Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa
Africa: Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 104.82 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
104.82
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
13th
of 28 groups
All-time high
121.56
in 2013
All-time low
32.31
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Africa recorded 104.82 for potatoes — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Africa peaked at 121.56 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 32.31, in 1966.
Africa ranks 13th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.51 | — |
| 1962 | 33.46 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 34.95 | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 32.53 | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 34.38 | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 32.31 | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 32.68 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 35.32 | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 36.48 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 38.44 | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 37.01 | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 39.86 | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 42.75 | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 42.87 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 45.44 | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 47.67 | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 48.48 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 47.79 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 49.7 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 49.6 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 50.49 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 52.65 | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 50.92 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 48.92 | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 58.72 | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 55.31 | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 56.47 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 56.3 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 61.82 | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 59.28 | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 63.26 | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 55.72 | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 54.78 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 51.67 | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 63.11 | +22.1% |
| 1996 | 68.24 | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 63.17 | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 65.42 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 71.08 | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 73.88 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 80.4 | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 72.83 | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 81.23 | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 84.72 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 92.26 | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 90.31 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 87.47 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 96.55 | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 96.81 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 112.74 | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 115.91 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 120.14 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 121.56 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 98.71 | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 104.17 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 97.12 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 100.78 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 103.87 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 103.53 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 104.7 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 101.23 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 102.02 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 107.46 | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 104.82 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.96 | 32.31 | 36.48 | 9 |
| 1970s | 44 | 37.01 | 49.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.12 | 48.92 | 61.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.57 | 51.67 | 71.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.65 | 72.83 | 96.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.85 | 97.12 | 121.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.05 | 101.23 | 107.46 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 10 Afghanistan 197.26 compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 81.29 compare
- 11 Niger 190.71 compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 79.63 compare
- 12 Mozambique 182.67 compare
- 13 New Caledonia 182.27 compare
- 14 Bulgaria 163.22 compare
- 15 Nicaragua 154.95 compare
- 16 Bahrain 151.89 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Africa?
- Potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Africa was 104.82 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 121.56 in 2013.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.31 in 1966.
- How does Africa rank for potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Africa ranks 13th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.