Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 113.31 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Southern Africa is 113.31, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 147 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.27, in 1966.
That places Southern Africa 9th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 72.87 | — |
| 1962 | 78.51 | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 66.64 | -15.1% |
| 1964 | 71.36 | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 66.64 | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 65.27 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 74.4 | +14.0% |
| 1968 | 73.03 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 67.1 | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 78.05 | +16.3% |
| 1971 | 66.75 | -14.5% |
| 1972 | 74.35 | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 68.8 | -7.5% |
| 1974 | 76.1 | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 72.3 | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 78.03 | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 71.72 | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 80.64 | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 86.73 | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 82.77 | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 71.57 | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 68.76 | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 72.61 | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 83.2 | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 92.82 | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 84.51 | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 98.83 | +16.9% |
| 1988 | 95.24 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 89.98 | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 84.03 | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 90.9 | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 89.68 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 102.92 | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 103.6 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 88.38 | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 74.11 | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 94.29 | +27.2% |
| 1998 | 92.05 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 82.62 | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 82.76 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 89.18 | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 83.35 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 80.08 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 87.12 | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 86.64 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 75 | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 80.65 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 83.59 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 99.69 | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 104.04 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 88.63 | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 87.79 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 102.76 | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 98.98 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 103.4 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 97.62 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 116.98 | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 136.19 | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 147 | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 132.51 | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 130.19 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 145.55 | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 121.23 | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 113.31 | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.65 | 65.27 | 78.51 | 9 |
| 1970s | 75.35 | 66.75 | 86.73 | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.03 | 68.76 | 98.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.26 | 74.11 | 103.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.81 | 75 | 99.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.34 | 87.79 | 147 | 10 |
| 2020s | 128.56 | 113.31 | 145.55 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 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
- 9 Benin 188.36 compare
- 9 Micronesia (Federated States of) 100.11 compare
- 9 Micronesia 100.11 compare
- 10 Malawi 184.19 compare
- 11 Honduras 176.75 compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 12 Spain 170.54 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Southern Africa?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Southern Africa was 113.31 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 147 in 2019.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.27 in 1966.
- How does Southern Africa rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 9th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.