Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 62.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Saint Lucia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Saint Lucia stood at 62.9.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Saint Lucia peaked at 231.36 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 31.68, in 2005.
That places Saint Lucia 89th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 118.01 | — |
| 1962 | 119.56 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 121.12 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 124.22 | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 124.22 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 127.33 | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 130.43 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 131.99 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 135.09 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 139.75 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 144.41 | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 149.07 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 165.37 | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 158.38 | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 159.31 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 183.23 | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 201.86 | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 217.08 | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 217.39 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 217.39 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 225.15 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 225.15 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 226.7 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 226.7 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 228.26 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 228.26 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 229.81 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 229.81 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 231.36 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 214.28 | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 201.86 | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 170.8 | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 139.75 | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 108.69 | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 78.73 | -27.6% |
| 1996 | 86.64 | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 161.33 | +86.2% |
| 1998 | 58.85 | -63.5% |
| 1999 | 74.53 | +26.6% |
| 2000 | 129.81 | +74.2% |
| 2001 | 100.93 | -22.2% |
| 2002 | 120.81 | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 85.4 | -29.3% |
| 2004 | 60.71 | -28.9% |
| 2005 | 31.68 | -47.8% |
| 2006 | 77.33 | +144.1% |
| 2007 | 82.14 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 93.79 | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 61.64 | -34.3% |
| 2010 | 72.68 | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 76.67 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 89.49 | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 131.27 | +46.7% |
| 2014 | 111.11 | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 97.18 | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 91.72 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 94.25 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 125.46 | +33.1% |
| 2019 | 82.3 | -34.4% |
| 2020 | 90.84 | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 106.21 | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 112.27 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 65.37 | -41.8% |
| 2024 | 62.9 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125.77 | 118.01 | 135.09 | 9 |
| 1970s | 173.58 | 139.75 | 217.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 226.86 | 217.39 | 231.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 129.55 | 58.85 | 214.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.42 | 31.68 | 129.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.21 | 72.68 | 131.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.52 | 62.9 | 112.27 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Saint Lucia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 244.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2268 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.709 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2020)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Saint Lucia?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Saint Lucia was 62.9 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 231.36 in 1989.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.68 in 2005.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Saint Lucia ranks 89th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.