Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 35.44 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Ethiopia stood at 35.44.
The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Ethiopia peaked at 110.58 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.56, in 1996.
Ethiopia ranks 96th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 12.33 | — |
| 1994 | 11.01 | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 10.77 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 10.56 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 13.19 | +24.9% |
| 1998 | 12.46 | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 13.29 | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 17.57 | +32.2% |
| 2001 | 17.66 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.69 | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 26.59 | +42.3% |
| 2004 | 23.47 | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 20.6 | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 19.02 | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 24.94 | +31.1% |
| 2008 | 12.12 | -51.4% |
| 2009 | 20.22 | +66.8% |
| 2010 | 31.57 | +56.1% |
| 2011 | 42.7 | +35.3% |
| 2012 | 55.62 | +30.3% |
| 2013 | 81.18 | +46.0% |
| 2014 | 110.58 | +36.2% |
| 2015 | 107.73 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 81.69 | -24.2% |
| 2017 | 80.35 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 63.44 | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 63.54 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.77 | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 55.52 | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 37.85 | -31.8% |
| 2023 | 40.83 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 35.44 | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.94 | 10.56 | 13.29 | 7 |
| 2000s | 20.09 | 12.12 | 26.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.84 | 31.57 | 110.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.08 | 35.44 | 70.77 | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Ethiopia?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Ethiopia was 35.44 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 110.58 in 2014.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.56 in 1996.
- How does Ethiopia rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Ethiopia ranks 96th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.