Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in China, mainland
China, mainland: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 95.47 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in China, mainland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — gross production index number in China, mainland is 95.47, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in China, mainland peaked at 243.17 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 93.26, in 2019.
China, mainland ranks 67th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 137.61 | — |
| 1962 | 148.73 | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 136.83 | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 123.63 | -9.6% |
| 1965 | 154.86 | +25.3% |
| 1966 | 176.15 | +13.7% |
| 1967 | 175.22 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 174.1 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 188.32 | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 208.03 | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 192.69 | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 184.23 | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 243.17 | +32.0% |
| 1974 | 214.16 | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 220.3 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 205.8 | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 226.16 | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 241.93 | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 216.93 | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 218.98 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 195.54 | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 203.66 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 220.23 | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 212.27 | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 192.28 | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 189.04 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 212.75 | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 191.87 | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 196.03 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 194.64 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 195.94 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 194.15 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 210.35 | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 199.79 | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 217.85 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 230.08 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 190.38 | -17.3% |
| 1998 | 214.63 | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 234.1 | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 219.34 | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 211.17 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 210.28 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 199.95 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 196.43 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 190.62 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 150.66 | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 140.55 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 145.44 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 129.78 | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 121.96 | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 120.17 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 111.15 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 105.77 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 103.7 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 100.76 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 95.53 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 95.65 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.55 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 93.26 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 95.82 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 95.87 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.98 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 95.56 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 95.47 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 157.27 | 123.63 | 188.32 | 9 |
| 1970s | 215.34 | 184.23 | 243.17 | 10 |
| 1980s | 203.27 | 189.04 | 220.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 208.19 | 190.38 | 234.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 179.42 | 129.78 | 219.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.65 | 93.26 | 121.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.54 | 94.98 | 95.87 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More agriculture & rural data for China, mainland
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate 0.2313 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing -3.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate -3.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -3.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 0.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in China, mainland?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in China, mainland was 95.47 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 243.17 in 1973.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.26 in 2019.
- How does China, mainland rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- China, mainland ranks 67th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.