Sweet potato production in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Sweet potato production was 176.94 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potato production in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis is 176.94 tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potato production in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 313 tonnes in 1971 and was at its lowest, 80 tonnes, in 1961.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 112th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potato production in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 80 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 80 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1964 | 100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 120 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 150 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1967 | 150 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 200 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1969 | 200 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 250 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 313 tonnes | +25.2% |
| 1972 | 250 tonnes | -20.1% |
| 1973 | 191 tonnes | -23.6% |
| 1974 | 204 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 100 tonnes | -51.0% |
| 1976 | 120 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 91 tonnes | -24.2% |
| 1978 | 100 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 125 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 135 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 140 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 150 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 150 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 150 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 150 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 150 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 155 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 155 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 160 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 178.69 tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 170 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 180 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 190 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 225 tonnes | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 250 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 150 tonnes | -40.0% |
| 1998 | 175 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 170 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 151 tonnes | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 150 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 171.74 tonnes | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 171.97 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 166.32 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 155 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 200 tonnes | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 193 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 199 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 230 tonnes | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 198.4 tonnes | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 216 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 183 tonnes | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 256 tonnes | +39.9% |
| 2014 | 139 tonnes | -45.7% |
| 2015 | 128 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 182 tonnes | +42.2% |
| 2017 | 172 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 149 tonnes | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 305.5 tonnes | +105.0% |
| 2020 | 159.6 tonnes | -47.8% |
| 2021 | 175.5 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 126 tonnes | -28.2% |
| 2023 | 176 tonnes | +39.7% |
| 2024 | 176.94 tonnes | +0.5% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 176.94 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,903 tonnes, 9% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 176.94 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,386 tonnes, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potato production in Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +105.0% | 149 tonnes | 305.5 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 131.11 tonnes | 80 tonnes | 200 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 171.9 tonnes | 91 tonnes | 313 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 146 tonnes | 125 tonnes | 155 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 184.87 tonnes | 150 tonnes | 250 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 178.8 tonnes | 150 tonnes | 230 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 192.89 tonnes | 128 tonnes | 305.5 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 162.81 tonnes | 126 tonnes | 176.94 tonnes | 5 |
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More reference data data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 8.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.6167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6551 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.027 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0141 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potato production in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Sweet potato production in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 176.94 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 313 tonnes in 1971.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for sweet potato production?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potato production rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.