Sweetpotato /
| Major | Production | Rankb | ||||||||
| sweetpotato- | 1995-97 | Average annual growth rate a | in order of | |||||||
| producing | Production | Area | Yield | Production | Area | Yield | importance | |||
| countries | (%) | (%) | (%) | vs. 20 other | ||||||
| (000t) | (000ha) | (t/ha) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | major foodsb | |
| Asia d (n=31) | 125,058 | 7,178 | 17 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | -0.3 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 4 |
| China | 117,848 | 6,160 | 19 | 1.2 | 1.0 | -1.5 | -0.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 2 |
| Indonesia | 2,013 | 212 | 10 | -1.2 | -0.4 | -2.3 | -1.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 5 |
| Viet Nam | 1,675 | 292 | 6 | 1.1 | -1.7 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 3 |
| India | 1,159 | 140 | 8 | 0.5 | -2.6 | -0.1 | -2.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 16 |
| Philippines | 651 | 142 | 5 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 5 |
| Bangladesh | 425 | 45 | 10 | 0.6 | -3.6 | 0.4 | -2.3 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 5 |
| Papua New Guin | 380 | 104 | 4 | 0.7 | -1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.1 | 2 |
| Korea Rep. | 322 | 16 | 21 | -3.7 | -7.1 | -4.6 | -6.0 | 0.9 | -1.2 | 5 |
| DPR Korea | 130 | 11 | 12 | 0.4 | -6.0 | 0.8 | -4.3 | -0.4 | -1.8 | 7 |
| Laos | 112 | 14 | 8 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Africa g (n=39) | 6,957 h | 1,519 h | 5 h | 2.1 | 1.5/2.7 i | 2.6 | 1.9/2.3 i | -0.4 | -0.4/0.3 i | 11 |
| Uganda | 1,888 | 513 | 4 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 0.1 | -1.9 | 3 |
| Rwanda | 967 | 150 | 6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | -0.2 | -1.0 | 2 |
| Malawi | 962 j | 99 j | 10 j | n.a. | 25.3 | n.a. | 14.0 | n.a. | 9.7 | 2 k |
| Kenya | 725 | 74 | 10 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 3 |
| Burundi | 663 | 108 | 6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 2 |
| Madagascar | 487 | 84 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | -0.9 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 3 |
| DR Congo | 414 | 109 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.8 | -1.3 | -2.7 | 5 |
| Tanzania | 402 | 250 | 2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 6.4 | -0.6 | -4.2 | 3.1 | 7 |
| Cameroon | 223 | 39 | 6 | 2.1 | 6.0 | -0.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 6 |
| Angola | 192 | 22 | 9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 4 |
| Ethiopia | 158 | 20 | 8 | 2.0 l | 0.7 l | 2.0 l | 0.8 l | 0.0 l | -0.1 l | 9 |
| Egypt | 149 | 6 | 24 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 11 |
| Latin America (n=31) | 1,850 | 247 | 7 | -1.2 | -1.7 | -1.0 | -2.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 13 |
| Brazil | 655 | 58 | 11 | -2.3 | -1.5 | -2.7 | -2.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 10 |
| Argentina | 339 | 20 | 17 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -1.8 | -3.9 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 10 |
| Cuba | 220 | 60 | 4 | 0.4 | -2.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -2.8 | 4 |
| Peru | 191 | 11 | 18 | 0.7 | 3.6 | -1.2 | -0.7 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 7 |
| Haiti | 184 | 61 | 3 | -0.1 | -4.8 | 1.5 | -2.5 | -1.6 | -2.4 | 6 |
| Paraguay | 72 | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | -3.4 | 0.7 | -2.8 | -0.7 | -0.6 | 6 |
| Dominican Republic | 40 | 8 | 5 | -1.8 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 1.8 | -1.7 | -1.7 | 6 |
| Uruguay | 39 | 6 | 6 | -2.0 | -4.3 | -2.6 | -8.8 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 7 |
| Europe (n=4) | 55 | 5 | 12 | -3.6 | -5.7 | -3.8 | -5.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 15 |
| Portugal | 23 | 3 | 8 | -2.4 | -4.8 | -2.5 | -4.7 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 9 |
| Japan | 1,140 | 48 | 24 | -5.0 | -2.6 | -5.5 | -3.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4 |
| USA | 604 | 34 | 18 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -2.3 | -1.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 12 |
| World (n=111) | 135,756 h | 9,046 h | 15 h | 0.9 | 0.7 h | -1.1 | 0.0 h | 2.0 | 0.8 h | 7 |
| Industrialized countries | 1,892 | 102 | 19 | -4.0 | -1.7 | -4.2 | -2.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 12 |
| Developing countries | 133,865 h | 8,944 h | 15 h | 1.1 | 0.8 h | -1.0 | 0.0 h | 2.1 | 0.8 h | 5 |
| Major | Utilization | Consumpt. | Feed Usec | |||||
| sweetpotato- | 1994-96 | 1994-96 | Part of | Animal(s) | ||||
| producing | Food | Feed | Seed | Processing | Other | plant | fed | |
| countries | (%) | (kg/cap/yr) | ||||||
| Asia d (n=31) | 49 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18/73e | - | - |
| China | 46 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 44 | Roots, vines | |
| Indonesia | 88 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | Roots, vines | Cattlef |
| Viet Nam | 85 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | Roots, vines | Pigs |
| India | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Roots, vines | Cattle, pigs |
| Philippines | 90 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | Roots, vines | Pigs |
| Bangladesh | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | Vines | Cattle |
| Papua New Guin | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 88 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Korea Rep. | 35 | 11 | 3 | 45 | 6 | 4 | Roots | Pigs |
| DPR Korea | 77 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 16 | Roots, vines | Pigs |
| Laos | 80 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Africa g (n=39) | 87 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - | - |
| Uganda | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 85 | Roots, vines | Pigs |
| Rwanda | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 160 | Roots | Livestock |
| Malawi | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Kenya | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 | Vines | Cattle, pigs |
| Burundi | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 102 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Madagascar | 58 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | n.a. | n.a. |
| DR Congo | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Tanzania | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Cameroon | 88 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Angola | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Ethiopia | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Egypt | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | Vines | Cattle |
| Latin America (n=31) | 72 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | - | - |
| Brazil | 50 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | Roots, vines | Cattle, pigs |
| Argentina | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | Roots, vines | Cattle, pigs |
| Cuba | 80 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | Roots | Pigs |
| Peru | 80 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | Roots, vines | Cattle |
| Haiti | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 21 | Roots | Pigs |
| Paraguay | 84 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Dominican Republic | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | Roots, vines | Cattle, pigs |
| Uruguay | 78 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Europe (n=4) | 23 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| Portugal | 21 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Japan | 72 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 7 | Roots, vinesm | Cattlem |
| USA | 90 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Roots | Pigs |
| World (n=111) | 51.3 | 42.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 12.3 | - | - |
| Industrialized countries | 71.5 | 13.7 | 3.8 | 8.1 | 3.0 | 1.2 | - | - |
| Developing countries | 51.0 | 43.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 15.5 | - | - |
* Prepared by Luis Maldonado with the assistance of Rosario Sotomayor and Catherine Orellana. Source: Production, Utilization and Consumption: FAOSTAT (June, 1998).
a = (1) 1961-63 to 1995-97, (2) 1985-87 to 1995-97; b = On a fresh-weight basis out of 21 major food crops; c = D. Machin and S. Nyvol (eds.), 1992. Roots, tubers, plantains, and bananas in animal feeding. FAO Animal Production and Health Paper 95. Rome, Italy; d = Asia (excluding Japan, Israel) + Oceania (excluding Australia, New Zealand); e = Asia and Oceania, respectively; f = In Irian Jaya, roots are fed to pigs; g = Excludes South Africa; h = Totals do not include data for Malawi; i = Includes data for Malawi; j = For 1995/96 to 1997/98. Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (FEWS), Malawi; k = For 1995/96 to 1996/97. Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development; l = For 1961-63 and 1985-87, includes PDR Ethiopia; m = W.A. Hill et al.(eds.),1992. Sweetpotato technology for the 21st century. Tuskegee University, USA.
Date: January 28, 1999
