Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Japan
Japan: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 83.98 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Japan recorded 83.98 for sweet potatoes — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Japan peaked at 788.43 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 78.7, in 2021.
Japan ranks 81st of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 760.24 | — |
| 1962 | 741.34 | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 788.43 | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 695.26 | -11.8% |
| 1965 | 588.55 | -15.3% |
| 1966 | 579.23 | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 483.95 | -16.4% |
| 1968 | 434.86 | -10.1% |
| 1969 | 347.61 | -20.1% |
| 1970 | 312.66 | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 249.73 | -20.1% |
| 1972 | 241.44 | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 188.93 | -21.7% |
| 1974 | 168.07 | -11.0% |
| 1975 | 166.08 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 149.8 | -9.8% |
| 1977 | 167.6 | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 160.58 | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 159.29 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 154.25 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 170.77 | +10.7% |
| 1982 | 162.1 | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 161.51 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 163.97 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 178.85 | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 176.51 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 166.67 | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 155.31 | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 167.6 | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 164.21 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 141.13 | -14.1% |
| 1992 | 151.67 | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 120.99 | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 148.04 | +22.4% |
| 1995 | 138.32 | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 129.89 | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 132.35 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 133.4 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 118.06 | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 125.72 | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 124.5 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 120.64 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 110.22 | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 118.18 | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 123.33 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 115.82 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 113.42 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 118.41 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 120.17 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 101.15 | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 103.76 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 102.59 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 110.37 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 103.83 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 95.36 | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 100.81 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 94.53 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 93.29 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 87.69 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 80.53 | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 78.7 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 83.24 | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 83.84 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 83.98 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 602.16 | 347.61 | 788.43 | 9 |
| 1970s | 196.42 | 149.8 | 312.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 165.75 | 154.25 | 178.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 137.81 | 118.06 | 164.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 119.04 | 110.22 | 125.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.34 | 87.69 | 110.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.06 | 78.7 | 83.98 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Japan?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Japan was 83.98 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 788.43 in 1963.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7 in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Japan ranks 81st out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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.