Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America
Central America: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 124.41 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
124.41
Change on year
down 9.8%
Rank
4th
of 25 groups
All-time high
570.39
in 1967
All-time low
56.02
in 1996
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America, 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 Central America is 124.41, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Central America peaked at 570.39 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 56.02, in 1996.
That places Central America 4th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 400.54 | — |
| 1962 | 432.67 | +8.0% |
| 1963 | 511.71 | +18.3% |
| 1964 | 509.22 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 436.05 | -14.4% |
| 1966 | 535.38 | +22.8% |
| 1967 | 570.39 | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 426.52 | -25.2% |
| 1969 | 480.73 | +12.7% |
| 1970 | 506.26 | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 408.22 | -19.4% |
| 1972 | 388.47 | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 288.4 | -25.8% |
| 1974 | 223.74 | -22.4% |
| 1975 | 221.53 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 225.18 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 200.85 | -10.8% |
| 1978 | 149.8 | -25.4% |
| 1979 | 163.05 | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 72.8 | -55.4% |
| 1981 | 124.12 | +70.5% |
| 1982 | 123.05 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 110.17 | -10.5% |
| 1984 | 121.91 | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 105.53 | -13.4% |
| 1986 | 65.06 | -38.3% |
| 1987 | 125.81 | +93.4% |
| 1988 | 102.17 | -18.8% |
| 1989 | 71.81 | -29.7% |
| 1990 | 71.34 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 70.22 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 92.26 | +31.4% |
| 1993 | 68.72 | -25.5% |
| 1994 | 59.77 | -13.0% |
| 1995 | 57.78 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 56.02 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 87.97 | +57.0% |
| 1998 | 66.1 | -24.9% |
| 1999 | 82.12 | +24.2% |
| 2000 | 89.64 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 99.98 | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 81.91 | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 100.07 | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 98.69 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 111.88 | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 102.79 | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 101.36 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 97.86 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 74.68 | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 84.9 | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 86.01 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 62.87 | -26.9% |
| 2013 | 70.56 | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 78.11 | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 105.35 | +34.9% |
| 2016 | 116.54 | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 127.77 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 113.27 | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 106.73 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 128.42 | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 136.96 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 118.17 | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 137.91 | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 124.41 | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 478.13 | 400.54 | 570.39 | 9 |
| 1970s | 277.55 | 149.8 | 506.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 102.24 | 65.06 | 125.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.23 | 56.02 | 92.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.89 | 74.68 | 111.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.21 | 62.87 | 127.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 129.17 | 118.17 | 137.91 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 1 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 111.46 compare
- 1 Guatemala 972.39 compare
- 2 Mauritius 488.34 compare
- 2 Polynesia 100.56 compare
- 3 Costa Rica 292.34 compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 4 Micronesia (Federated States of) 96.19 compare
- 4 Niger 229.56 compare
- 5 Senegal 216.18 compare
- 5 Micronesia 96.12 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 96.03 compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 188.01 compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 178.99 compare
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 94.62 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Central America?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Central America was 124.41 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 570.39 in 1967.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.02 in 1996.
- How does Central America rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Central America ranks 4th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America 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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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.