Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South Africa
South Africa: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 98.53 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in South Africa stood at 98.53.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in South Africa peaked at 225.77 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 84.01, in 2006.
South Africa ranks 35th 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 216.73 | — |
| 1962 | 225.77 | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 179.21 | -20.6% |
| 1964 | 188.3 | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 168.56 | -10.5% |
| 1966 | 158.87 | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 180.39 | +13.5% |
| 1968 | 170.59 | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 148.86 | -12.7% |
| 1970 | 172.5 | +15.9% |
| 1971 | 144.15 | -16.4% |
| 1972 | 159 | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 150.84 | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 153.8 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 135.68 | -11.8% |
| 1976 | 138.83 | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 145.02 | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 141.11 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 146.71 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 139.28 | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 131.69 | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 124.39 | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 128.31 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 137.13 | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 142.83 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 125.99 | -11.8% |
| 1987 | 144.75 | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 136.46 | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 119.48 | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 118.03 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 125.95 | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 119.37 | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 134.87 | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 133.63 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 112.12 | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 92.01 | -17.9% |
| 1997 | 116.59 | +26.7% |
| 1998 | 112.15 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 99.46 | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 98.65 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 105.62 | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 97.49 | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 92.38 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 99.97 | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 98.14 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 84.01 | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 89.5 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 91.79 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 108.89 | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 112.32 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 94.07 | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 92.07 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 106.47 | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 100.59 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 103.16 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 96.24 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 115.32 | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 131.42 | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 135.23 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 124.15 | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 118.6 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 131.34 | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 107.07 | -18.5% |
| 2024 | 98.53 | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 181.92 | 148.86 | 225.77 | 9 |
| 1970s | 148.76 | 135.68 | 172.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 133.03 | 119.48 | 144.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 116.42 | 92.01 | 134.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.64 | 84.01 | 108.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.69 | 92.07 | 135.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.94 | 98.53 | 131.34 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in South Africa?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in South Africa was 98.53 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 225.77 in 1962.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.01 in 2006.
- How does South Africa rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- South Africa ranks 35th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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.