Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Americas
Americas: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 84.39 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Americas stood at 84.39.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Americas peaked at 243.5 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 74.65, in 1999.
That places Americas 18th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 207.98 | — |
| 1962 | 218.69 | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 219.25 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 214.68 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 220.03 | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 226.43 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 243.5 | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 227.24 | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 237.03 | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 228.24 | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 221.99 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 216.15 | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 195.91 | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 175.55 | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 179.2 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 164.22 | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 143.12 | -12.8% |
| 1978 | 134.81 | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 126.69 | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 110.44 | -12.8% |
| 1981 | 109.32 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 115.78 | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 106.92 | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 111.47 | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 111.42 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 105.22 | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 103 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 98.49 | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 92.8 | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 89.67 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 82.89 | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 84.87 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 78.54 | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 86.78 | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 82.28 | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 74.91 | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 76.05 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 75 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 74.65 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 77.91 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 82.3 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 78.92 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 86.09 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 84.95 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 82.29 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 78.99 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 82.29 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 79.66 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 83.88 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 91.5 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 96.41 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 95.21 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 95.95 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 102.24 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 99.33 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 98.43 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 102.12 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 92.02 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 96.94 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 89.51 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 91.15 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 85 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 84.11 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 84.39 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 223.87 | 207.98 | 243.5 | 9 |
| 1970s | 178.59 | 126.69 | 228.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 106.49 | 92.8 | 115.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.56 | 74.65 | 89.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.73 | 77.91 | 86.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.02 | 91.5 | 102.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.83 | 84.11 | 91.15 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More agriculture & rural data for Americas
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate -3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.6489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Americas?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Americas was 84.39 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 Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 243.5 in 1967.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.65 in 1999.
- How does Americas rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Americas ranks 18th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.