Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Melanesia
Melanesia: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 91.34 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
91.34
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
9th
of 16 countries
All-time high
169.87
in 1974
All-time low
91.34
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia is 91.34, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia peaked at 169.87 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 91.34, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 167.4 | — |
| 1962 | 164.28 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 161.29 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 158.68 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 156.68 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 160.18 | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 158 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 154.46 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 155.03 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 159.18 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 159.72 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 164.06 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 163.46 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 169.87 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 167.53 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 164.56 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 162.08 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 157.17 | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 151.93 | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 150.83 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 151.06 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 148.14 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 154.41 | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 152.17 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 151.45 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 147.67 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 145.73 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 152.82 | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 136.58 | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 134.04 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 132.91 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 130.32 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 128.5 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 118.38 | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 117.51 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 112.98 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 111.4 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 108.54 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 108.89 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 106.23 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 105.47 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 103.12 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 102.58 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 103.09 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 103.46 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 103.45 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 103.95 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 103.65 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 101.94 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 100.79 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 101.23 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 100.79 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 100.95 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 100.4 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 100.18 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.43 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 98.84 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 98.23 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 97.81 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.41 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 94.21 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 94.44 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.15 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 91.34 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 159.56 | 154.46 | 167.4 | 9 |
| 1970s | 161.96 | 151.93 | 169.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 149.09 | 136.58 | 154.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 120.35 | 108.54 | 134.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.69 | 101.94 | 106.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.87 | 97.81 | 101.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.11 | 91.34 | 97.41 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 96.03 compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 188.01 compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 178.99 compare
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 94.62 compare
- 8 Belize 178.12 compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 98.08 compare
- 9 Spain 169.98 compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 89.7 compare
- 10 Brazil 154.34 compare
- 11 Fiji 153.1 compare
- 12 Honduras 150.98 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia was 91.34 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 169.87 in 1974.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.34 in 2024.
- How does Melanesia rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Melanesia ranks 9th out of 16 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia 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.