Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in China
China: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 95.45 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in China, 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 is 95.45, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 peaked at 248.04 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 93.22, in 2019.
That places China 68th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 143.06 | — |
| 1962 | 153.83 | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 140.26 | -8.8% |
| 1964 | 129.32 | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 160.02 | +23.7% |
| 1966 | 181.8 | +13.6% |
| 1967 | 181.36 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 179.74 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 194.37 | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 213.49 | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 198.13 | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 188.85 | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 248.04 | +31.3% |
| 1974 | 218.39 | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 223.79 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 208.33 | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 228.31 | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 243.58 | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 218.25 | -10.4% |
| 1980 | 219.98 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 196.23 | -10.8% |
| 1982 | 204.15 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 220.3 | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 212.13 | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 192.13 | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 188.81 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 212.46 | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 191.5 | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 195.56 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 194.17 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 195.5 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 193.68 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 209.78 | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 199.26 | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 217.26 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 229.45 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 189.94 | -17.2% |
| 1998 | 214.04 | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 233.49 | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 218.75 | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 210.6 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 209.72 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 199.45 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 195.9 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 190.18 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 150.43 | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 140.3 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 145.19 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 129.64 | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 121.82 | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 120.03 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 111.08 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 105.7 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 103.69 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 100.75 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 95.56 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 95.68 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.56 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 93.22 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 95.85 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 95.85 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.98 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 95.51 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 95.45 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 162.64 | 129.32 | 194.37 | 9 |
| 1970s | 218.92 | 188.85 | 248.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 203.32 | 188.81 | 220.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 207.66 | 189.94 | 233.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 179.02 | 129.64 | 218.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.61 | 93.22 | 121.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.53 | 94.98 | 95.85 | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in China?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in China was 95.45 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?
- The highest recorded value was 248.04 in 1973.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.22 in 2019.
- How does China rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- China ranks 68th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.