Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Liberia
Liberia: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 87.83 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Liberia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Liberia stood at 87.83. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Liberia peaked at 179.33 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 87.83, in 2024.
That places Liberia 60th 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 136.86 | — |
| 1962 | 133.5 | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 130.2 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 126.96 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 123.77 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 165.92 | +34.1% |
| 1967 | 176.46 | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 172.02 | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 167.68 | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 163.44 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 172.66 | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 155.39 | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 151.38 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 171.96 | +13.6% |
| 1975 | 179.33 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 174.51 | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 169.67 | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 167 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 163.21 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 159.46 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 155.84 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 156.29 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 161.17 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 156.26 | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 156.03 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 155.76 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 151.26 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 146.95 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 142.81 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 134.75 | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 158.41 | +17.6% |
| 1992 | 154.22 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 151.09 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 157.96 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 156.27 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 154.09 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 144.67 | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 132.62 | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 127.43 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 124.5 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 122.76 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 121.42 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 121.67 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 122.63 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 119.19 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 114.45 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 111.35 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 109.79 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 105.86 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 98.43 | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 104.11 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 105.07 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 103.67 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 101.5 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 99.81 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 98.69 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 98.05 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 97.63 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 97.34 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.89 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.34 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 91.86 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 90.02 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 87.83 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 148.15 | 123.77 | 176.46 | 9 |
| 1970s | 166.85 | 151.38 | 179.33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 154.18 | 142.81 | 161.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 147.15 | 127.43 | 158.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 117.36 | 105.86 | 124.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.43 | 97.34 | 105.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.99 | 87.83 | 96.89 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 57 Paraguay 91.62 compare
- 58 China, Taiwan Province of 91.29 compare
- 59 Papua New Guinea 88.61 compare
- 61 Nigeria 87.27 compare
- 62 Congo 86.96 compare
- 63 Philippines 86.74 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4392 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Liberia?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Liberia was 87.83 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 179.33 in 1975.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.83 in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Liberia ranks 60th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.