Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa
Africa: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 88.46 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Africa recorded 88.46 for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Africa peaked at 107.57 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42.66, in 1994.
That places Africa 16th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52.9 | — |
| 1962 | 56.23 | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 52.52 | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 48.55 | -7.6% |
| 1965 | 46.47 | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 45.97 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 49.57 | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 48.93 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 49.79 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 58.76 | +18.0% |
| 1971 | 54.66 | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 50.68 | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 51.02 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 57.95 | +13.6% |
| 1975 | 61.06 | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 62.83 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 56.93 | -9.4% |
| 1978 | 59.51 | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 53.79 | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 51.25 | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 50.57 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 52.05 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 50.36 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 46.81 | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 50.15 | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 50.18 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 48.39 | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 47.3 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 43.24 | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 44.15 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 45.2 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 43.5 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 44.87 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 42.66 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 47.7 | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 45.31 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 48.9 | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 50.14 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 60.3 | +20.3% |
| 2000 | 61.71 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 64.84 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 68.1 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 63.57 | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 70.51 | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 70.58 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 71.83 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 69.11 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 64.24 | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 67.18 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 74.41 | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 79.63 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 78.79 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 85.89 | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 100.85 | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 100.33 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 98.82 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 107.57 | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 96.04 | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 96.77 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 96.89 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.81 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 89 | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 87.35 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 88.46 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.1 | 45.97 | 56.23 | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.72 | 50.68 | 62.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.03 | 43.24 | 52.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.27 | 42.66 | 60.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.17 | 61.71 | 71.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.91 | 74.41 | 107.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.7 | 87.35 | 96.89 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Africa?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Africa was 88.46 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 107.57 in 2017.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.66 in 1994.
- How does Africa rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Africa ranks 16th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita 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.