Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Senegal
Senegal: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 273.27 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 273.27 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 3.0% on the previous year and up 202.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Senegal peaked at 273.27 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.09, in 1993.
That places Senegal 5th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38.23 | — |
| 1962 | 38.11 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 35.72 | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 16.67 | -53.3% |
| 1965 | 14.89 | -10.7% |
| 1966 | 25.96 | +74.3% |
| 1967 | 36.79 | +41.7% |
| 1968 | 44.77 | +21.7% |
| 1969 | 38.71 | -13.5% |
| 1970 | 23.1 | -40.3% |
| 1971 | 20.01 | -13.4% |
| 1972 | 12.94 | -35.3% |
| 1973 | 18.27 | +41.2% |
| 1974 | 17.74 | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 14.18 | -20.1% |
| 1976 | 12.38 | -12.7% |
| 1977 | 19.34 | +56.2% |
| 1978 | 21.02 | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 16.03 | -23.7% |
| 1980 | 16.67 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 17.86 | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 18.1 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 18.58 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 18.46 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 18.58 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 18.81 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 13.76 | -26.8% |
| 1988 | 8.5 | -38.2% |
| 1989 | 8.6 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 6.83 | -20.6% |
| 1991 | 6.67 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 5.28 | -20.8% |
| 1993 | 3.09 | -41.5% |
| 1994 | 8.27 | +167.6% |
| 1995 | 9.02 | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 8.15 | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 9.82 | +20.5% |
| 1998 | 36.66 | +273.3% |
| 1999 | 63.2 | +72.4% |
| 2000 | 92.92 | +47.0% |
| 2001 | 99.77 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 99.77 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 63.93 | -35.9% |
| 2004 | 63.08 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 66.23 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 80.46 | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 90.5 | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 95.26 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 142.9 | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 166.71 | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 96.69 | -42.0% |
| 2012 | 71.45 | -26.1% |
| 2013 | 88.12 | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 90.28 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 83.36 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 126.37 | +51.6% |
| 2017 | 170.91 | +35.2% |
| 2018 | 171.48 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 212.91 | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 213.7 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 256.43 | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 263.41 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 265.31 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 273.27 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.21 | 14.89 | 44.77 | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.5 | 12.38 | 23.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.79 | 8.5 | 18.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.7 | 3.09 | 63.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.48 | 63.08 | 142.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 127.83 | 71.45 | 212.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 254.42 | 213.7 | 273.27 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 2 Mauritius 480.44 compare
- 3 Costa Rica 311.34 compare
- 4 Niger 310.34 compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 223.17 compare
- 7 Belize 207.69 compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 205.87 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1708 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 333.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Senegal?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Senegal was 273.27 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 273.27 in 2024.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.09 in 1993.
- How does Senegal rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Senegal ranks 5th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.