Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 124.87 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 124.87, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 124.87 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.56, in 1964.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.69 | — |
| 1962 | 6.66 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 7.04 | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 6.56 | -6.8% |
| 1965 | 7.46 | +13.7% |
| 1966 | 8.06 | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 9.07 | +12.5% |
| 1968 | 9.39 | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 10.15 | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 10.56 | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 11.07 | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 10.72 | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 11.71 | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 11.71 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 12.82 | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 15.02 | +17.2% |
| 1977 | 13.06 | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 14.94 | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 14.72 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 15.45 | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 16.32 | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 17.54 | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 18.33 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 18.57 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 19.64 | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 18.79 | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 18.82 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 20.24 | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 20.54 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 21.29 | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 21.98 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 22.53 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 22.91 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 23.07 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 24.09 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 27.92 | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 30.53 | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 32.73 | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 41.19 | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 47.74 | +15.9% |
| 2001 | 54.37 | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 48.36 | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 54.8 | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 59.32 | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 62.08 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 69.21 | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 70.94 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 77.51 | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 78.93 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 101.74 | +28.9% |
| 2011 | 103.93 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 105.92 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 115.02 | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 94.89 | -17.5% |
| 2015 | 100.08 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 105.03 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 109.51 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 114.26 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 114.36 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 113.88 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 119.26 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 121.56 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 124.37 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 124.87 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.9 | 6.56 | 10.15 | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.63 | 10.56 | 15.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.42 | 15.45 | 20.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.82 | 21.29 | 41.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.33 | 47.74 | 78.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.47 | 94.89 | 115.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.79 | 113.88 | 124.87 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Potatoes — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 124.87 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 124.87 in 2024.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.56 in 1964.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for potatoes — gross production index number?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 5th out of 18 regions with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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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.