Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in South America
South America: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 127.77 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
127.77
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
5th
of 25 groups
All-time high
248.57
in 1969
All-time low
88.26
in 1996
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — gross production index number in South America is 127.77, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in South America peaked at 248.57 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 88.26, in 1996.
That places South America 5th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 172.1 | — |
| 1962 | 175.37 | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 187.11 | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 190.3 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 195.76 | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 215.05 | +9.9% |
| 1967 | 248.04 | +15.3% |
| 1968 | 231.7 | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 248.57 | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 244.36 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 246.81 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 242.93 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 218.54 | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 185.34 | -15.2% |
| 1975 | 197.99 | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 173.61 | -12.3% |
| 1977 | 145.69 | -16.1% |
| 1978 | 128.63 | -11.7% |
| 1979 | 122.42 | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 112.89 | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 108.88 | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 118.08 | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 108.72 | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 118.26 | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 117.86 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 123.54 | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 121.8 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 122.43 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 112.62 | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 106.48 | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 101.06 | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 96.99 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 100.19 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 112.19 | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 104.29 | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 88.26 | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 95.74 | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 94.5 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 93.94 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 95.9 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 102.25 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 100.96 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 99.72 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 101.54 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 97.16 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 101.19 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 95.24 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 91.41 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 91.21 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.14 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 98.31 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 93.08 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 93.68 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 95.25 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 100.26 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 104.49 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 111.59 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 109.4 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 115.42 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 115.06 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 119.81 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 115.41 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 125.45 | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 127.77 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 207.11 | 172.1 | 248.57 | 9 |
| 1970s | 190.63 | 122.42 | 246.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 116.51 | 108.72 | 123.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.36 | 88.26 | 112.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.66 | 91.21 | 102.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.36 | 92.14 | 115.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.7 | 115.06 | 127.77 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 2 Mauritius 480.44 compare
- 3 Costa Rica 311.34 compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 115.38 compare
- 4 Niger 310.34 compare
- 5 Senegal 273.27 compare
- 5 Melanesia 108.99 compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 223.17 compare
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 124.02 compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 107.75 compare
- 7 Belize 207.69 compare
- 7 Polynesia 102.86 compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 101.11 compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 205.87 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in South America?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in South America was 127.77 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 248.57 in 1969.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.26 in 1996.
- How does South America rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- South America ranks 5th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America 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.