Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Caribbean
Caribbean: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 52.58 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 52.58 for sweet potatoes — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Caribbean peaked at 118.23 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 46.02, in 1997.
Caribbean ranks 23rd of 25 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47.17 | — |
| 1962 | 55.21 | +17.0% |
| 1963 | 60.39 | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 62.93 | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 63.59 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 64.49 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 62.4 | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 65.32 | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 65.99 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 65.85 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 69.71 | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 68.12 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 67.76 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 70.11 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 70.61 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 72.98 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 74.45 | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 78.75 | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 71.04 | -9.8% |
| 1980 | 64.71 | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 60.53 | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 59.5 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 67.54 | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 66.92 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 64.65 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 58.04 | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 59.2 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 54.69 | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 55.19 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 52.41 | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 50.67 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 60.26 | +18.9% |
| 1993 | 47.12 | -21.8% |
| 1994 | 49.08 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 51.98 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 51.42 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 46.02 | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 53.35 | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 55.68 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 58.81 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 64.02 | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 67.02 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 79.79 | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 75.85 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 76.4 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 60.25 | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 74.6 | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 71.72 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 86.96 | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 94.95 | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 93.51 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 103.41 | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 116.46 | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 118.23 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 95.28 | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 86.49 | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 74.64 | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 81.84 | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 75.11 | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 55.28 | -26.4% |
| 2021 | 57.01 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 52.38 | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 49.11 | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 52.58 | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.83 | 47.17 | 65.99 | 9 |
| 1970s | 70.94 | 65.85 | 78.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.1 | 54.69 | 67.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.8 | 46.02 | 60.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.54 | 58.81 | 86.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.99 | 74.64 | 118.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.27 | 49.11 | 57.01 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 20 Burundi 143.71 compare
- 21 Sierra Leone 129.95 compare
- 22 Jamaica 129.08 compare
- 23 Guyana 127.43 compare
- 24 New Caledonia 118.23 compare
- 25 Cabo Verde 33.52 compare
- 25 Saint Kitts and Nevis 118.22 compare
- 26 Sudan 117.99 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Caribbean?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Caribbean was 52.58 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 118.23 in 2014.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.02 in 1997.
- How does Caribbean rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Caribbean ranks 23rd out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.