Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Africa
Western Africa: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 97.62 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
97.62
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
9th
of 25 groups
All-time high
110.58
in 2017
All-time low
14.42
in 1985
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa stood at 97.62.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa peaked at 110.58 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.42, in 1985.
Western Africa ranks 9th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.47 | — |
| 1962 | 36.3 | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 33.35 | -8.1% |
| 1964 | 31.66 | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 32.63 | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 33.27 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 33.86 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 32.68 | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 33.5 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 27.17 | -18.9% |
| 1971 | 25.13 | -7.5% |
| 1972 | 22.61 | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 21.73 | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 20.65 | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 20.58 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 21.66 | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 20.44 | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 19.07 | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 18.3 | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 15.94 | -12.9% |
| 1981 | 15.16 | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 14.94 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 15.61 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 16.79 | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 14.42 | -14.1% |
| 1986 | 14.63 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 15.76 | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 17.47 | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 16.91 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 17.95 | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 19.38 | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 20.05 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 26 | +29.7% |
| 1994 | 23.16 | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 51.88 | +124.0% |
| 1996 | 64.12 | +23.6% |
| 1997 | 62.35 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 63.27 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 91.19 | +44.1% |
| 2000 | 89.22 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 87.9 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 91.51 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 96.38 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 97.66 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 102.31 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 109.14 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 84.6 | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 103.05 | +21.8% |
| 2009 | 96.8 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 100.92 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 101.24 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 101.82 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 104.56 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 99.4 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 99.05 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 101.55 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 110.58 | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 99.55 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 97.72 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 101.03 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 100.4 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 98.72 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 98 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 97.62 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.41 | 31.66 | 36.3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.73 | 18.3 | 27.17 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.76 | 14.42 | 17.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.94 | 17.95 | 91.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.86 | 84.6 | 109.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.64 | 97.72 | 110.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.15 | 97.62 | 101.03 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 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
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 89.7 compare
- 10 Brazil 154.34 compare
- 11 Fiji 153.1 compare
- 12 Honduras 150.98 compare
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- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa was 97.62 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 110.58 in 2017.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.42 in 1985.
- How does Western Africa rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Western Africa ranks 9th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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.