Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Yemen
Yemen: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 74.37 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Yemen, 1987–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Yemen is 74.37, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Yemen peaked at 265.07 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 74.37, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 80th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 113.64 | — |
| 1988 | 176.36 | +55.2% |
| 1989 | 265.07 | +50.3% |
| 1990 | 187.6 | -29.2% |
| 1991 | 207.82 | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 204.45 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 196.9 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 174.1 | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 167.95 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 162.39 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 160.55 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 157.31 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 156.64 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 154.8 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 155.28 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 152.93 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 150.69 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 138.69 | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 123.36 | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 133.46 | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 139.6 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 135.22 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 147.16 | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 142.41 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 128.13 | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 115.36 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 105.5 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 97.59 | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 105.54 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 96.87 | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 93.8 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 90.06 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 86.47 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 83.55 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 82.3 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 77.96 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 76.63 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 74.37 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 185.02 | 113.64 | 265.07 | 3 |
| 1990s | 177.57 | 156.64 | 207.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 143.12 | 123.36 | 155.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.17 | 86.47 | 142.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.96 | 74.37 | 83.55 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -14.18 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 182.21 current US$ per person (2018)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6297 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Yemen?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Yemen was 74.37 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 265.07 in 1989.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.37 in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Yemen ranks 80th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.