Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eswatini
Eswatini: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 104.18 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Eswatini stood at 104.18.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Eswatini peaked at 968.35 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 50.16, in 1983.
Eswatini ranks 31st 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 895.97 | — |
| 1962 | 965.44 | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 968.35 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 957.72 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 922.03 | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 909.42 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 886.6 | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 876.15 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 864.97 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 863.54 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 696.09 | -19.4% |
| 1972 | 676.47 | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 404.1 | -40.3% |
| 1974 | 653.02 | +61.6% |
| 1975 | 770.3 | +18.0% |
| 1976 | 901.99 | +17.1% |
| 1977 | 266.5 | -70.5% |
| 1978 | 739.81 | +177.6% |
| 1979 | 795.3 | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 646.28 | -18.7% |
| 1981 | 151.75 | -76.5% |
| 1982 | 85.81 | -43.5% |
| 1983 | 50.16 | -41.5% |
| 1984 | 180.98 | +260.8% |
| 1985 | 325.47 | +79.8% |
| 1986 | 283.71 | -12.8% |
| 1987 | 270.45 | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 220.57 | -18.4% |
| 1989 | 337.79 | +53.1% |
| 1990 | 74.56 | -77.9% |
| 1991 | 50.55 | -32.2% |
| 1992 | 109.48 | +116.6% |
| 1993 | 109.17 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 108.71 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 104.6 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 104.44 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 109.44 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 112.55 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 102.43 | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 103.19 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 104.82 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 104.05 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 107.59 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 105.21 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 110.61 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 97.36 | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 101.41 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 102.06 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 103.84 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 107.36 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 101.59 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 93.94 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 97.5 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 100.43 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 99.72 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 99.85 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.73 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.13 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 134.41 | +35.6% |
| 2020 | 108.99 | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 107.13 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 106.31 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 105.33 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 104.18 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 916.29 | 864.97 | 968.35 | 9 |
| 1970s | 676.71 | 266.5 | 901.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 255.3 | 50.16 | 646.28 | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.59 | 50.55 | 112.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 104.01 | 97.36 | 110.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.37 | 93.94 | 134.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.39 | 104.18 | 108.99 | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Eswatini?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Eswatini was 104.18 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 968.35 in 1963.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.16 in 1983.
- How does Eswatini rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Eswatini ranks 31st out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.