Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in China, mainland
China, mainland: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 93.89 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in China, mainland, 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 China, mainland is 93.89, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in China, mainland peaked at 384.57 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 91.44, in 2019.
China, mainland ranks 51st of 101 countries on this measure, 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 China, mainland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 292.9 | — |
| 1962 | 312.13 | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 278.99 | -10.6% |
| 1964 | 244.84 | -12.2% |
| 1965 | 298.8 | +22.0% |
| 1966 | 331.18 | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 321.37 | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 311.15 | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 327.7 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 352.68 | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 318.65 | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 297.74 | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 384.57 | +29.2% |
| 1974 | 332.03 | -13.7% |
| 1975 | 335.65 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 308.75 | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 334.55 | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 353.16 | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 312.38 | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 310.89 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 273.55 | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 280.46 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 298.71 | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 283.84 | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 253.24 | -10.8% |
| 1986 | 244.94 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 270.89 | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 240.13 | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 241.29 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 235.51 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 233.59 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 228.77 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 245.23 | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 230.66 | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 249.21 | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 260.89 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 214.11 | -17.9% |
| 1998 | 239.5 | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 259.3 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 241.15 | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 230.51 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 228.08 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 215.6 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 210.56 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 203.1 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 159.54 | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 147.96 | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 152.19 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 134.93 | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 125.96 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 123.31 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 113.29 | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 107.06 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 104.29 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 100.74 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 94.97 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 94.53 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.94 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 91.44 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 93.78 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 93.81 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.02 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 93.76 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 93.89 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 302.12 | 244.84 | 331.18 | 9 |
| 1970s | 333.02 | 297.74 | 384.57 | 10 |
| 1980s | 269.79 | 240.13 | 310.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 239.68 | 214.11 | 260.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 192.36 | 134.93 | 241.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.25 | 91.44 | 125.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.65 | 93.02 | 93.89 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in China, mainland?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in China, mainland was 93.89 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, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 384.57 in 1973.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.44 in 2019.
- How does China, mainland rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- China, mainland ranks 51st out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.