Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 99.68 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
99.68
Change on year
down 7.7%
Rank
6th
of 25 groups
All-time high
256.19
in 1962
All-time low
84.82
in 2006
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, 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 Southern Africa is 99.68, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 256.19 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 84.82, in 2006.
That places Southern Africa 6th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 244.83 | — |
| 1962 | 256.19 | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 211.1 | -17.6% |
| 1964 | 219.37 | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 198.82 | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 188.96 | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 208.92 | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 198.91 | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 177.3 | -10.9% |
| 1970 | 200.18 | +12.9% |
| 1971 | 166.26 | -16.9% |
| 1972 | 179.86 | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 161.63 | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 173.66 | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 160.34 | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 168.26 | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 150.41 | -10.6% |
| 1978 | 164.45 | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 172.01 | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 159.26 | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 133.22 | -16.4% |
| 1982 | 123.71 | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 126.21 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 139.77 | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 150.85 | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 133.03 | -11.8% |
| 1987 | 150.82 | +13.4% |
| 1988 | 140.98 | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 129.23 | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 117.27 | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 123.93 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 119.95 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 134.87 | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 133.54 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 112.46 | -15.8% |
| 1996 | 93.01 | -17.3% |
| 1997 | 116.84 | +25.6% |
| 1998 | 112.64 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 99.96 | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 99.16 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 105.89 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 98.02 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 93.26 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 100.48 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 98.96 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 84.82 | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 90.25 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 92.45 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 108.94 | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 112.33 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 94.49 | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 92.23 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 106.2 | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 100.62 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 103.07 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 96.31 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 114.52 | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 131.1 | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 139.17 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 123.41 | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 119.36 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 131.51 | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 108.04 | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 99.68 | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 211.6 | 177.3 | 256.19 | 9 |
| 1970s | 169.71 | 150.41 | 200.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 138.71 | 123.71 | 159.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 116.45 | 93.01 | 134.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.22 | 84.82 | 108.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109 | 92.23 | 139.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.4 | 99.68 | 131.51 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 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 Senegal 216.18 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
- 9 Spain 169.98 compare
- 9 Melanesia 91.34 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa was 99.68 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 256.19 in 1962.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.82 in 2006.
- How does Southern Africa rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 6th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.