Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Italy
Italy: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 95.6 in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Italy, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Italy recorded 95.6 for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in 2017.
The figure is down 31.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Italy peaked at 478.69 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 55.69, in 2012.
That places Italy 42nd out of 101 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 371.96 | — |
| 1962 | 394.93 | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 436.56 | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 478.69 | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 470.04 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 420.78 | -10.5% |
| 1967 | 464.16 | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 437.53 | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 375.6 | -14.2% |
| 1970 | 332.67 | -11.4% |
| 1971 | 317.28 | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 306.62 | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 259.9 | -15.2% |
| 1974 | 291 | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 283.39 | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 323.56 | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 300.12 | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 255.17 | -15.0% |
| 1979 | 248.24 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 257.85 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 243.59 | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 198.93 | -18.3% |
| 1983 | 201.17 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 181.86 | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 163.79 | -9.9% |
| 1986 | 157.75 | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 135.01 | -14.4% |
| 1988 | 130.14 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 122.88 | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 134.68 | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 147.67 | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 193.08 | +30.8% |
| 1993 | 203.62 | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 202.6 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 169.01 | -16.6% |
| 1996 | 158.15 | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 150.95 | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 142.56 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 121.49 | -14.8% |
| 2000 | 172.09 | +41.6% |
| 2001 | 167.25 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 184.87 | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 243.01 | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 262.86 | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 235.22 | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 236.8 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 91.78 | -61.2% |
| 2008 | 93.1 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 88.18 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 98.08 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 114.74 | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 55.69 | -51.5% |
| 2013 | 71.21 | +27.9% |
| 2014 | 75.32 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 84.69 | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 139.99 | +65.3% |
| 2017 | 95.6 | -31.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 427.81 | 371.96 | 478.69 | 9 |
| 1970s | 291.79 | 248.24 | 332.67 | 10 |
| 1980s | 179.3 | 122.88 | 257.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 162.38 | 121.49 | 203.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 177.52 | 88.18 | 262.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.91 | 55.69 | 139.99 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Italy?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Italy was 95.6 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 478.69 in 1964.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.69 in 2012.
- How does Italy rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Italy ranks 42nd out of 101 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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.