Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 91.68 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
91.68
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
8th
of 16 groups
All-time high
101.83
in 2014
All-time low
35.99
in 1998
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Middle Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Middle Africa stood at 91.68.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Middle Africa peaked at 101.83 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 35.99, in 1998.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 93.79 | — |
| 1962 | 91.45 | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 90.53 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 84.93 | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 75.91 | -10.6% |
| 1966 | 72.86 | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 78.26 | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 76.81 | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 78.56 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 80.45 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 76.88 | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 79.46 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 77.63 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 77.09 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 74.92 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 73.84 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 71.87 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 68.99 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 69.15 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 68.48 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 68.56 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 67.55 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 63.91 | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 62.27 | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 62.71 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 60.76 | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 61.78 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 59.84 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 57.9 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 59.88 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 50 | -16.5% |
| 1992 | 49.91 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 49.11 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 47.79 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 47.12 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 46.27 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 44.73 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 35.99 | -19.5% |
| 1999 | 38.99 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 38.83 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 43.4 | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 45.36 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 48.86 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 52.79 | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 53.27 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 53.11 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 65.01 | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 58.45 | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 64.09 | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 71.09 | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 78.71 | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 73.91 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 83.99 | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 101.83 | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 98.73 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 99.44 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 90.38 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 90.45 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 88.46 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 87.65 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 86.59 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 88.47 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 90.05 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 91.68 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.57 | 72.86 | 93.79 | 9 |
| 1970s | 75.03 | 68.99 | 80.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.38 | 57.9 | 68.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.98 | 35.99 | 59.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.32 | 38.83 | 65.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.7 | 71.09 | 101.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.89 | 86.59 | 91.68 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 5 Senegal 216.18 compare
- 5 Micronesia 96.12 compare
- 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
- 9 Melanesia 91.34 compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 89.7 compare
- 10 Brazil 154.34 compare
- 11 Fiji 153.1 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Middle Africa?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Middle Africa was 91.68 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 101.83 in 2014.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.99 in 1998.
- How does Middle Africa rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Middle Africa ranks 8th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.