Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 94.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Asia, 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 Eastern Asia is 94.2, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Asia peaked at 378.32 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 91.81, in 2019.
That places Eastern Asia 13th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 308.18 | — |
| 1962 | 324.96 | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 293.35 | -9.7% |
| 1964 | 266.98 | -9.0% |
| 1965 | 313.53 | +17.4% |
| 1966 | 342.95 | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 328.78 | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 318.24 | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 332.15 | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 353.66 | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 319.41 | -9.7% |
| 1972 | 298.19 | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 378.32 | +26.9% |
| 1974 | 326.87 | -13.6% |
| 1975 | 330.46 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 302.9 | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 326.48 | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 343.33 | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 303.8 | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 301.23 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 266.07 | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 271.71 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 289.03 | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 274.7 | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 245.95 | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 237.95 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 262.32 | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 233.06 | -11.2% |
| 1989 | 234.6 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 228.97 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 226.89 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 222.51 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 237.36 | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 224.06 | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 241.74 | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 253.01 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 208.59 | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 233.26 | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 252.4 | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 234.66 | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 224.44 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 222.25 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 210.12 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 205.62 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 198.57 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 156.78 | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 145.75 | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 149.96 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 133.54 | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 124.6 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 122.09 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 112.53 | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 106.79 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 103.98 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 100.45 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 95.57 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 94.62 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.25 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 91.81 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 94 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 94.06 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.38 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 94 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 94.2 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 314.35 | 266.98 | 342.95 | 9 |
| 1970s | 328.34 | 298.19 | 378.32 | 10 |
| 1980s | 261.66 | 233.06 | 301.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 232.88 | 208.59 | 253.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 188.17 | 133.54 | 234.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.97 | 91.81 | 124.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.93 | 93.38 | 94.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 89.7 compare
- 10 Brazil 154.34 compare
- 11 Fiji 153.1 compare
- 12 Honduras 150.98 compare
- 13 Benin 147.72 compare
- 14 Malawi 145.35 compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 73.08 compare
- 15 Cook Islands 127.71 compare
- 15 Viet Nam 66.93 compare
- 16 Jamaica 127.42 compare
- 16 United Republic of Tanzania 46.42 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Asia
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -7.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 0.675 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing -3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 0.7935 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.0093 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Asia?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Asia was 94.2 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 378.32 in 1973.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.81 in 2019.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Eastern Asia ranks 13th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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About this data
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.