Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in South America
South America: Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 111.06 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — gross production index number in South America is 111.06, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production index number in South America peaked at 111.06 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.87, in 1962.
South America 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 Production Index Number in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41.14 | — |
| 1962 | 37.87 | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 38.21 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 43 | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 48.65 | +13.1% |
| 1966 | 42.82 | -12.0% |
| 1967 | 46.51 | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 48.52 | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 51.58 | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 53.99 | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 53.8 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 46.14 | -14.2% |
| 1973 | 47.18 | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 55.46 | +17.5% |
| 1975 | 50.48 | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 53.27 | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 55.87 | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 58.55 | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 58.31 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 55.04 | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 65.05 | +18.2% |
| 1982 | 62.99 | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 54.51 | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 65.18 | +19.6% |
| 1985 | 61.42 | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 59.7 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 64.59 | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 74.34 | +15.1% |
| 1989 | 66.28 | -10.8% |
| 1990 | 58.57 | -11.6% |
| 1991 | 60.77 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 59.91 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 67.81 | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 73.06 | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 77.38 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 74.36 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 82.67 | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 84 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 86.59 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 72.32 | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 76.59 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 80.36 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 80.11 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 78.39 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 78.11 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 82.98 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 86.1 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 85.37 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 86.26 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 87.1 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 93.87 | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 91.41 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 94.37 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 96.9 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 97.05 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 106.05 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 106.56 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 103.68 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 107.01 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 108.54 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 107.88 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 105.51 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 101.47 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 111.06 | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.26 | 37.87 | 51.58 | 9 |
| 1970s | 53.3 | 46.14 | 58.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.91 | 54.51 | 74.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.51 | 58.57 | 86.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.66 | 72.32 | 86.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.4 | 87.1 | 107.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.89 | 101.47 | 111.06 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — gross production index number in South America?
- Potatoes — gross production index number in South America was 111.06 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 111.06 in 2024.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.87 in 1962.
- How does South America rank for potatoes — gross production index number?
- South America ranks 17th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.