Sweet potato production in Niue
Niue: Sweet potato production was 251.87 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
251.87 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
110th
of 120 countries
All-time high
450 tonnes
in 1961
All-time low
240 tonnes
in 1990
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potato production in Niue, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Niue recorded 251.87 tonnes for sweet potato production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potato production in Niue peaked at 450 tonnes in 1961 and was at its lowest, 240 tonnes, in 1990.
Niue ranks 110th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potato production in Niue, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 450 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 380 tonnes | -15.6% |
| 1963 | 400 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 450 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 350 tonnes | -22.2% |
| 1966 | 350 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 400 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 450 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 350 tonnes | -22.2% |
| 1970 | 330 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 350 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 350 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 350 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 350 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 350 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 350 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 350 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 300 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 1979 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 360 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 360 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 240 tonnes | -33.3% |
| 1991 | 246.55 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 245 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 250 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 246.94 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 247.21 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 247.44 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 247.64 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 248.1 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 247.21 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 247.25 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 247.19 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 247.22 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 247.08 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 247.51 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 240.86 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 248.62 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 260 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 250.5 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 250.54 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 250.49 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 250.43 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 250 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 250 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 250.49 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 250.81 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 250.92 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 251.08 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 251.19 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 251.27 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 251.45 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 251.59 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 251.61 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 251.74 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 251.87 tonnes | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potato production in Niue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -33.3% | 360 tonnes | 240 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 397.78 tonnes | 350 tonnes | 450 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 338 tonnes | 300 tonnes | 350 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 312 tonnes | 300 tonnes | 360 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 246.61 tonnes | 240 tonnes | 250 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 248.68 tonnes | 240.86 tonnes | 260 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 250.67 tonnes | 250 tonnes | 251.27 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 251.65 tonnes | 251.45 tonnes | 251.87 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niue
- 107 Brunei 286.37 tonnes compare
- 108 Puerto Rico 267.07 tonnes compare
- 109 Panama 260.03 tonnes compare
- 111 Belize 207 tonnes compare
- 112 Saint Kitts and Nevis 176.94 tonnes compare
- 113 Antigua and Barbuda 151.05 tonnes compare
More reference data data for Niue
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 0.5082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 0.4045 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potato production in Niue?
- Sweet potato production in Niue was 251.87 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 Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 450 tonnes in 1961.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 240 tonnes in 1990.
- How does Niue rank for sweet potato production?
- Niue ranks 110th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potato production rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niue 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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About this data
Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.