Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Argentina
Argentina: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 62.88 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 62.88 for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Argentina peaked at 541.08 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 62.88, in 2024.
Argentina ranks 86th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 496.86 | — |
| 1962 | 459.23 | -7.6% |
| 1963 | 452.62 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 416.14 | -8.1% |
| 1965 | 408.48 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 427.91 | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 516.14 | +20.6% |
| 1968 | 434.28 | -15.9% |
| 1969 | 541.08 | +24.6% |
| 1970 | 486.59 | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 496.05 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 401.39 | -19.1% |
| 1973 | 501.61 | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 307.14 | -38.8% |
| 1975 | 428.56 | +39.5% |
| 1976 | 351.25 | -18.0% |
| 1977 | 327.85 | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 312.87 | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 309.84 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 286 | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 229.82 | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 337.51 | +46.9% |
| 1983 | 279.79 | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 288.7 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 329.66 | +14.2% |
| 1986 | 352.13 | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 299.68 | -14.9% |
| 1988 | 385.47 | +28.6% |
| 1989 | 256.39 | -33.5% |
| 1990 | 234.94 | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 230.71 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 209.43 | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 210.11 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 284.33 | +35.3% |
| 1995 | 254.16 | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 253.97 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 178.32 | -29.8% |
| 1998 | 227.32 | +27.5% |
| 1999 | 176.48 | -22.4% |
| 2000 | 190.28 | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 191.51 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 195.73 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 193.72 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 172.56 | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 166.31 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 160.09 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 153.98 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 147.89 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 141.82 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 134.97 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 124.38 | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 118.12 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 111.88 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 105.77 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 99.89 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 94.34 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 90.09 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 84.31 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 70.78 | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 73.37 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 71.7 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 70.38 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 66.25 | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 62.88 | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 461.42 | 408.48 | 541.08 | 9 |
| 1970s | 392.31 | 307.14 | 501.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 304.51 | 229.82 | 385.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 225.98 | 176.48 | 284.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 171.39 | 141.82 | 195.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.45 | 70.78 | 134.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.92 | 62.88 | 73.37 | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 824.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0765 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Argentina?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Argentina was 62.88 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 541.08 in 1969.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.88 in 2024.
- How does Argentina rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Argentina ranks 86th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina 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.