Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Central America
Central America: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 135.86 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Central America recorded 135.86 for sweet potatoes — gross production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and up 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Central America peaked at 211.93 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 39.1, in 1980.
Central America ranks 1st of 25 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 122.9 | — |
| 1962 | 137.01 | +11.5% |
| 1963 | 167.26 | +22.1% |
| 1964 | 171.84 | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 151.95 | -11.6% |
| 1966 | 192.65 | +26.8% |
| 1967 | 211.93 | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 163.59 | -22.8% |
| 1969 | 190.23 | +16.3% |
| 1970 | 206.55 | +8.6% |
| 1971 | 171.61 | -16.9% |
| 1972 | 168.19 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 128.53 | -23.6% |
| 1974 | 102.6 | -20.2% |
| 1975 | 104.46 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 109.09 | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 99.93 | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 76.51 | -23.4% |
| 1979 | 85.44 | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 39.1 | -54.2% |
| 1981 | 68.23 | +74.5% |
| 1982 | 69.17 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 63.34 | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 71.66 | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 63.41 | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 39.95 | -37.0% |
| 1987 | 78.91 | +97.5% |
| 1988 | 65.45 | -17.1% |
| 1989 | 46.97 | -28.2% |
| 1990 | 47.63 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 47.86 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 64.17 | +34.1% |
| 1993 | 48.75 | -24.0% |
| 1994 | 43.23 | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 42.59 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 42.06 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 67.23 | +59.8% |
| 1998 | 51.4 | -23.5% |
| 1999 | 64.96 | +26.4% |
| 2000 | 72.08 | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 81.68 | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 67.95 | -16.8% |
| 2003 | 84.26 | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 84.31 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.97 | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 90.38 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 90.45 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 88.66 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 68.69 | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 79.26 | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 81.48 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 60.41 | -25.9% |
| 2013 | 68.74 | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 77.08 | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 105.22 | +36.5% |
| 2016 | 117.7 | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 130.44 | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 116.88 | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 111.29 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 135.17 | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 145.34 | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 126.52 | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 149.12 | +17.9% |
| 2024 | 135.86 | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 167.71 | 122.9 | 211.93 | 9 |
| 1970s | 125.29 | 76.51 | 206.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.62 | 39.1 | 78.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.99 | 42.06 | 67.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.54 | 67.95 | 96.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.85 | 60.41 | 130.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 138.4 | 126.52 | 149.12 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 129.39 compare
- 1 Guatemala 1,111 compare
- 2 Mauritius 480.44 compare
- 3 Costa Rica 311.34 compare
- 4 Niger 310.34 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Central America?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Central America was 135.86 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 211.93 in 1967.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1 in 1980.
- How does Central America rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Central America ranks 1st out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America 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.