Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 105.52 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
105.52
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
15th
of 25 groups
All-time high
185.64
in 1969
All-time low
79.88
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Asia, 1961–2024

050100150200196119922024

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

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 12 Spain 170.54 compare
  2. 13 Chad 169.88 compare
  3. 13 Timor-Leste 84.94 compare
  4. 14 Brazil 162.16 compare
  5. 15 Cameroon 160.69 compare
  6. 15 Viet Nam 72.84 compare
  7. 16 Fiji 154.82 compare
  8. 16 United Republic of Tanzania 61.08 compare
  9. 17 Guinea 152.74 compare
  10. 18 Rwanda 150.3 compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

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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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Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100)
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
142 places, 8,522 data points, 1961–2024
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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.