Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 109.3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
109.3
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
4th
of 16 groups
All-time high
113.89
in 2017
All-time low
15.81
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 109.3 for sweet potatoes — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 113.89 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.81, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.81 | — |
| 1962 | 17.37 | +9.9% |
| 1963 | 16.79 | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 16.07 | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 15.87 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 16.16 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 19.2 | +18.8% |
| 1968 | 19.6 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 20.35 | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 24.7 | +21.4% |
| 1971 | 23.73 | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 22.08 | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 22.77 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 26.03 | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 28.46 | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 30.75 | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 28.78 | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 30.42 | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 28.22 | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 27.88 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 27.96 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 28.53 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 30.49 | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 28.96 | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 30.11 | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 30.42 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 29.82 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 30.07 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 29.37 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 30.23 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 30.54 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 30.86 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 31.12 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 30.77 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 30.79 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 28.2 | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 30.82 | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 32.12 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 36.17 | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 38.82 | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 42.04 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 46.52 | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 42.4 | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 49.36 | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 49.32 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 50.45 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 54.05 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 47.17 | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 51.51 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 60.61 | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 69.41 | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 69.33 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.2 | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 99.93 | +24.6% |
| 2015 | 98.89 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 101.17 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 113.89 | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 101.1 | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 105.56 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 110.28 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 111.69 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 105.88 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 105.75 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 109.3 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.47 | 15.81 | 20.35 | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.59 | 22.08 | 30.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.36 | 27.88 | 30.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.16 | 28.2 | 36.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.16 | 38.82 | 54.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.01 | 60.61 | 113.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.58 | 105.75 | 111.69 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 109.3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 113.89 in 2017.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.81 in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.