Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 121.92 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Middle Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 121.92 for sweet potatoes — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Middle Africa peaked at 121.92 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.78, in 1966.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.33 | — |
| 1962 | 19.25 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 19.48 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 18.68 | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 17.08 | -8.6% |
| 1966 | 16.78 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 18.46 | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 18.57 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 19.46 | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 20.43 | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 20.02 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 21.24 | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 21.32 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 21.76 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 21.71 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 21.96 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 21.91 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 21.64 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 22.37 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 22.79 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 23.46 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 23.83 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 23.26 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 23.36 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 24.25 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 24.24 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 25.43 | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 25.42 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 25.38 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 27.1 | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 23.38 | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 24.12 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 24.52 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 24.8 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 25.37 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 25.55 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 25.28 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 20.93 | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 23.41 | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 24.06 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 27.75 | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 29.91 | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 33.22 | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 37.05 | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 38.6 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 39.73 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 50.18 | +26.3% |
| 2008 | 46.56 | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 52.69 | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 60.33 | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 69.04 | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 67 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 78.69 | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 98.57 | +25.3% |
| 2015 | 98.67 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 102.76 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 96.6 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 99.83 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 100.68 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 102.87 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 104.8 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 110.35 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 115.93 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 121.92 | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.57 | 16.78 | 19.48 | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.44 | 20.02 | 22.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.14 | 22.79 | 25.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.45 | 20.93 | 27.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.98 | 24.06 | 52.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.22 | 60.33 | 102.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.17 | 102.87 | 121.92 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Middle Africa?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Middle Africa was 121.92 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 121.92 in 2024.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.78 in 1966.
- How does Middle Africa rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Middle Africa ranks 2nd out of 16 regions with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.