Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 128.16 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in European Union (27), 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in European Union (27) is 128.16, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in European Union (27) peaked at 320.11 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 60.88, in 2012.
That places European Union (27) 2nd out of 25 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 319.7 | — |
| 1962 | 309.63 | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 320.11 | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 296.22 | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 270.41 | -8.7% |
| 1966 | 246.99 | -8.7% |
| 1967 | 245.25 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 228.71 | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 219.49 | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 214.5 | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 215.66 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 213.08 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 198.79 | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 202.5 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 195.42 | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 208.17 | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 207.68 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 196.62 | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 197.76 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 193.75 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 178.31 | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 168.19 | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 161.06 | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 144.42 | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 152.98 | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 136.62 | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 138.96 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 111.53 | -19.7% |
| 1989 | 105.4 | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 106.07 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 105.46 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 106.82 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 116.02 | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 102.74 | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 82.14 | -20.1% |
| 1996 | 84.38 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 85.31 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 82.17 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 84.25 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 74.87 | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 95.77 | +27.9% |
| 2002 | 93.22 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 87.26 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 112.79 | +29.3% |
| 2005 | 103.02 | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 99.16 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 81.38 | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 85.98 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 80.55 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 76.95 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 66.51 | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 60.88 | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 71.5 | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 91.86 | +28.5% |
| 2015 | 88.69 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 119.45 | +34.7% |
| 2017 | 128.16 | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 272.95 | 219.49 | 320.11 | 9 |
| 1970s | 205.02 | 195.42 | 215.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 149.12 | 105.4 | 193.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.54 | 82.14 | 116.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.4 | 74.87 | 112.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88 | 60.88 | 128.16 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in European Union (27)?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in European Union (27) was 128.16 in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 320.11 in 1963.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.88 in 2012.
- How does European Union (27) rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- European Union (27) ranks 2nd out of 25 groups with data for 2017.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.