Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 106.49 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 106.49 for sweet potatoes — gross production index number in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Nigeria peaked at 107.84 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.08, in 1985.
That places Nigeria 41st 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.88 | — |
| 1962 | 4.01 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 4.14 | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 4.27 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 4.4 | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 4.53 | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 4.66 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 4.82 | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 4.95 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 2.94 | -40.6% |
| 1971 | 2.86 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 2.6 | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.08 | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 2.16 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 2.42 | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 2.86 | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 3.12 | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 3.72 | +19.2% |
| 1991 | 4.79 | +28.8% |
| 1992 | 5.67 | +18.4% |
| 1993 | 9.34 | +64.7% |
| 1994 | 7.94 | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 30.4 | +282.9% |
| 1996 | 38.47 | +26.5% |
| 1997 | 38.86 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 40.61 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 63.8 | +57.1% |
| 2000 | 64.24 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 64.37 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 68.48 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 72.88 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 77.98 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 83.42 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 90.11 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 63.3 | -29.8% |
| 2008 | 86.37 | +36.4% |
| 2009 | 85.9 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 90.25 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 91.54 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 93.51 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 95.7 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 97.21 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 100.4 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 102.39 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 103.79 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 105.74 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 107.84 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 105.79 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 106.46 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 106.7 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 106.32 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 106.49 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.41 | 3.88 | 4.95 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.66 | 2.6 | 2.94 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.56 | 2.08 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.36 | 3.72 | 63.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.7 | 63.3 | 90.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.84 | 90.25 | 107.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.35 | 105.79 | 106.7 | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3622 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Nigeria?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Nigeria was 106.49 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 107.84 in 2019.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 in 1985.
- How does Nigeria rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Nigeria ranks 41st out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.