Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 113.54 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
113.54
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
4th
of 28 groups
All-time high
115.89
in 2023
All-time low
19.93
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 113.54 for potatoes — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Northern Africa peaked at 115.89 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.93, in 1967.
Northern Africa ranks 4th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.98 | — |
| 1962 | 25.33 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 25.87 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 22.54 | -12.9% |
| 1965 | 27.08 | +20.1% |
| 1966 | 22.25 | -17.8% |
| 1967 | 19.93 | -10.4% |
| 1968 | 24.26 | +21.7% |
| 1969 | 26.22 | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 27.36 | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 25.24 | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 28.72 | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 32.97 | +14.8% |
| 1974 | 32.28 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 34.36 | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 34.53 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 37.77 | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 35.68 | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 41.61 | +16.6% |
| 1980 | 44.98 | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 39.89 | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 37.81 | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 39.83 | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 39.81 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 51.34 | +29.0% |
| 1986 | 48.01 | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 54.66 | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 55.57 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 54.05 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 50.44 | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 57.5 | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 53.43 | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 50.49 | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 44.29 | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 63.4 | +43.1% |
| 1996 | 66.75 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 53.66 | -19.6% |
| 1998 | 54.38 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 50.74 | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 52.14 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 50.47 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 56.86 | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 62.99 | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 68.74 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 76.58 | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 67.77 | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 63.08 | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 76.93 | +22.0% |
| 2009 | 77.29 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 85.9 | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 97.13 | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 101.55 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 103.08 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 102.73 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 102.71 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.56 | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 98.26 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 97.94 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 101.4 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 107.29 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 98.98 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 104.51 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 115.89 | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 113.54 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.27 | 19.93 | 27.08 | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.05 | 25.24 | 41.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.59 | 37.81 | 55.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.51 | 44.29 | 66.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.28 | 50.47 | 77.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.53 | 85.9 | 103.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.04 | 98.98 | 115.89 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 1 Qatar 1,394 compare
- 1 Türkiye 138.35 compare
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 115.1 compare
- 2 Guinea 484.51 compare
- 3 Benin 264.2 compare
- 3 Melanesia 112.09 compare
- 4 Senegal 234.13 compare
- 5 Burundi 219.21 compare
- 5 Viet Nam 103.76 compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 205.03 compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 103.32 compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 203.69 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Northern Africa?
- Potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Northern Africa was 113.54 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 115.89 in 2023.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.93 in 1967.
- How does Northern Africa rank for potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Northern Africa ranks 4th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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.