Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in India
India: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 95.23 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in India stood at 95.23.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in India peaked at 404.66 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 83.86, in 2021.
That places India 45th out of 101 countries 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 298.75 | — |
| 1962 | 198.51 | -33.6% |
| 1963 | 192.1 | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 188.76 | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 237.01 | +25.6% |
| 1966 | 209.38 | -11.7% |
| 1967 | 268.22 | +28.1% |
| 1968 | 336.8 | +25.6% |
| 1969 | 404.66 | +20.1% |
| 1970 | 314.18 | -22.4% |
| 1971 | 328.15 | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 285.23 | -13.1% |
| 1973 | 259.48 | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 274.67 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 287.02 | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 306.12 | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 256.79 | -16.1% |
| 1978 | 256.3 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 255.84 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 202.11 | -21.0% |
| 1981 | 225.81 | +11.7% |
| 1982 | 249.11 | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 227.69 | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 222.23 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 222.88 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 188.4 | -15.5% |
| 1987 | 194.95 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 160.82 | -17.5% |
| 1989 | 158.94 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 153.08 | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 152.43 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 132.48 | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 139.46 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 137.21 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 128.47 | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 122.91 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 116.71 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 108.86 | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 117.43 | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 111.07 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 98.88 | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 108.95 | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 107.08 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 109.81 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 108.06 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 96.2 | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 94.83 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 95.82 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 96.66 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 93.14 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 87.79 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 88.76 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 92.46 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 87.71 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 97.83 | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 114.46 | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 113.61 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 115.45 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 88.05 | -23.7% |
| 2020 | 86.07 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 83.86 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 87.88 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 94.83 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 95.23 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 259.35 | 188.76 | 404.66 | 9 |
| 1970s | 282.38 | 255.84 | 328.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 205.29 | 158.94 | 249.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 130.9 | 108.86 | 153.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.74 | 94.83 | 111.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.93 | 87.71 | 115.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.57 | 83.86 | 95.23 | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in India?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in India was 95.23 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 404.66 in 1969.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.86 in 2021.
- How does India rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- India ranks 45th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.