Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Pakistan
Pakistan: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 31.85 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Pakistan stood at 31.85. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.7% on the previous year and down 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Pakistan peaked at 403.12 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 31.85, in 2024.
Pakistan ranks 97th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 271.99 | — |
| 1962 | 283.94 | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 294.96 | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 323 | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 314.28 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 322.66 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 313.68 | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 320.92 | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 327.45 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 333.32 | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 339 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 344.08 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 362.06 | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 378.61 | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 394.1 | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 310.38 | -21.2% |
| 1977 | 203.3 | -34.5% |
| 1978 | 244.92 | +20.5% |
| 1979 | 208.65 | -14.8% |
| 1980 | 272.9 | +30.8% |
| 1981 | 246.39 | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 403.12 | +63.6% |
| 1983 | 388.91 | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 329.55 | -15.3% |
| 1985 | 323.76 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 272.56 | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 94.03 | -65.5% |
| 1988 | 96.69 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 73.06 | -24.4% |
| 1990 | 73.61 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 80.06 | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 82.86 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 90.88 | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 92.49 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 93.16 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 105.32 | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 103.94 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 107.92 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 112.22 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 107.25 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 105.29 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 101.81 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 98.44 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 115.46 | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 104.59 | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 101.13 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 104.62 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 94.38 | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 112.09 | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 108.23 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 120.43 | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 119.91 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 112.94 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 103.21 | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 93.15 | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 103.64 | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 101.99 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 101.52 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 126.09 | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 111.72 | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 115.81 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 105.74 | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 184.54 | +74.5% |
| 2024 | 31.85 | -82.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 308.1 | 271.99 | 327.45 | 9 |
| 1970s | 311.84 | 203.3 | 394.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 250.1 | 73.06 | 403.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.25 | 73.61 | 112.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 104.51 | 94.38 | 115.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.11 | 93.15 | 126.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.93 | 31.85 | 184.54 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 367.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6047 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Pakistan?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Pakistan was 31.85 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 403.12 in 1982.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.85 in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Pakistan ranks 97th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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About this data
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.