Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 104.15 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Eastern Africa is 104.15, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Eastern Africa peaked at 115.78 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.18, in 1965.
Eastern Africa ranks 16th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.5 | — |
| 1962 | 14 | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 13.24 | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 12.35 | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 12.18 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 12.42 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 14.06 | +13.2% |
| 1968 | 14.29 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 14.88 | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 19.87 | +33.5% |
| 1971 | 18.88 | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 17.52 | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 18.55 | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 22.65 | +22.1% |
| 1975 | 25.03 | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 26.7 | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 24.49 | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 27.01 | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 24.3 | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 23.94 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 24.42 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 26.05 | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 26.16 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 24.4 | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 27.55 | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 28.72 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 28.21 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 27.75 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 26.02 | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 26.85 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 28.87 | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 28.36 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 29 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 28.31 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 28.67 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 25.21 | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 29.12 | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 31.31 | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 36.57 | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 39.36 | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 43.06 | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 47.21 | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 41.19 | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 49.55 | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 49.22 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 50.15 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 52.84 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 44.84 | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 49.56 | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 58.25 | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 66.21 | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 66.89 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 76.07 | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 99.06 | +30.2% |
| 2015 | 100.98 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 99.96 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 115.78 | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 102.41 | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 107.45 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 108.84 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 111.94 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 101.57 | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 100.35 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 104.15 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.32 | 12.18 | 14.88 | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.5 | 17.52 | 27.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.32 | 23.94 | 28.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.23 | 25.21 | 36.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.7 | 39.36 | 52.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.31 | 58.25 | 115.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.37 | 100.35 | 111.94 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Eastern Africa?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Eastern Africa was 104.15 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 115.78 in 2017.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.18 in 1965.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Eastern Africa ranks 16th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.