Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Northern America
Northern America: Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 99.17 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — gross production index number in Northern America stood at 99.17.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production index number in Northern America peaked at 108.08 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50.8, in 1964.
Northern America ranks 21st 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 59.4 | — |
| 1962 | 54.89 | -7.6% |
| 1963 | 55.86 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 50.8 | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 59.32 | +16.8% |
| 1966 | 63.71 | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 62.06 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 61.31 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 64.15 | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 67.03 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 64.18 | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 59.38 | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 60.75 | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 69.97 | +15.2% |
| 1975 | 65.19 | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 72.02 | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 72.3 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 74.18 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 70.91 | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 63.07 | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 70.18 | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 73.25 | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 68.62 | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 74.52 | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 83.13 | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 74.34 | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 80.24 | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 73.25 | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 76.32 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 82.38 | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 84.46 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 88.84 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 88.59 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 96.86 | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 93.19 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 103.69 | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 98.37 | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 100.49 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 100.68 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 108.08 | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 93.39 | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 98.88 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 101.13 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 100.53 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 91.78 | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 97.31 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 97.64 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 91.26 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 93.87 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 92.26 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 95.71 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 103.67 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 98.69 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 99.66 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 100.39 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 99.94 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 100.33 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 99.38 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 95.46 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 94.39 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 96.44 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 95.06 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 102.47 | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 99.17 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.06 | 50.8 | 64.15 | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.59 | 59.38 | 74.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.69 | 63.07 | 83.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.75 | 82.38 | 103.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.39 | 91.26 | 108.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.55 | 92.26 | 103.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.51 | 94.39 | 102.47 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 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
- 24 Tajikistan 143.67 compare
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- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -6.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — gross production index number in Northern America?
- Potatoes — gross production index number in Northern America was 99.17 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 108.08 in 2000.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8 in 1964.
- How does Northern America rank for potatoes — gross production index number?
- Northern America ranks 21st out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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.