Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Egypt
Egypt: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 110.71 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Egypt stood at 110.71.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Egypt peaked at 132.62 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.66, in 1989.
That places Egypt 34th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.85 | — |
| 1962 | 19.33 | -11.5% |
| 1963 | 20.57 | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 21.99 | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 21.4 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 20.73 | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 16.99 | -18.0% |
| 1968 | 19.47 | +14.6% |
| 1969 | 22.6 | +16.1% |
| 1970 | 21.22 | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 20.97 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 21.47 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 14.98 | -30.2% |
| 1974 | 14.98 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 18.72 | +25.0% |
| 1976 | 17.22 | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 17.1 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 15.8 | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 25.86 | +63.7% |
| 1980 | 21.53 | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 21.46 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 31.2 | +45.4% |
| 1983 | 20.72 | -33.6% |
| 1984 | 23.96 | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 32.95 | +37.5% |
| 1986 | 27.71 | -15.9% |
| 1987 | 15.73 | -43.2% |
| 1988 | 28.96 | +84.1% |
| 1989 | 13.66 | -52.8% |
| 1990 | 25.53 | +86.9% |
| 1991 | 31.83 | +24.7% |
| 1992 | 22.42 | -29.6% |
| 1993 | 35.68 | +59.1% |
| 1994 | 38.01 | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 41.19 | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 36.85 | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 47.51 | +28.9% |
| 1998 | 56.3 | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 63.17 | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 62.29 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 78.56 | +26.1% |
| 2002 | 58.02 | -26.1% |
| 2003 | 76.78 | +32.3% |
| 2004 | 67.55 | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 87.37 | +29.3% |
| 2006 | 87.76 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 90.75 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 64.65 | -28.8% |
| 2009 | 89.18 | +37.9% |
| 2010 | 92.59 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 68.63 | -25.9% |
| 2012 | 79.69 | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 93.72 | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 84.63 | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 101.92 | +20.4% |
| 2016 | 113.45 | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 88.69 | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 124 | +39.8% |
| 2019 | 111.58 | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 132.62 | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 122.61 | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 79.54 | -35.1% |
| 2023 | 97.81 | +23.0% |
| 2024 | 110.71 | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.55 | 16.99 | 22.6 | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.83 | 14.98 | 25.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.79 | 13.66 | 32.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.85 | 22.42 | 63.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.29 | 58.02 | 90.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.89 | 68.63 | 124 | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.66 | 79.54 | 132.62 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Egypt?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Egypt was 110.71 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 132.62 in 2020.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.66 in 1989.
- How does Egypt rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Egypt ranks 34th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.