Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Americas
Americas: Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 104.58 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — gross production index number in Americas stood at 104.58. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production index number in Americas peaked at 104.58 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.19, in 1964.
Americas ranks 20th 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 Production Index Number in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50.24 | — |
| 1962 | 46.57 | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 47.33 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 46.19 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 52.99 | +14.7% |
| 1966 | 53.49 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 54 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 54.39 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 57.24 | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 59.79 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 58.04 | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 52.75 | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 53.99 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 62.35 | +15.5% |
| 1975 | 58.04 | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 63.03 | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 64.03 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 66.85 | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 65.16 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 59.55 | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 66.9 | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 68.3 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 62.1 | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 69.88 | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 73.53 | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 67.81 | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 72.83 | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 72.43 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 71.79 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 72.82 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 74.7 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 77.06 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 79.51 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 86.16 | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 86.14 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 91.26 | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 91.26 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 92.67 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 94.48 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 93.92 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 87.46 | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 91.57 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 93.12 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 91.91 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 87.11 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 91.73 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 93.31 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 89.31 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 91.01 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 90.32 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 94.52 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 99.01 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 96.86 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 98.38 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 99.2 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 102.42 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 102.79 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 101.31 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 100.3 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 100.6 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 101.58 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 99.82 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 102.54 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 104.58 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.38 | 46.19 | 57.24 | 9 |
| 1970s | 60.4 | 52.75 | 66.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.51 | 59.55 | 73.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.61 | 72.82 | 94.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.05 | 87.11 | 93.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.51 | 90.32 | 102.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.82 | 99.82 | 104.58 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 17 Dominican Republic 165.27 compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 162.35 compare
- 19 Zimbabwe 161.19 compare
- 20 Bulgaria 160.92 compare
- 21 Mongolia 153.74 compare
- 22 Ethiopia 152.99 compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 150.84 compare
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- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.5491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — gross production index number in Americas?
- Potatoes — gross production index number in Americas was 104.58 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 104.58 in 2024.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.19 in 1964.
- How does Americas rank for potatoes — gross production index number?
- Americas ranks 20th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.