Sweet potato production in Haiti
Haiti: Sweet potato production was 104,500 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
104,500 tonnes
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
44th
of 120 countries
All-time high
599,683 tonnes
in 2013
All-time low
87,055 tonnes
in 2017
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potato production in Haiti, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potato production in Haiti is 104,500 tonnes, 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 tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 87,055 tonnes, 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 | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 180,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 190,000 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 200,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 210,000 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 220,000 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 230,000 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 240,000 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 260,000 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 250,000 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 260,000 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 270,000 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 250,000 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 270,000 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 290,000 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 305,000 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 320,000 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 346,225 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 305,528 tonnes | -11.8% |
| 1979 | 264,788 tonnes | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 281,700 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 282,000 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 313,000 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1983 | 346,000 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 350,000 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 320,000 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 300,000 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 280,000 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 260,000 tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 240,000 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 220,000 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 200,000 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 195,822 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 190,000 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 185,000 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 186,294 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 183,300 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 160,000 tonnes | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 170,250 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 172,000 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 180,000 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 174,000 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 175,000 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 180,000 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 175,000 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 200,000 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 200,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 220,000 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 230,000 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 294,172 tonnes | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 414,518 tonnes | +40.9% |
| 2011 | 473,962 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 543,169 tonnes | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 599,683 tonnes | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 510,000 tonnes | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 300,606 tonnes | -41.1% |
| 2016 | 114,732 tonnes | -61.8% |
| 2017 | 87,055 tonnes | -24.1% |
| 2018 | 116,659 tonnes | +34.0% |
| 2019 | 117,345 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 100,982 tonnes | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 95,098 tonnes | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 95,882 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 100,000 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 104,500 tonnes | +4.5% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 104,500 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94,021 tonnes, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 104,500 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,386 tonnes, 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 tonnes | 114,732 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 220,000 tonnes | 180,000 tonnes | 260,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 288,154 tonnes | 250,000 tonnes | 346,225 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 297,270 tonnes | 240,000 tonnes | 350,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 186,267 tonnes | 160,000 tonnes | 220,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 202,817 tonnes | 174,000 tonnes | 294,172 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 327,773 tonnes | 87,055 tonnes | 599,683 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,292 tonnes | 95,098 tonnes | 104,500 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 41 Benin 112,413 tonnes compare
- 42 Solomon Islands 109,115 tonnes compare
- 43 Argentina 108,309 tonnes compare
- 45 Equatorial Guinea 102,398 tonnes compare
- 46 Dominican Republic 92,467 tonnes compare
- 47 Australia 89,203 tonnes 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 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sweet potato production recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 599,683 tonnes in 2013.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,055 tonnes 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sweet potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.