Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 111.46 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 111.46 for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 136.4 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 31.58, in 1993.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47.01 | — |
| 1962 | 47.64 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 48.94 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 49.3 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 49.62 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 48.34 | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 47.73 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 47.09 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 46.5 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 45.94 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 46.07 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 46.84 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 47.02 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 49.18 | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 50.13 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 51.12 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 52.73 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 53.46 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 52.72 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 52.55 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 52.63 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 54.59 | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 53.79 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 59.64 | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 61.38 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 62.55 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 62.65 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 62.24 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 61.58 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 61.17 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 62.18 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 67.86 | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 31.58 | -53.5% |
| 1994 | 43.94 | +39.1% |
| 1995 | 32.55 | -25.9% |
| 1996 | 38.5 | +18.3% |
| 1997 | 66.52 | +72.8% |
| 1998 | 92.99 | +39.8% |
| 1999 | 106.87 | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 62.8 | -41.2% |
| 2001 | 68.86 | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 72.77 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 74.46 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 76.06 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 73.52 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 75.23 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 76.94 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 78.65 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 80.34 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 87.58 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 89.64 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 77.24 | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 91.25 | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 79.28 | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 84.31 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 136.4 | +61.8% |
| 2017 | 87.84 | -35.6% |
| 2018 | 123.52 | +40.6% |
| 2019 | 111.48 | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 109.8 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 114.05 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 111.53 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 111.01 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 111.46 | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Democratic People's Republic of Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +72.8% | 38.5 | 66.52 |
| 2016 | +61.8% | 84.31 | 136.4 |
| 1993 | -53.5% | 67.86 | 31.58 |
| 2000 | -41.2% | 106.87 | 62.8 |
| 2018 | +40.6% | 87.84 | 123.52 |
| 1998 | +39.8% | 66.52 | 92.99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.02 | 46.5 | 49.62 | 9 |
| 1970s | 49.52 | 45.94 | 53.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.36 | 52.55 | 62.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.42 | 31.58 | 106.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.96 | 62.8 | 80.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.85 | 77.24 | 136.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.57 | 109.8 | 114.05 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 111.46 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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 136.4 in 2016.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.58 in 1993.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 1st out of 16 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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.