Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Senegal
Senegal: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 216.18 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
216.18
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
5th
of 101 countries
All-time high
218.43
in 2022
All-time low
5.39
in 1993
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Senegal stood at 216.18.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 131.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Senegal peaked at 218.43 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.39, in 1993.
Senegal ranks 5th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 162.84 | — |
| 1962 | 157.79 | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 143.81 | -8.9% |
| 1964 | 65.24 | -54.6% |
| 1965 | 56.59 | -13.3% |
| 1966 | 95.86 | +69.4% |
| 1967 | 131.85 | +37.5% |
| 1968 | 155.76 | +18.1% |
| 1969 | 130.71 | -16.1% |
| 1970 | 75.71 | -42.1% |
| 1971 | 63.63 | -16.0% |
| 1972 | 39.93 | -37.2% |
| 1973 | 54.75 | +37.1% |
| 1974 | 51.62 | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 40.14 | -22.2% |
| 1976 | 34.15 | -14.9% |
| 1977 | 52.04 | +52.4% |
| 1978 | 55.26 | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 41.14 | -25.6% |
| 1980 | 41.74 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 43.59 | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 43.03 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 42.99 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 41.57 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 40.68 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 40.04 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 28.45 | -28.9% |
| 1988 | 17.06 | -40.0% |
| 1989 | 16.78 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 12.95 | -22.8% |
| 1991 | 12.29 | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 9.46 | -23.0% |
| 1993 | 5.39 | -43.0% |
| 1994 | 14.04 | +160.5% |
| 1995 | 14.92 | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 13.15 | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 15.48 | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 56.47 | +264.8% |
| 1999 | 95.07 | +68.4% |
| 2000 | 136.44 | +43.5% |
| 2001 | 142.99 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 139.53 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 87.29 | -37.4% |
| 2004 | 84.12 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 86.28 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 102.41 | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 112.54 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 115.73 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 169.53 | +46.5% |
| 2010 | 193.12 | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 109.21 | -43.4% |
| 2012 | 78.57 | -28.1% |
| 2013 | 94.07 | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 93.37 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 83.61 | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 123.03 | +47.1% |
| 2017 | 161.66 | +31.4% |
| 2018 | 157.71 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 190.57 | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 186.31 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 217.95 | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 218.43 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 214.82 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 216.18 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 122.27 | 56.59 | 162.84 | 9 |
| 1970s | 50.84 | 34.15 | 75.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.59 | 16.78 | 43.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.92 | 5.39 | 95.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 117.69 | 84.12 | 169.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 128.49 | 78.57 | 193.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 210.74 | 186.31 | 218.43 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 2 Mauritius 488.34 compare
- 2 Polynesia 100.56 compare
- 3 Costa Rica 292.34 compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 4 Micronesia (Federated States of) 96.19 compare
- 4 Niger 229.56 compare
- 5 Micronesia 96.12 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 96.03 compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 188.01 compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1708 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 333.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Senegal?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Senegal was 216.18 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 218.43 in 2022.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.39 in 1993.
- How does Senegal rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Senegal ranks 5th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.