Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 61.18 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Saint Lucia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 61.18 for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Saint Lucia peaked at 327.67 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 33.48, in 2005.
That places Saint Lucia 87th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 220.7 | — |
| 1962 | 221.21 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 221.7 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 225.06 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 222.78 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 226.1 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 229.19 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 229.22 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 231.84 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 236.85 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 241.47 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 245.88 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 268.97 | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 253.88 | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 251.57 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 284.96 | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 309.23 | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 327.67 | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 323.41 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 318.63 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 324.9 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 319.83 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 316.99 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 311.95 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 309 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 304.1 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 301.6 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 297.64 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 296.33 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 271.78 | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 252.97 | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 210.88 | -16.6% |
| 1993 | 170.01 | -19.4% |
| 1994 | 130.27 | -23.4% |
| 1995 | 92.87 | -28.7% |
| 1996 | 100.7 | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 184.89 | +83.6% |
| 1998 | 66.52 | -64.0% |
| 1999 | 83.16 | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 143.09 | +72.1% |
| 2001 | 110.13 | -23.0% |
| 2002 | 130.67 | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 91.62 | -29.9% |
| 2004 | 64.63 | -29.5% |
| 2005 | 33.48 | -48.2% |
| 2006 | 81.14 | +142.4% |
| 2007 | 85.61 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 97.14 | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 63.45 | -34.7% |
| 2010 | 74.36 | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 78.03 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 90.66 | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 132.39 | +46.0% |
| 2014 | 111.56 | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 97.14 | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 91.3 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 93.45 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 123.92 | +32.6% |
| 2019 | 80.99 | -34.6% |
| 2020 | 89.1 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 104.02 | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 109.79 | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 63.75 | -41.9% |
| 2024 | 61.18 | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 225.31 | 220.7 | 231.84 | 9 |
| 1970s | 274.39 | 236.85 | 327.67 | 10 |
| 1980s | 310.1 | 296.33 | 324.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 156.41 | 66.52 | 271.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.1 | 33.48 | 143.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.38 | 74.36 | 132.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.57 | 61.18 | 109.79 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Saint Lucia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 244.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2268 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.709 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2020)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Saint Lucia?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Saint Lucia was 61.18 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 327.67 in 1978.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.48 in 2005.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Saint Lucia ranks 87th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.