Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 88.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
88.6
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
11th
of 16 groups
All-time high
108.66
in 2017
All-time low
44.53
in 1996
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 88.6.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 108.66 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 44.53, in 1996.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60.58 | — |
| 1962 | 64.96 | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 61.28 | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 57.22 | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 55.1 | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 54.68 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 63.33 | +15.8% |
| 1968 | 62.98 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 63.74 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 75.43 | +18.3% |
| 1971 | 70.81 | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 64.34 | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 64.63 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 71.95 | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 76.73 | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 80.93 | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 73.97 | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 76.3 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 68.96 | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 66.56 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 65.3 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 64.97 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 67.58 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 62.5 | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 63.28 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 62.31 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 59.54 | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 58.54 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 55.75 | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 55.98 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 55.18 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 54.3 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 53.25 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 51.23 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 49.91 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 44.53 | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 47.43 | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 48.2 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 52.93 | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 55.46 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 58.64 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 63.3 | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 56.28 | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 63.95 | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 62.4 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 62.31 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 65.22 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 55.61 | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 59.32 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 68.19 | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 76.28 | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 74.4 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 84.05 | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 102.29 | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 98.89 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 98.82 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 108.66 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 94.2 | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 96.04 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 97.97 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 96.94 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 89.85 | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 87.71 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 88.6 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.43 | 54.68 | 64.96 | 9 |
| 1970s | 72.41 | 64.34 | 80.93 | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.63 | 55.75 | 67.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.29 | 44.53 | 55.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.25 | 55.46 | 65.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.18 | 68.19 | 108.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.21 | 87.71 | 97.97 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 8 Belize 178.12 compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 98.08 compare
- 9 Spain 169.98 compare
- 9 Melanesia 91.34 compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 89.7 compare
- 10 Brazil 154.34 compare
- 11 Fiji 153.1 compare
- 12 Honduras 150.98 compare
- 13 Benin 147.72 compare
- 14 Malawi 145.35 compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 73.08 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 88.6 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 108.66 in 2017.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.53 in 1996.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 11th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.