Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America
South America: Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 104.45 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
104.45
Change on year
up 8.8%
Rank
14th
of 28 groups
All-time high
117.38
in 1965
All-time low
80.11
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
South America recorded 104.45 for potatoes — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in South America peaked at 117.38 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 80.11, in 1992.
South America ranks 14th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 110.47 | — |
| 1962 | 98.97 | -10.4% |
| 1963 | 97.2 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 106.49 | +9.6% |
| 1965 | 117.38 | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 100.72 | -14.2% |
| 1967 | 106.71 | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 108.63 | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 112.77 | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 115.3 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 112.27 | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 94.08 | -16.2% |
| 1973 | 94.03 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 108.04 | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 96.16 | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 99.22 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 101.76 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 104.27 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 101.53 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 93.72 | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 108.33 | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 102.62 | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 86.91 | -15.3% |
| 1984 | 101.7 | +17.0% |
| 1985 | 93.86 | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 89.38 | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 94.79 | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 106.99 | +12.9% |
| 1989 | 93.59 | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 81.17 | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 82.71 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 80.11 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 89.12 | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 94.44 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 98.39 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 93.04 | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 101.82 | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 101.85 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 103.42 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 85.14 | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 88.94 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 92.1 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 90.67 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 87.67 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 86.33 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 90.68 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 93.06 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 91.32 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 91.34 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.34 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.49 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 94.04 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 96.18 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 97.83 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 97.07 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 105.1 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 104.68 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 101.03 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 103.51 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 104.33 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 103.19 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 100.41 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 96.01 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 104.45 | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106.59 | 97.2 | 117.38 | 9 |
| 1970s | 102.67 | 94.03 | 115.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.19 | 86.91 | 108.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.61 | 80.11 | 103.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.72 | 85.14 | 93.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.83 | 91.34 | 105.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.68 | 96.01 | 104.45 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 11 Niger 190.71 compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 79.63 compare
- 12 Mozambique 182.67 compare
- 13 New Caledonia 182.27 compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 68.83 compare
- 14 Bulgaria 163.22 compare
- 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 52.3 compare
- 15 Nicaragua 154.95 compare
- 15 Polynesia 38.55 compare
- 16 Bahrain 151.89 compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 31.08 compare
- 17 Egypt 151.31 compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 29.55 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — gross per capita production index number in South America?
- Potatoes — gross per capita production index number in South America was 104.45 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 117.38 in 1965.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.11 in 1992.
- How does South America rank for potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- South America ranks 14th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America 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.