Sweet potato production in Haiti
Haiti: Sweet potato production was 104,500 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
104,500
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
44th
of 120 countries
All-time high
599,683
in 2013
All-time low
87,055
in 2017
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potato production in Haiti, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potato production in Haiti is 104,500, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potato production in Haiti peaked at 599,683 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 87,055, in 2017.
That places Haiti 44th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potato production in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 180,000 | — |
| 1962 | 190,000 | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 200,000 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 210,000 | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 220,000 | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 230,000 | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 240,000 | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 260,000 | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 250,000 | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 260,000 | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 270,000 | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 250,000 | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 270,000 | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 290,000 | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 305,000 | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 320,000 | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 346,225 | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 305,528 | -11.8% |
| 1979 | 264,788 | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 281,700 | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 282,000 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 313,000 | +11.0% |
| 1983 | 346,000 | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 350,000 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 320,000 | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 300,000 | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 280,000 | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 260,000 | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 240,000 | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 220,000 | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 200,000 | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 195,822 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 190,000 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 185,000 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 186,294 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 183,300 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 160,000 | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 170,250 | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 172,000 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 180,000 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 174,000 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 175,000 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 180,000 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 175,000 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 200,000 | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 220,000 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 230,000 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 294,172 | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 414,518 | +40.9% |
| 2011 | 473,962 | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 543,169 | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 599,683 | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 510,000 | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 300,606 | -41.1% |
| 2016 | 114,732 | -61.8% |
| 2017 | 87,055 | -24.1% |
| 2018 | 116,659 | +34.0% |
| 2019 | 117,345 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 100,982 | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 95,098 | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 95,882 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 100,000 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 104,500 | +4.5% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 104,500 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94,021, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 104,500 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,386, 23.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potato production in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -61.8% | 300,606 | 114,732 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 220,000 | 180,000 | 260,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 288,154 | 250,000 | 346,225 | 10 |
| 1980s | 297,270 | 240,000 | 350,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 186,267 | 160,000 | 220,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 202,817 | 174,000 | 294,172 | 10 |
| 2010s | 327,773 | 87,055 | 599,683 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,292 | 95,098 | 104,500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 41 Benin 112,413 compare
- 42 Solomon Islands 109,115 compare
- 43 Argentina 108,309 compare
- 45 Equatorial Guinea 102,398 compare
- 46 Dominican Republic 92,467 compare
- 47 Australia 89,203 compare
More reference data data for Haiti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6522 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2643 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potato production in Haiti?
- Sweet potato production in Haiti was 104,500 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sweet potato production recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 599,683 in 2013.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,055 in 2017.
- How does Haiti rank for sweet potato production?
- Haiti ranks 44th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potato production rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sweet potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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