Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 109.17 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand stood at 109.17.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 125.23 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.67, in 1961.
That places Australia and New Zealand 36th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.67 | — |
| 1962 | 5.43 | +16.3% |
| 1963 | 5.35 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 5.66 | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 6.61 | +16.8% |
| 1966 | 5.48 | -17.1% |
| 1967 | 8.05 | +46.9% |
| 1968 | 8.44 | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 9.41 | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 10.2 | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 8.88 | -12.9% |
| 1972 | 11.27 | +26.9% |
| 1973 | 12.4 | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 13.16 | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 10.49 | -20.3% |
| 1976 | 9.32 | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 9.71 | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 19.2 | +97.7% |
| 1979 | 12.1 | -37.0% |
| 1980 | 21.15 | +74.8% |
| 1981 | 15.34 | -27.5% |
| 1982 | 11.66 | -24.0% |
| 1983 | 11.24 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 13.39 | +19.1% |
| 1985 | 13.63 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 12.4 | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 15.75 | +27.0% |
| 1988 | 15.59 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 17.23 | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 19.97 | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 24.43 | +22.3% |
| 1992 | 27.36 | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 31.17 | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 37 | +18.7% |
| 1995 | 37.27 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 36.74 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 33.48 | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 33.59 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 42.12 | +25.4% |
| 2000 | 48.06 | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 49.68 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 52.92 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 58.86 | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 64.8 | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 64.26 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 65.98 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 69.47 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 55.73 | -19.8% |
| 2009 | 59.24 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 69.17 | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 78.55 | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 82.4 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 88.34 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 96.23 | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 100.31 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 103.46 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 106.51 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 111.98 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 115.73 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 119.88 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 125.23 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 113.43 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 111.57 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 109.17 | -2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +97.7% | 9.71 | 19.2 |
| 1980 | +74.8% | 12.1 | 21.15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.57 | 4.67 | 9.41 | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.67 | 8.88 | 19.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.74 | 11.24 | 21.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.31 | 19.97 | 42.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.9 | 48.06 | 69.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.27 | 69.17 | 115.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.86 | 109.17 | 125.23 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand was 109.17 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 125.23 in 2021.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.67 in 1961.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 36th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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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.