Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 223.17 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
223.17
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
6th
of 101 countries
All-time high
323.73
in 2013
All-time low
21.76
in 1994
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Burkina Faso stood at 223.17.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 206.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Burkina Faso peaked at 323.73 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.76, in 1994.
Burkina Faso ranks 6th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62.6 | — |
| 1962 | 62.6 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 77.29 | +23.5% |
| 1964 | 67.62 | -12.5% |
| 1965 | 67.62 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 67.62 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 63.76 | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 48.3 | -24.2% |
| 1969 | 50.24 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 65.69 | +30.8% |
| 1971 | 65.69 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 61.83 | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 52.17 | -15.6% |
| 1974 | 52.17 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 52.17 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 52.17 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 52.17 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 52.17 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 52.17 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 52.17 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 51.55 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 59.01 | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 60.44 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 63.4 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 40.06 | -36.8% |
| 1986 | 31.75 | -20.7% |
| 1987 | 47.98 | +51.1% |
| 1988 | 76.2 | +58.8% |
| 1989 | 45.81 | -39.9% |
| 1990 | 23.38 | -49.0% |
| 1991 | 31.3 | +33.9% |
| 1992 | 28.98 | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 31.22 | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 21.76 | -30.3% |
| 1995 | 24.36 | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 32.62 | +33.9% |
| 1997 | 31.11 | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 26.31 | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 33.41 | +27.0% |
| 2000 | 52.87 | +58.2% |
| 2001 | 80.47 | +52.2% |
| 2002 | 71.49 | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 55.09 | -22.9% |
| 2004 | 78.95 | +43.3% |
| 2005 | 136.82 | +73.3% |
| 2006 | 157.34 | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 119.63 | -24.0% |
| 2008 | 141.47 | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 157.47 | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 178.76 | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 270.62 | +51.4% |
| 2012 | 179.33 | -33.7% |
| 2013 | 323.73 | +80.5% |
| 2014 | 72.91 | -77.5% |
| 2015 | 90.87 | +24.6% |
| 2016 | 136.22 | +49.9% |
| 2017 | 113.51 | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 124.69 | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 128.26 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 244.53 | +90.7% |
| 2021 | 222.05 | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 223.32 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 210.8 | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 223.17 | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.07 | 48.3 | 77.29 | 9 |
| 1970s | 55.84 | 52.17 | 65.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.84 | 31.75 | 76.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.45 | 21.76 | 33.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.16 | 52.87 | 157.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 161.89 | 72.91 | 323.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 224.77 | 210.8 | 244.53 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Burkina Faso
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.86 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 19.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 19.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Burkina Faso?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Burkina Faso was 223.17 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 323.73 in 2013.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.76 in 1994.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Burkina Faso ranks 6th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 206.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.