Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Peru
Peru: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 93.69 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Peru, 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 Peru is 93.69, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Peru peaked at 159.21 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 61.88, in 1985.
Peru ranks 52nd of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 151.16 | — |
| 1962 | 147.73 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 156.38 | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 159.21 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 115 | -27.8% |
| 1966 | 120.13 | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 131.42 | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 123.84 | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 129.91 | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 144.09 | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 132.71 | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 118.85 | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 117.14 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 106.87 | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 115.56 | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 113.08 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 107.01 | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 101.45 | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 96.38 | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 89.88 | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 95.76 | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 90.55 | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 91.6 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 95.55 | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 61.88 | -35.2% |
| 1986 | 81.29 | +31.4% |
| 1987 | 75.1 | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 63.07 | -16.0% |
| 1989 | 73.9 | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 103.18 | +39.6% |
| 1991 | 69.75 | -32.4% |
| 1992 | 71.6 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 92.27 | +28.9% |
| 1994 | 65.13 | -29.4% |
| 1995 | 69.92 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 72.27 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 110.9 | +53.5% |
| 1998 | 94.59 | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 102.16 | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 101.03 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 103.04 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 89.72 | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 76.46 | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 72.38 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 71.75 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 76.67 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 70.81 | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 72.28 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 99.41 | +37.5% |
| 2010 | 99.03 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 111.59 | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 112.48 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 107.11 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 101.03 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 103.44 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 95.52 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 89.51 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 94.37 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 101.42 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 80.96 | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 100.83 | +24.5% |
| 2022 | 89.93 | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 99.4 | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 93.69 | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 137.2 | 115 | 159.21 | 9 |
| 1970s | 115.31 | 96.38 | 144.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.86 | 61.88 | 95.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.18 | 65.13 | 110.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.35 | 70.81 | 103.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.55 | 89.51 | 112.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.96 | 80.96 | 100.83 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 49 China, Hong Kong SAR 94.13 compare
- 50 China 93.91 compare
- 51 China, mainland 93.89 compare
- 53 Sudan 93.62 compare
- 54 Madagascar 93.56 compare
- 55 Myanmar 92.1 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Peru?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Peru was 93.69 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 159.21 in 1964.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.88 in 1985.
- How does Peru rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Peru ranks 52nd out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.