Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Asia
Asia: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 87.74 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Asia is 87.74, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Asia peaked at 456.52 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 87.74, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 384.57 | — |
| 1962 | 404 | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 364.53 | -9.8% |
| 1964 | 337.57 | -7.4% |
| 1965 | 386.35 | +14.5% |
| 1966 | 418.56 | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 402.23 | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 391.43 | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 408.48 | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 431.28 | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 391.33 | -9.3% |
| 1972 | 364.52 | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 456.52 | +25.2% |
| 1974 | 397.02 | -13.0% |
| 1975 | 399.47 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 367.57 | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 391.39 | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 408.32 | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 362.95 | -11.1% |
| 1980 | 356.89 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 316.34 | -11.4% |
| 1982 | 318.97 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 335.17 | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 316.41 | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 283.62 | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 272.88 | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 297.99 | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 264.69 | -11.2% |
| 1989 | 264.83 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 257.06 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 253.9 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 248.49 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 261.71 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 244.66 | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 261.01 | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 270.18 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 222.76 | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 245.63 | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 262.76 | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 243.39 | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 231.26 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 227.89 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 214.68 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 208.5 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 200.18 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 158.9 | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 147.45 | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 150.25 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 134.23 | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 125.01 | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 122.18 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 113.22 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 107.21 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 104.07 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 100.43 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 95.5 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 93.88 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 95.65 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 89.36 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 90.81 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 89.99 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 89.19 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 88.32 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 87.74 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 388.64 | 337.57 | 418.56 | 9 |
| 1970s | 397.04 | 362.95 | 456.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 302.78 | 264.69 | 356.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 252.82 | 222.76 | 270.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 191.67 | 134.23 | 243.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.65 | 89.36 | 125.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.21 | 87.74 | 90.81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 9 Spain 169.98 compare
- 9 Melanesia 91.34 compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 89.7 compare
- 10 Brazil 154.34 compare
- 11 Fiji 153.1 compare
- 12 Honduras 150.98 compare
- 13 Benin 147.72 compare
- 14 Malawi 145.35 compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 73.08 compare
- 15 Cook Islands 127.71 compare
- 15 Viet Nam 66.93 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Asia?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Asia was 87.74 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 456.52 in 1973.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.74 in 2024.
- How does Asia rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Asia ranks 12th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia 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.