (−27%)
kg per person0.08world 11.1
10-year change−4.0%world −3.1%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 99 | [Cook Islands](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/cook-islands/) | 299 | 0.00% |
| 100 | [Brunei](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/brunei/) | 286 | 0.00% |
| 101 | **Puerto Rico** | 267 | 0.00% |
| 102 | [Panama](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/panama/) | 260 | 0.00% |
| 103 | [Niue](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/niue/) | 252 | 0.00% |

[Full ranking of 111 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/)

### Map of world production of sweet potatoes

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/china/)[Malawi](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/malawi/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/nigeria/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/tanzania/)[Angola](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/angola/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/indonesia/)[Rwanda](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/rwanda/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/india/)[Madagascar](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/madagascar/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/ethiopia/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/united-states/)[Uganda](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/uganda/)
[All countries producing sweet potatoes](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/)

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[Agricultural production in Puerto Rico](https://husfarm.com/production/country/puerto-rico/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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