Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Niger
Niger: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 229.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Niger, 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 Niger is 229.56, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 16.9% on the previous year and up 175.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Niger peaked at 231.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.81, in 1974.
That places Niger 4th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 149.63 | — |
| 1962 | 159.97 | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 123.8 | -22.6% |
| 1964 | 117.97 | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 95.97 | -18.6% |
| 1966 | 31.39 | -67.3% |
| 1967 | 57.99 | +84.7% |
| 1968 | 43.44 | -25.1% |
| 1969 | 38.13 | -12.2% |
| 1970 | 35.38 | -7.2% |
| 1971 | 39.01 | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 47.96 | +22.9% |
| 1973 | 62.19 | +29.7% |
| 1974 | 27.81 | -55.3% |
| 1975 | 47.09 | +69.3% |
| 1976 | 197.7 | +319.8% |
| 1977 | 144.89 | -26.7% |
| 1978 | 80.8 | -44.2% |
| 1979 | 91.22 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | 54.3 | -40.5% |
| 1981 | 50.83 | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 70.23 | +38.2% |
| 1983 | 117.55 | +67.4% |
| 1984 | 194.02 | +65.1% |
| 1985 | 105.25 | -45.8% |
| 1986 | 102.13 | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 99.08 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 88.54 | -10.6% |
| 1989 | 81.52 | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 83.28 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 106.23 | +27.6% |
| 1992 | 91.67 | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 106.67 | +16.4% |
| 1994 | 89.79 | -15.8% |
| 1995 | 105.53 | +17.5% |
| 1996 | 76.74 | -27.3% |
| 1997 | 57.15 | -25.5% |
| 1998 | 59.1 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 87.78 | +48.5% |
| 2000 | 50.36 | -42.6% |
| 2001 | 49.39 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 71.49 | +44.7% |
| 2003 | 92.62 | +29.6% |
| 2004 | 66.73 | -28.0% |
| 2005 | 71.52 | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 126.71 | +77.2% |
| 2007 | 163.95 | +29.4% |
| 2008 | 74.28 | -54.7% |
| 2009 | 60.27 | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 52.26 | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 68.05 | +30.2% |
| 2012 | 86.24 | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 104.1 | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 83.41 | -19.9% |
| 2015 | 112.78 | +35.2% |
| 2016 | 103.82 | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 109.9 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 115.48 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 148.78 | +28.8% |
| 2020 | 174.45 | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 182.48 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 231.2 | +26.7% |
| 2023 | 196.35 | -15.1% |
| 2024 | 229.56 | +16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.92 | 31.39 | 159.97 | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.41 | 27.81 | 197.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.34 | 50.83 | 194.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.39 | 57.15 | 106.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.73 | 49.39 | 163.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.48 | 52.26 | 148.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 202.81 | 174.45 | 231.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Guatemala 972.39 compare
- 2 Mauritius 488.34 compare
- 3 Costa Rica 292.34 compare
- 5 Senegal 216.18 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 96.03 compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 188.01 compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 178.99 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 47.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Niger?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Niger was 229.56 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 231.2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.81 in 1974.
- How does Niger rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Niger ranks 4th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.