Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Kenya
Kenya: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 96.1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Kenya is 96.1, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 28.9% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Kenya peaked at 137.26 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.59, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 66th of 101 countries 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.59 | — |
| 1962 | 16.71 | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 17.82 | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 18.94 | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 20.05 | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 22.17 | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 22.28 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 23.39 | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 24.5 | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 25.62 | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 26.73 | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 27.85 | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 28.96 | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 30.07 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 31.19 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 26.18 | -16.1% |
| 1977 | 28.74 | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 36.72 | +27.8% |
| 1979 | 37.87 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 38.99 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 40.54 | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 59.03 | +45.6% |
| 1983 | 29.52 | -50.0% |
| 1984 | 31.19 | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 54.35 | +74.3% |
| 1986 | 56.28 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 58.29 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 60.36 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 29.21 | -51.6% |
| 1990 | 26.94 | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 45.16 | +67.6% |
| 1992 | 27.83 | -38.4% |
| 1993 | 35.09 | +26.1% |
| 1994 | 31.74 | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 35.14 | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 29.63 | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 42.36 | +43.0% |
| 1998 | 44.27 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 60.49 | +36.6% |
| 2000 | 58.81 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 66.68 | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 57.19 | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 65.46 | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 63.63 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 74.82 | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 80.72 | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 90.39 | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 99.67 | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 115.2 | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 91.44 | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 84.59 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 95.74 | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 81.27 | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 85.06 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 137.26 | +61.4% |
| 2016 | 77.68 | -43.4% |
| 2017 | 85.7 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 97.02 | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 108.79 | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 76.38 | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 86.56 | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 66.6 | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 74.53 | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 96.1 | +28.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.16 | 15.59 | 24.5 | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.99 | 25.62 | 37.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.78 | 29.21 | 60.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.86 | 26.94 | 60.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.26 | 57.19 | 115.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.45 | 77.68 | 137.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.03 | 66.6 | 96.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 63 Myanmar 98.25 compare
- 64 Palestine, State of 97.95 compare
- 65 Yemen 96.86 compare
- 67 China, mainland 95.47 compare
- 68 China 95.45 compare
- 68 Philippines 95.45 compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Kenya?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Kenya was 96.1 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 137.26 in 2015.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.59 in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Kenya ranks 66th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.