Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 73.72 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is 73.72, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Zimbabwe peaked at 197.01 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.16, in 1965.
That places Zimbabwe 81st 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.15 | — |
| 1962 | 0.78 | -32.2% |
| 1963 | 0.58 | -25.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2 | -65.5% |
| 1965 | 0.16 | -20.0% |
| 1966 | 0.62 | +287.5% |
| 1967 | 0.96 | +54.8% |
| 1968 | 1.16 | +20.8% |
| 1969 | 1.24 | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 1.31 | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 1.38 | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 1.44 | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 1.49 | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 1.44 | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 1.59 | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 1.17 | -26.4% |
| 1977 | 0.58 | -50.4% |
| 1978 | 0.81 | +39.7% |
| 1979 | 0.77 | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.73 | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.62 | -15.1% |
| 1982 | 0.35 | -43.5% |
| 1983 | 0.56 | +60.0% |
| 1984 | 0.61 | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 0.65 | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7 | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.74 | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.77 | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.78 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.79 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.82 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.64 | -22.0% |
| 1993 | 0.79 | +23.4% |
| 1994 | 0.84 | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.73 | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 0.76 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 1.48 | +94.7% |
| 1998 | 0.69 | -53.4% |
| 1999 | 10.56 | +1430.4% |
| 2000 | 13.74 | +30.1% |
| 2001 | 17.4 | +26.6% |
| 2002 | 21.57 | +24.0% |
| 2003 | 26.28 | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 31.57 | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 37.24 | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 50.69 | +36.1% |
| 2007 | 56.68 | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 72.1 | +27.2% |
| 2011 | 76.61 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 81.27 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 86.25 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 134.25 | +55.7% |
| 2015 | 86.4 | -35.6% |
| 2016 | 79.35 | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 197.01 | +148.3% |
| 2018 | 121.69 | -38.2% |
| 2019 | 32.87 | -73.0% |
| 2020 | 41.96 | +27.7% |
| 2021 | 152.16 | +262.6% |
| 2022 | 73.46 | -51.7% |
| 2023 | 72.23 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 73.72 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7611 | 0.16 | 1.24 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2 | 0.58 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.651 | 0.35 | 0.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 | 0.64 | 10.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.9 | 13.74 | 56.68 | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.78 | 32.87 | 197.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.71 | 41.96 | 152.16 | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Zimbabwe?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Zimbabwe was 73.72 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 197.01 in 2017.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 in 1965.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Zimbabwe ranks 81st out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.