Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Americas
Americas: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 90.12 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Americas recorded 90.12 for sweet potatoes — gross production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Americas peaked at 121.92 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 60.33, in 1996.
Americas ranks 19th of 25 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 90.46 | — |
| 1962 | 97.33 | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 99.79 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 99.88 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 104.58 | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 109.87 | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 120.53 | +9.7% |
| 1968 | 114.68 | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 121.92 | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 119.69 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 118.7 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 117.76 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 108.66 | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 99.11 | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 102.95 | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 95.99 | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 85.11 | -11.3% |
| 1978 | 81.56 | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 77.97 | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 69.15 | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 69.63 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 74.99 | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 70.43 | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 74.66 | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 75.85 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 72.78 | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 72.36 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 70.28 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 67.26 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 66.02 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 62.01 | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 64.5 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 60.6 | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 67.95 | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 65.35 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 60.33 | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 62.08 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 62.05 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 62.58 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 66.14 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 70.74 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 68.67 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 75.79 | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 75.65 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 74.11 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 71.94 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 75.79 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 74.18 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 78.96 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 87.04 | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 92.67 | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 92.46 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.12 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 101.28 | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 99.34 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 99.38 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 104.05 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 94.59 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 100.47 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 93.36 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 95.52 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 89.56 | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 89.22 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 90.12 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106.56 | 90.46 | 121.92 | 9 |
| 1970s | 100.75 | 77.97 | 119.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.74 | 67.26 | 75.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.35 | 60.33 | 67.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.2 | 66.14 | 78.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.54 | 87.04 | 104.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.56 | 89.22 | 95.52 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Americas?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Americas was 90.12 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 121.92 in 1969.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.33 in 1996.
- How does Americas rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Americas ranks 19th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Gross 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.