Potatoes — Gross Production Value in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Potatoes — Gross Production Value was 1.03 million 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Gross Production Value in Southern Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 1.03 million 1000 USD for potatoes — gross production value in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production value in Southern Africa peaked at 1.03 million 1000 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 218,546 1000 USD, in 2001.
Southern Africa ranks 25th of 28 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross Production Value in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 234,204 1000 USD | — |
| 1992 | 362,604 1000 USD | +54.8% |
| 1993 | 233,195 1000 USD | -35.7% |
| 1994 | 260,362 1000 USD | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 359,134 1000 USD | +37.9% |
| 1996 | 301,866 1000 USD | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 298,125 1000 USD | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 317,804 1000 USD | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 269,031 1000 USD | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 294,662 1000 USD | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 218,546 1000 USD | -25.8% |
| 2002 | 251,673 1000 USD | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 388,206 1000 USD | +54.3% |
| 2004 | 404,795 1000 USD | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 453,376 1000 USD | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 435,816 1000 USD | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 483,345 1000 USD | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 438,313 1000 USD | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 615,682 1000 USD | +40.5% |
| 2010 | 651,513 1000 USD | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 700,208 1000 USD | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 636,855 1000 USD | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 638,523 1000 USD | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 587,312 1000 USD | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 495,032 1000 USD | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 546,563 1000 USD | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 534,746 1000 USD | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 586,137 1000 USD | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 591,624 1000 USD | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 661,497 1000 USD | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 728,293 1000 USD | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 662,274 1000 USD | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 million 1000 USD | +52.3% |
| 2024 | 1.03 million 1000 USD | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 292,925 1000 USD | 233,195 1000 USD | 362,604 1000 USD | 9 |
| 2000s | 398,441 1000 USD | 218,546 1000 USD | 615,682 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 596,851 1000 USD | 495,032 1000 USD | 700,208 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 818,541 1000 USD | 661,497 1000 USD | 1.03 million 1000 USD | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — gross production value in Southern Africa?
- Potatoes — gross production value in Southern Africa was 1.03 million 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production value recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million 1000 USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production value recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 218,546 1000 USD in 2001.
- How does Southern Africa rank for potatoes — gross production value?
- Southern Africa ranks 25th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross production value rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. 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 Production Value (current thousand US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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