Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Rwanda
Rwanda: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 150.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 150.3 for sweet potatoes — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Rwanda peaked at 150.3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.82, in 1965.
Rwanda ranks 18th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48.59 | — |
| 1962 | 70.62 | +45.3% |
| 1963 | 45.28 | -35.9% |
| 1964 | 25.69 | -43.3% |
| 1965 | 21.82 | -15.1% |
| 1966 | 27.64 | +26.7% |
| 1967 | 38.73 | +40.1% |
| 1968 | 39.5 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 34.85 | -11.8% |
| 1970 | 44.38 | +27.3% |
| 1971 | 42.9 | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 44.46 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 45.76 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 65.81 | +43.8% |
| 1975 | 72.51 | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 74.64 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 75.5 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 83.08 | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 93.26 | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 93.61 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 102.94 | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 110.37 | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 99.21 | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 87.27 | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 105.29 | +20.6% |
| 1986 | 95.98 | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 96.22 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 91.27 | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 82.93 | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 87.9 | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 107.49 | +22.3% |
| 1992 | 113.42 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 107.18 | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 79.47 | -25.9% |
| 1995 | 59.17 | -25.5% |
| 1996 | 71.44 | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 79.72 | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 80.74 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 92.72 | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 111.03 | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 124.3 | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 138.92 | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 93.32 | -32.8% |
| 2004 | 97.63 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 95.2 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 83.52 | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 90.4 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 88.79 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 86.34 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 90.3 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 90.84 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 108.06 | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 116.22 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 101.13 | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 100.08 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 98.8 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 115.98 | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 127.56 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 134.1 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 137.12 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 142.83 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 147.56 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 141.07 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 150.3 | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.19 | 21.82 | 70.62 | 9 |
| 1970s | 64.23 | 42.9 | 93.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.51 | 82.93 | 110.37 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.92 | 59.17 | 113.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.95 | 83.52 | 138.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.31 | 90.3 | 134.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 143.78 | 137.12 | 150.3 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Rwanda?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Rwanda was 150.3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 150.3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.82 in 1965.
- How does Rwanda rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Rwanda ranks 18th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.