Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Zambia
Zambia: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 50.09 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Zambia is 50.09, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 64.4% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Zambia peaked at 151.61 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.99, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 92nd of 101 countries 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.99 | — |
| 1962 | 14.39 | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 14.39 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 16.79 | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 15.59 | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 17.99 | +15.4% |
| 1967 | 19.19 | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 17.99 | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 19.79 | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 20.38 | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 20.38 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 21.58 | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 21.58 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 22.78 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 22.78 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 23.38 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 23.38 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 23.38 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 23.98 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 23.98 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 23.98 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 25.18 | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 26.38 | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 26.38 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 26.38 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 27.58 | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 28.78 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 29.98 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 31.18 | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 32.38 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 40.13 | +23.9% |
| 2006 | 60.73 | +51.3% |
| 2007 | 45.36 | -25.3% |
| 2008 | 63.87 | +40.8% |
| 2009 | 120.18 | +88.2% |
| 2010 | 151.61 | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 87.9 | -42.0% |
| 2012 | 98.02 | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 112.93 | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 90.03 | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 70.95 | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 139.03 | +96.0% |
| 2017 | 123.91 | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 109.89 | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 65.55 | -40.3% |
| 2020 | 86.76 | +32.4% |
| 2021 | 128.05 | +47.6% |
| 2022 | 79.41 | -38.0% |
| 2023 | 140.67 | +77.1% |
| 2024 | 50.09 | -64.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.46 | 11.99 | 19.79 | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.36 | 20.38 | 23.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.98 | 23.98 | 31.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.38 | 32.38 | 32.38 | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.05 | 40.13 | 120.18 | 5 |
| 2010s | 104.98 | 65.55 | 151.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97 | 50.09 | 140.67 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Zambia?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Zambia was 50.09 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 151.61 in 2010.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.99 in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Zambia ranks 92nd out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.