Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Brazil
Brazil: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 162.16 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Brazil is 162.16, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Brazil peaked at 375.97 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 69.25, in 1996.
That places Brazil 14th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 226.63 | — |
| 1962 | 242.02 | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 258.48 | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 267.1 | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 287.75 | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 319.71 | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 372.06 | +16.4% |
| 1968 | 354.46 | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 363.6 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 356.72 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 360.32 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 375.97 | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 305.63 | -18.7% |
| 1974 | 266.68 | -12.7% |
| 1975 | 267.44 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 230.3 | -13.9% |
| 1977 | 179.59 | -22.0% |
| 1978 | 147.45 | -17.9% |
| 1979 | 136.98 | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 121.44 | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 127.46 | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 124.83 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 114.05 | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 127.48 | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 126.32 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 128.53 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 126.5 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 113.21 | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 114.03 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 106.43 | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 104.05 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 100.86 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 96.26 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 109.59 | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 103.5 | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 69.25 | -33.1% |
| 1997 | 81.92 | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 74.37 | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 78.97 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 80.98 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 81.03 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 83.25 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 89.13 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 90.02 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 85.86 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 86.68 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 88.52 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 91.68 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 79.82 | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 82.78 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 91.07 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 80.14 | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 84.48 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 87.9 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 99.63 | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 112.48 | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 130.46 | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 123.87 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 134.34 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 141.99 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 141.8 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 141.87 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 154.64 | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 162.16 | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 299.09 | 226.63 | 372.06 | 9 |
| 1970s | 262.71 | 136.98 | 375.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 122.38 | 113.21 | 128.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.52 | 69.25 | 109.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.7 | 79.82 | 91.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.72 | 80.14 | 134.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 148.49 | 141.8 | 162.16 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Brazil?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Brazil was 162.16 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 375.97 in 1972.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.25 in 1996.
- How does Brazil rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Brazil ranks 14th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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.