Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Melanesia
Melanesia: Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 112.09 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
112.09
Change on year
down 20.9%
Rank
3rd
of 18 groups
All-time high
382.48
in 1980
All-time low
56.05
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia is 112.09, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 20.9% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia peaked at 382.48 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 56.05, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 188.7 | — |
| 1962 | 185.16 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 185.78 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 184.79 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 168.17 | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 186.43 | +10.9% |
| 1967 | 171.58 | -8.0% |
| 1968 | 180.92 | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 227.42 | +25.7% |
| 1970 | 335.32 | +47.4% |
| 1971 | 160.98 | -52.0% |
| 1972 | 232.92 | +44.7% |
| 1973 | 313.3 | +34.5% |
| 1974 | 298.2 | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 205.01 | -31.3% |
| 1976 | 194.55 | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 262.72 | +35.0% |
| 1978 | 216.13 | -17.7% |
| 1979 | 220.68 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 382.48 | +73.3% |
| 1981 | 249.03 | -34.9% |
| 1982 | 309.18 | +24.2% |
| 1983 | 208.85 | -32.5% |
| 1984 | 184.6 | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 191.86 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 170.3 | -11.2% |
| 1987 | 250 | +46.8% |
| 1988 | 213.88 | -14.4% |
| 1989 | 196.57 | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 236.78 | +20.5% |
| 1991 | 209.64 | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 319.4 | +52.4% |
| 1993 | 263.65 | -17.5% |
| 1994 | 290.29 | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 220.98 | -23.9% |
| 1996 | 183.39 | -17.0% |
| 1997 | 108.06 | -41.1% |
| 1998 | 110.02 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 131.24 | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 117.1 | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 154.48 | +31.9% |
| 2002 | 154.31 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 105.72 | -31.5% |
| 2004 | 120.14 | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 135.66 | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 161.79 | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 87.1 | -46.2% |
| 2008 | 141.5 | +62.5% |
| 2009 | 128.26 | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 104.19 | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 142.56 | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 150.27 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 63.98 | -57.4% |
| 2014 | 107.35 | +67.8% |
| 2015 | 80.93 | -24.6% |
| 2016 | 111.72 | +38.0% |
| 2017 | 128.16 | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 140.05 | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 138.62 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 138.41 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 123.46 | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 56.05 | -54.6% |
| 2023 | 141.69 | +152.8% |
| 2024 | 112.09 | -20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 186.55 | 168.17 | 227.42 | 9 |
| 1970s | 243.98 | 160.98 | 335.32 | 10 |
| 1980s | 235.68 | 170.3 | 382.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 207.34 | 108.06 | 319.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 130.61 | 87.1 | 161.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.78 | 63.98 | 150.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.34 | 56.05 | 141.69 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia?
- Potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia was 112.09 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 382.48 in 1980.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.05 in 2022.
- How does Melanesia rank for potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Melanesia ranks 3rd out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia 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.