Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 94.13 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 94.13.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 130,228 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 89.44, in 2009.
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 49th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 130,228 | — |
| 1962 | 114,005 | -12.5% |
| 1963 | 126,248 | +10.7% |
| 1964 | 68,460 | -45.8% |
| 1965 | 58,404 | -14.7% |
| 1966 | 33,647 | -42.4% |
| 1967 | 36,375 | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 36,729 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 24,022 | -34.6% |
| 1970 | 6,260 | -73.9% |
| 1971 | 4,651 | -25.7% |
| 1972 | 4,283 | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 3,781 | -11.7% |
| 1974 | 5,563 | +47.1% |
| 1975 | 4,141 | -25.6% |
| 1976 | 1,875 | -54.7% |
| 1977 | 2,952 | +57.4% |
| 1978 | 1,281 | -56.6% |
| 1979 | 979.11 | -23.6% |
| 1980 | 967.69 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 817.2 | -15.6% |
| 1982 | 892.28 | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 899.74 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 907.66 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 852.07 | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 632.22 | -25.8% |
| 1987 | 575.84 | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 749.93 | +30.2% |
| 1989 | 746.46 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 619.81 | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 571.55 | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 445.43 | -22.1% |
| 1993 | 389.27 | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 222.46 | -42.9% |
| 1995 | 238.06 | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 246.08 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 250.65 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 176.17 | -29.7% |
| 1999 | 203.74 | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 159.53 | -21.7% |
| 2001 | 141.48 | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 164.19 | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 149.3 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 152.86 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 138.21 | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 140.89 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 123.6 | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 106.36 | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 89.44 | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 94.45 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 96.24 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 103.7 | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 107.54 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 107.49 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.6 | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 100.91 | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 96.12 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 91.34 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 95.54 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 92.33 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 93.05 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 93.9 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 93.56 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 94.13 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69,791 | 24,022 | 130,228 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,577 | 979.11 | 6,260 | 10 |
| 1980s | 804.11 | 575.84 | 967.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 336.32 | 176.17 | 619.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 136.59 | 89.44 | 164.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.49 | 91.34 | 107.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.39 | 92.33 | 94.13 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in China, Hong Kong SAR was 94.13 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 China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 130,228 in 1961.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.44 in 2009.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 49th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR 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.