Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 100.15 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.15
Change on year
up 6.7%
Rank
17th
of 28 groups
All-time high
109.73
in 2019
All-time low
45.15
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, 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 Southern Africa is 100.15, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 109.73 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.15, in 1962.
Southern Africa ranks 17th 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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 46.32 | — |
| 1962 | 45.15 | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 52.24 | +15.7% |
| 1964 | 50.72 | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 47.89 | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 49.28 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 56.2 | +14.0% |
| 1968 | 61.61 | +9.6% |
| 1969 | 57.5 | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 65.57 | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 62.89 | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 67.7 | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 54.75 | -19.1% |
| 1974 | 61.45 | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 65.23 | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 61.59 | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 66.14 | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 59.81 | -9.6% |
| 1979 | 58.17 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 55.88 | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 67.23 | +20.3% |
| 1982 | 75.21 | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 62.5 | -16.9% |
| 1984 | 69.47 | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 72.23 | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 68.48 | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 66.02 | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 67.24 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 76.9 | +14.4% |
| 1990 | 74.88 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 76.87 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 61.79 | -19.6% |
| 1993 | 72.08 | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 71.71 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 78.04 | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 85.83 | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 84.16 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 87.29 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 92.99 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 87.78 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 89.52 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 79.63 | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 83.43 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 89.7 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 87.44 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 90.66 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 92.72 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 97.35 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 88.36 | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 97.51 | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 101.56 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 101.64 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.04 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 99.83 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 107.37 | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 92.8 | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 104.8 | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 103.73 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 109.73 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 107.69 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 103.26 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 99.49 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 93.87 | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 100.15 | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.88 | 45.15 | 61.61 | 9 |
| 1970s | 62.33 | 54.75 | 67.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.12 | 55.88 | 76.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.56 | 61.79 | 92.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.66 | 79.63 | 97.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.7 | 92.8 | 109.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.89 | 93.87 | 107.69 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa?
- Potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa was 100.15 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 109.73 in 2019.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.15 in 1962.
- How does Southern Africa rank for potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 17th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.