Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 117.69 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 117.69 for sweet potatoes — gross production index number in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Madagascar peaked at 120.59 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.33, in 1973.
That places Madagascar 27th 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.47 | — |
| 1962 | 26.29 | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 29.92 | +13.8% |
| 1964 | 30.66 | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 30.9 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 31.6 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 32.38 | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 32.96 | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 33.25 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 31.69 | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 29.69 | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 28.25 | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 22.33 | -21.0% |
| 1974 | 24.24 | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 25.32 | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 42.82 | +69.1% |
| 1977 | 35.16 | -17.9% |
| 1978 | 29.46 | -16.2% |
| 1979 | 33.05 | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 33.84 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 36.13 | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 32.28 | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 41.97 | +30.0% |
| 1984 | 41.93 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 40.8 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 42.35 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 42.31 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 42.33 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 43.81 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 44.06 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 44.24 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 40.97 | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 45.33 | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 50.77 | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 40.8 | -19.6% |
| 1996 | 45.33 | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 46.23 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 46.23 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 47.14 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 46.47 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 47.61 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 44.7 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 44.69 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.16 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 79.64 | +62.0% |
| 2006 | 80.37 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 81.1 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 81.83 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 82.58 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 83.33 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 99.99 | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 99.67 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 101.15 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 103.42 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 95.67 | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 100.92 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 93.8 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 98.72 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 100.91 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 109.73 | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 120.59 | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 117.75 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 117.97 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 117.69 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.6 | 26.29 | 33.25 | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.2 | 22.33 | 42.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.77 | 32.28 | 43.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.11 | 40.8 | 50.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.81 | 44.69 | 82.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.76 | 83.33 | 103.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.75 | 109.73 | 120.59 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 24 New Caledonia 118.23 compare
- 25 Saint Kitts and Nevis 118.22 compare
- 26 Sudan 117.99 compare
- 28 Bangladesh 117.16 compare
- 29 Mexico 115.54 compare
- 30 Eswatini 113.3 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Madagascar?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Madagascar was 117.69 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 120.59 in 2021.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.33 in 1973.
- How does Madagascar rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Madagascar ranks 27th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.