Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 128.64 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
128.64
Change on year
up 7.5%
Rank
2nd
of 25 groups
All-time high
263
in 1963
All-time low
60.6
in 2012
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Europe, 1961–2017

50100150200250196119892017

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Southern Europe is 128.64, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Southern Europe peaked at 263 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 60.6, in 2012.

Southern Europe ranks 2nd of 25 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.

Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1961 258.37
1962 252.29 -2.4%
1963 263 +4.2%
1964 245.4 -6.7%
1965 225.86 -8.0%
1966 207.92 -7.9%
1967 207.95 +0.0%
1968 195.3 -6.1%
1969 188.83 -3.3%
1970 185.69 -1.7%
1971 187.88 +1.2%
1972 187.02 -0.5%
1973 175.68 -6.1%
1974 180.08 +2.5%
1975 174.68 -3.0%
1976 186.96 +7.0%
1977 187.45 +0.3%
1978 178.31 -4.9%
1979 180.19 +1.1%
1980 177.46 -1.5%
1981 164.09 -7.5%
1982 155.31 -5.4%
1983 149.15 -4.0%
1984 134.07 -10.1%
1985 142.39 +6.2%
1986 127.52 -10.4%
1987 130.07 +2.0%
1988 104.73 -19.5%
1989 99.34 -5.1%
1990 100.33 +1.0%
1991 100.09 -0.2%
1992 101.73 +1.6%
1993 110.82 +8.9%
1994 98.39 -11.2%
1995 78.78 -19.9%
1996 80.99 +2.8%
1997 81.98 +1.2%
1998 78.96 -3.7%
1999 80.98 +2.6%
2000 72.11 -11.0%
2001 92.44 +28.2%
2002 90.26 -2.4%
2003 84.79 -6.1%
2004 110.01 +29.7%
2005 100.82 -8.4%
2006 97.3 -3.5%
2007 80.09 -17.7%
2008 84.92 +6.0%
2009 79.77 -6.1%
2010 76.36 -4.3%
2011 66.13 -13.4%
2012 60.6 -8.4%
2013 71.24 +17.6%
2014 91.64 +28.6%
2015 88.66 -3.3%
2016 119.69 +35.0%
2017 128.64 +7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 227.21 188.83 263 9
1970s 182.39 174.68 187.88 10
1980s 138.41 99.34 177.46 10
1990s 91.3 78.78 110.82 10
2000s 89.25 72.11 110.01 10
2010s 87.87 60.6 128.64 8

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 129.39 compare
  2. 1 Guatemala 1,111 compare
  3. 2 Mauritius 480.44 compare
  4. 3 Costa Rica 311.34 compare
  5. 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 115.38 compare
  6. 4 Niger 310.34 compare
  7. 5 Senegal 273.27 compare
  8. 5 Melanesia 108.99 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 Europe?
Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Southern Europe was 128.64 in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 263 in 1963.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 60.6 in 2012.
How does Southern Europe rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
Southern Europe ranks 2nd out of 25 groups with data for 2017.
Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Europe 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.