Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern America
Northern America: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 75.54 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Northern America stood at 75.54.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Northern America peaked at 113.9 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 44.61, in 1993.
That places Northern America 21st out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 84.33 | — |
| 1962 | 98.38 | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 81.15 | -17.5% |
| 1964 | 72.15 | -11.1% |
| 1965 | 84.75 | +17.5% |
| 1966 | 73.87 | -12.8% |
| 1967 | 71.97 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 70.53 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 73.33 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 67.75 | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 58.38 | -13.8% |
| 1972 | 61.09 | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 60.39 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 65.6 | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 62.79 | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 64.04 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 56.8 | -11.3% |
| 1978 | 62.01 | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 62.61 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 50.77 | -18.9% |
| 1981 | 58.71 | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 67.34 | +14.7% |
| 1983 | 54.38 | -19.2% |
| 1984 | 57.48 | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 64.29 | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 54.07 | -15.9% |
| 1987 | 50.27 | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 46.94 | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 48.22 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 52.82 | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 46.4 | -12.2% |
| 1992 | 49.13 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 44.61 | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 53.55 | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 50.79 | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 51.84 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 51.77 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 47.58 | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 46.58 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 52.02 | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 54.25 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 47.37 | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 58.24 | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 58.47 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 56.52 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 58.34 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 63.61 | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 64.26 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 67.15 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 81.44 | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 91.19 | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 88.7 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 82.23 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 97.24 | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 101 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 101.76 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 113.9 | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 86.7 | -23.9% |
| 2019 | 100.38 | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 94.08 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 93.58 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 86 | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 77.28 | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 75.54 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.94 | 70.53 | 98.38 | 9 |
| 1970s | 62.15 | 56.8 | 67.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.25 | 46.94 | 67.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.51 | 44.61 | 53.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.02 | 47.37 | 67.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.45 | 81.44 | 113.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.3 | 75.54 | 94.08 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Northern America?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Northern America was 75.54 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 113.9 in 2017.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.61 in 1993.
- How does Northern America rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Northern America ranks 21st out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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.