Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 96.03 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 96.03.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 320.51 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 61.45, in 2009.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 320.51 | — |
| 1962 | 307.62 | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 295.51 | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 262.63 | -11.1% |
| 1965 | 184.43 | -29.8% |
| 1966 | 212.27 | +15.1% |
| 1967 | 228.97 | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 223.08 | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 222.71 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 219.6 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 216.35 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 216.3 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 218.88 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 219.61 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 218.6 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 217 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 212.41 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 200.02 | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 209.82 | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 208.99 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 208.78 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 208.52 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 208.03 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 206.46 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 204.39 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 194.63 | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 187.07 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 179.62 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 176.06 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 172.29 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 176.32 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 172.13 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 165.7 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 160.2 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 155.44 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 151 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 147.13 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 90.66 | -38.4% |
| 1999 | 84.31 | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 78.66 | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 73.42 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 68.61 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 67.6 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 66.01 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 65.53 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 64.47 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 63.46 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 62.47 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 61.45 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 104.74 | +70.4% |
| 2011 | 104.2 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 103.59 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 102.87 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 102.16 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 99.02 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 98.82 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.79 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.65 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 97.88 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 97.51 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 97.14 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.78 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 96.39 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 96.03 | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +70.4% | 61.45 | 104.74 |
| 1998 | -38.4% | 147.13 | 90.66 |
| 1965 | -29.8% | 262.63 | 184.43 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 250.86 | 184.43 | 320.51 | 9 |
| 1970s | 214.86 | 200.02 | 219.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 198.25 | 176.06 | 208.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 147.52 | 84.31 | 176.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.17 | 61.45 | 78.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.77 | 95.65 | 104.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.77 | 96.03 | 97.51 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 96.03 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 Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 320.51 in 1961.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.45 in 2009.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th out of 16 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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.