Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 96.03 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern Africa, 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 Northern Africa is 96.03, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Northern Africa peaked at 111.65 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.56, in 1989.
That places Northern Africa 10th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 53.13 | — |
| 1962 | 46.49 | -12.5% |
| 1963 | 47.93 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 50.63 | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 48.24 | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 45.76 | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 38.53 | -15.8% |
| 1968 | 42.96 | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 48.3 | +12.4% |
| 1970 | 45.53 | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 45.86 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 48.8 | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 36.34 | -25.5% |
| 1974 | 41.24 | +13.5% |
| 1975 | 43.83 | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 40.69 | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 39 | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 36.1 | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 48.95 | +35.6% |
| 1980 | 42.15 | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 40.78 | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 50.03 | +22.7% |
| 1983 | 34.6 | -30.8% |
| 1984 | 35.97 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 43.75 | +21.6% |
| 1986 | 34.63 | -20.8% |
| 1987 | 21.7 | -37.3% |
| 1988 | 36.77 | +69.4% |
| 1989 | 18.56 | -49.5% |
| 1990 | 32 | +72.4% |
| 1991 | 37.64 | +17.6% |
| 1992 | 26.1 | -30.7% |
| 1993 | 38.4 | +47.1% |
| 1994 | 39.25 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 40.58 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 36.12 | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 57.57 | +59.4% |
| 1998 | 75.33 | +30.8% |
| 1999 | 77.84 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 76.78 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 87.02 | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 69.38 | -20.3% |
| 2003 | 89.59 | +29.1% |
| 2004 | 83.69 | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 99.1 | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 106.32 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 90.35 | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 73.18 | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 100.77 | +37.7% |
| 2010 | 102.54 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 85.94 | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 95.88 | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 103.08 | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 91.74 | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 101.63 | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 106.63 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 90.04 | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 109.36 | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 100.48 | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 111.65 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 105.51 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 80.46 | -23.7% |
| 2023 | 89.98 | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 96.03 | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.89 | 38.53 | 53.13 | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.63 | 36.1 | 48.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.89 | 18.56 | 50.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.08 | 26.1 | 77.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.62 | 69.38 | 106.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.73 | 85.94 | 109.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.73 | 80.46 | 111.65 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 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
- 12 Honduras 150.98 compare
- 13 Benin 147.72 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Northern Africa?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Northern Africa was 96.03 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 111.65 in 2020.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.56 in 1989.
- How does Northern Africa rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Northern Africa ranks 10th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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.