Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Western Africa
Western Africa: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 121.06 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Western 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 Western Africa is 121.06, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Western Africa peaked at 121.06 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.98, in 1981.
That places Western Africa 8th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8 | — |
| 1962 | 8.87 | +10.9% |
| 1963 | 8.33 | -6.1% |
| 1964 | 8.08 | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 8.51 | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 8.88 | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 9.24 | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 9.12 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 9.57 | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 7.95 | -16.9% |
| 1971 | 7.53 | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 6.95 | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 6.85 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 6.68 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 6.84 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 7.4 | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 7.18 | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 6.9 | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 6.81 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 6.11 | -10.3% |
| 1981 | 5.98 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 6.07 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 6.52 | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 7.2 | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 6.36 | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 6.63 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 7.34 | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 8.36 | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 8.31 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 9.06 | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 10.04 | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 10.67 | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 14.21 | +33.2% |
| 1994 | 13 | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 29.91 | +130.1% |
| 1996 | 37.96 | +26.9% |
| 1997 | 37.93 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 39.56 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 58.57 | +48.1% |
| 2000 | 58.88 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 59.65 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 63.86 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 69.15 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 72.03 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 77.6 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 85.12 | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 67.86 | -20.3% |
| 2008 | 85 | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 82.1 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 88.03 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 90.8 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 93.89 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 99.06 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 96.75 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 99.02 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 104.23 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 116.46 | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 107.48 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 108.06 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 114.36 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 116.29 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 116.99 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 118.81 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 121.06 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.73 | 8 | 9.57 | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.11 | 6.68 | 7.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.89 | 5.98 | 8.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.09 | 9.06 | 58.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.12 | 58.88 | 85.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.38 | 88.03 | 116.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.5 | 114.36 | 121.06 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 5 Senegal 273.27 compare
- 5 Melanesia 108.99 compare
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Western Africa?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Western Africa was 121.06 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 121.06 in 2024.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.98 in 1981.
- How does Western Africa rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Western Africa ranks 8th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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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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.