Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 105.52 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Southern Asia stood at 105.52.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Southern Asia peaked at 185.64 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 79.88, in 1962.
Southern Asia ranks 15th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 105.13 | — |
| 1962 | 79.88 | -24.0% |
| 1963 | 81.24 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 84.55 | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 101.43 | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 96.33 | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 134.12 | +39.2% |
| 1968 | 160.09 | +19.4% |
| 1969 | 185.64 | +16.0% |
| 1970 | 162.26 | -12.6% |
| 1971 | 167.05 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 149.38 | -10.6% |
| 1973 | 141.35 | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 149.68 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 164.14 | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 177.74 | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 155.31 | -12.6% |
| 1978 | 159.63 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 163.49 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 142.44 | -12.9% |
| 1981 | 150.85 | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 162.48 | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 154.74 | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 156.33 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 155.22 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 135.06 | -13.0% |
| 1987 | 134.86 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 121.12 | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 120.95 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 117.07 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 116.52 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 105.79 | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 108.64 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 108.94 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 105.99 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 104.1 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 99.68 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 95.65 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 101.33 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 98.36 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 90.28 | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 97.31 | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 96.2 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 98.42 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 97.97 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 90.54 | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 90.87 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 92.93 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 94.2 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 92.66 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 89.19 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 87.78 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 92.8 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 89.49 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 98.12 | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 112.39 | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 112.7 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 114.43 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 91.63 | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 91.77 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 92.64 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 98.19 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 106.09 | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 105.52 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 114.27 | 79.88 | 185.64 | 9 |
| 1970s | 159 | 141.35 | 177.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 143.41 | 120.95 | 162.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 106.37 | 95.65 | 117.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.71 | 90.28 | 98.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.12 | 87.78 | 114.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.84 | 91.77 | 106.09 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Southern Asia?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Southern Asia was 105.52 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 185.64 in 1969.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.88 in 1962.
- How does Southern Asia rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Southern Asia ranks 15th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.