Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Western Asia
Western Asia: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 48.11 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Western Asia, 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 Asia is 48.11, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 36.4% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Western Asia peaked at 123.8 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.55, in 1961.
Western Asia ranks 24th of 25 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.55 | — |
| 1962 | 0.8 | +45.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.04 | +30.0% |
| 1965 | 1.29 | +24.0% |
| 1966 | 1.29 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.54 | +19.4% |
| 1968 | 1.79 | +16.2% |
| 1969 | 1.29 | -27.9% |
| 1970 | 1.17 | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 1.04 | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.92 | -11.5% |
| 1974 | 1.17 | +27.2% |
| 1975 | 1.04 | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 2.04 | +96.2% |
| 1977 | 2.04 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.04 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.04 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.06 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 2.6 | +26.2% |
| 1982 | 3.9 | +50.0% |
| 1983 | 3.78 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 5.37 | +42.1% |
| 1985 | 8.03 | +49.5% |
| 1986 | 10.73 | +33.6% |
| 1987 | 3.94 | -63.3% |
| 1988 | 9.3 | +136.0% |
| 1989 | 9.95 | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 11.72 | +17.8% |
| 1991 | 11.45 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 9.94 | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 14.22 | +43.1% |
| 1994 | 16.42 | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 17.97 | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 26.38 | +46.8% |
| 1997 | 34.65 | +31.3% |
| 1998 | 36.9 | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 34.67 | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 51.78 | +49.4% |
| 2001 | 50.35 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 56.03 | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 59.13 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 69.54 | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 68.7 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 89.44 | +30.2% |
| 2007 | 94.05 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 123.8 | +31.6% |
| 2009 | 87.32 | -29.5% |
| 2010 | 55.7 | -36.2% |
| 2011 | 57.6 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 52.96 | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 75.56 | +42.7% |
| 2014 | 88.02 | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 108.22 | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 103.76 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 99.31 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 113.95 | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 93.31 | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 93.48 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 100.85 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 84 | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 75.67 | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 48.11 | -36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 | 0.55 | 1.79 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.45 | 0.92 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.97 | 2.06 | 10.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.43 | 9.94 | 36.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.01 | 50.35 | 123.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.84 | 52.96 | 113.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.42 | 48.11 | 100.85 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 21 Sierra Leone 129.95 compare
- 22 Jamaica 129.08 compare
- 23 Guyana 127.43 compare
- 24 New Caledonia 118.23 compare
- 25 Cabo Verde 33.52 compare
- 25 Saint Kitts and Nevis 118.22 compare
- 26 Sudan 117.99 compare
- 27 Madagascar 117.69 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Western Asia?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Western Asia was 48.11 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 123.8 in 2008.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.55 in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Western Asia ranks 24th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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.