Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Asia
Western Asia: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 41.2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Asia, 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 Western Asia is 41.2, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 37.5% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Western Asia peaked at 146.11 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.16, in 1961.
Western Asia ranks 24th of 25 groups on this measure, 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.16 | — |
| 1962 | 3.05 | +41.2% |
| 1963 | 2.96 | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 3.78 | +27.7% |
| 1965 | 4.55 | +20.4% |
| 1966 | 4.43 | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 5.13 | +15.8% |
| 1968 | 5.79 | +12.9% |
| 1969 | 4.07 | -29.7% |
| 1970 | 3.58 | -12.0% |
| 1971 | 3.11 | -13.1% |
| 1972 | 3.02 | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 2.59 | -14.2% |
| 1974 | 3.21 | +23.9% |
| 1975 | 2.79 | -13.1% |
| 1976 | 5.31 | +90.3% |
| 1977 | 5.17 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 5.02 | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 4.89 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 4.82 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 5.92 | +22.8% |
| 1982 | 8.64 | +45.9% |
| 1983 | 8.14 | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 11.24 | +38.1% |
| 1985 | 16.35 | +45.5% |
| 1986 | 21.29 | +30.2% |
| 1987 | 7.6 | -64.3% |
| 1988 | 17.47 | +129.9% |
| 1989 | 18.19 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 20.99 | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 20.05 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 16.96 | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 23.63 | +39.3% |
| 1994 | 26.6 | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 28.44 | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 40.81 | +43.5% |
| 1997 | 52.43 | +28.5% |
| 1998 | 54.62 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 50.24 | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 73.39 | +46.1% |
| 2001 | 69.8 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 75.97 | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 78.45 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 90.28 | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 87.21 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 110.93 | +27.2% |
| 2007 | 113.82 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 146.11 | +28.4% |
| 2009 | 100.62 | -31.1% |
| 2010 | 62.75 | -37.6% |
| 2011 | 63.39 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 56.91 | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 79.31 | +39.4% |
| 2014 | 90.19 | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 108.22 | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 101.58 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 95.64 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 108.17 | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 87.23 | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 86.09 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 91.51 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 74.75 | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 65.95 | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 41.2 | -37.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.99 | 2.16 | 5.79 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.87 | 2.59 | 5.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.97 | 4.82 | 21.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.48 | 16.96 | 54.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.66 | 69.8 | 146.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.34 | 56.91 | 108.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.9 | 41.2 | 91.51 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 21 Saint Kitts and Nevis 118.83 compare
- 22 Guyana 116.44 compare
- 23 New Caledonia 114.22 compare
- 24 Mali 114.1 compare
- 25 Burundi 112.85 compare
- 25 Cabo Verde 32.72 compare
- 26 Barbados 110.22 compare
- 27 Bangladesh 107.59 compare
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- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.0268 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -8.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -10.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 9.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 9.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Western Asia?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Western Asia was 41.2 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 146.11 in 2008.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Western Asia ranks 24th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.