Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 68.51 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 68.51 for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Puerto Rico peaked at 4,582 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 62.37, in 2023.
Puerto Rico ranks 85th 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,556 | — |
| 1962 | 4,374 | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 4,519 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 3,894 | -13.8% |
| 1965 | 4,427 | +13.7% |
| 1966 | 4,582 | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 4,087 | -10.8% |
| 1968 | 3,255 | -20.4% |
| 1969 | 3,411 | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 2,953 | -13.5% |
| 1971 | 2,580 | -12.6% |
| 1972 | 2,137 | -17.2% |
| 1973 | 2,037 | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 2,392 | +17.4% |
| 1975 | 2,315 | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 2,190 | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 2,006 | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 2,120 | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 2,236 | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 2,216 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 2,607 | +17.6% |
| 1982 | 2,583 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 2,570 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 2,398 | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 2,020 | -15.8% |
| 1986 | 1,992 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 1,942 | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 1,959 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 2,148 | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 1,890 | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 2,143 | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 1,674 | -21.9% |
| 1993 | 857.75 | -48.8% |
| 1994 | 895.24 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 541.34 | -39.5% |
| 1996 | 446.28 | -17.6% |
| 1997 | 453.22 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 419.56 | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 553.69 | +32.0% |
| 2000 | 657.77 | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 496.46 | -24.5% |
| 2002 | 705.2 | +42.0% |
| 2003 | 661.71 | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 708.97 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 719.23 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 692.81 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 682.25 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 588.89 | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 551.26 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 613.98 | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 490.97 | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 417.64 | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 268.53 | -35.7% |
| 2014 | 64.96 | -75.8% |
| 2015 | 106.6 | +64.1% |
| 2016 | 128.44 | +20.5% |
| 2017 | 140.07 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 144.35 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 156.01 | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 129.47 | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 107.78 | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 83.66 | -22.4% |
| 2023 | 62.37 | -25.4% |
| 2024 | 68.51 | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,123 | 3,255 | 4,582 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,297 | 2,006 | 2,953 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,244 | 1,942 | 2,607 | 10 |
| 1990s | 987.37 | 419.56 | 2,143 | 10 |
| 2000s | 646.46 | 496.46 | 719.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 253.16 | 64.96 | 613.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.36 | 62.37 | 129.47 | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Puerto Rico?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Puerto Rico was 68.51 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 4,582 in 1966.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.37 in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Puerto Rico ranks 85th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.