<p><strong>Background</strong>. The area under sweet potato cultivation on the Peruvian coast has grown in the last 10 years due to increased market demand; however, its level of sustainability is unknown due to crop intensification. <strong>Objective</strong>. To determine the level of sustainability of sweet potato production units (SPU), considering economic, environmental and social aspects, applying multivariate analysis techniques and methodological proposals. <strong>Methodology</strong>. Surveys with structured questions were applied to farmers responsible for managing their SPU. The values of the economic, environmental and social indicators were found according to a methodological proposal of multidimensional analysis. The data were adapted to an ordinal scale from 1 to 5, in which 1 was considered the least sustainable and 5 an ideal level of sustainability.<strong> Implications</strong>. The value of economic, environmental and social indicators determines the level of sustainability of agricultural production systems. <strong>Conclusions</strong>. The economic, social and environmental indicators contribute with a General Sustainability Index (GSI) of 2.93; value that places the SPU in a critical condition due to the fact that the value of the environmental indicators fails to exceed the minimum sustainability threshold established in the applied methodology.</p>
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