Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Western Africa
Western Africa: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value was 1.29 million 1000 Int$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.29 million 1000 Int$
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
8th
of 25 groups
All-time high
1.29 million 1000 Int$
in 2024
All-time low
64,003 1000 Int$
in 1981
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 Int$.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 1.29 million 1000 Int$ for sweet potatoes — gross production value in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Western Africa peaked at 1.29 million 1000 Int$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64,003 1000 Int$, in 1981.
Western Africa ranks 8th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 85,566 1000 Int$ | — |
| 1962 | 94,835 1000 Int$ | +10.8% |
| 1963 | 89,035 1000 Int$ | -6.1% |
| 1964 | 86,413 1000 Int$ | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 91,033 1000 Int$ | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 94,927 1000 Int$ | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 98,782 1000 Int$ | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 97,525 1000 Int$ | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 102,333 1000 Int$ | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 85,031 1000 Int$ | -16.9% |
| 1971 | 80,573 1000 Int$ | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 74,302 1000 Int$ | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 73,255 1000 Int$ | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 71,451 1000 Int$ | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 73,180 1000 Int$ | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 79,136 1000 Int$ | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 76,795 1000 Int$ | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 73,740 1000 Int$ | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 72,847 1000 Int$ | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 65,357 1000 Int$ | -10.3% |
| 1981 | 64,003 1000 Int$ | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 64,905 1000 Int$ | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 69,716 1000 Int$ | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 76,984 1000 Int$ | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 67,999 1000 Int$ | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 70,878 1000 Int$ | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 78,485 1000 Int$ | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 89,386 1000 Int$ | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 88,911 1000 Int$ | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 96,901 1000 Int$ | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 107,336 1000 Int$ | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 114,065 1000 Int$ | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 151,977 1000 Int$ | +33.2% |
| 1994 | 139,008 1000 Int$ | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 319,837 1000 Int$ | +130.1% |
| 1996 | 406,002 1000 Int$ | +26.9% |
| 1997 | 405,593 1000 Int$ | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 423,051 1000 Int$ | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 626,415 1000 Int$ | +48.1% |
| 2000 | 629,703 1000 Int$ | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 637,898 1000 Int$ | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 682,928 1000 Int$ | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 739,522 1000 Int$ | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 770,335 1000 Int$ | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 829,872 1000 Int$ | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 910,359 1000 Int$ | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 725,706 1000 Int$ | -20.3% |
| 2008 | 909,048 1000 Int$ | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 878,059 1000 Int$ | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 941,391 1000 Int$ | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 971,092 1000 Int$ | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.00 million 1000 Int$ | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million 1000 Int$ | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million 1000 Int$ | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.06 million 1000 Int$ | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.11 million 1000 Int$ | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.25 million 1000 Int$ | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 1.15 million 1000 Int$ | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 1.16 million 1000 Int$ | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.22 million 1000 Int$ | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 1.24 million 1000 Int$ | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.25 million 1000 Int$ | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.27 million 1000 Int$ | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.29 million 1000 Int$ | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93,383 1000 Int$ | 85,566 1000 Int$ | 102,333 1000 Int$ | 9 |
| 1970s | 76,031 1000 Int$ | 71,451 1000 Int$ | 85,031 1000 Int$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 73,662 1000 Int$ | 64,003 1000 Int$ | 89,386 1000 Int$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 279,018 1000 Int$ | 96,901 1000 Int$ | 626,415 1000 Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 771,343 1000 Int$ | 629,703 1000 Int$ | 910,359 1000 Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million 1000 Int$ | 941,391 1000 Int$ | 1.25 million 1000 Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 million 1000 Int$ | 1.22 million 1000 Int$ | 1.29 million 1000 Int$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 5 Angola 438,878 1000 Int$ compare
- 6 Indonesia 305,771 1000 Int$ compare
- 6 Viet Nam 201,073 1000 Int$ compare
- 7 Rwanda 288,989 1000 Int$ compare
- 7 Melanesia 179,135 1000 Int$ compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 129,372 1000 Int$ compare
- 8 India 269,919 1000 Int$ compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 119,115 1000 Int$ compare
- 9 Madagascar 268,296 1000 Int$ compare
- 10 Ethiopia 244,942 1000 Int$ compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 28,666 1000 Int$ compare
- 11 Uganda 212,211 1000 Int$ compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,852 1000 Int$ compare
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- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -7.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production value in Western Africa?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production value in Western Africa was 1.29 million 1000 Int$ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million 1000 Int$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,003 1000 Int$ in 1981.
- How does Western Africa rank for sweet potatoes — gross production value?
- Western Africa ranks 8th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production value 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 Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The domain provides detailed data on the value of agricultural production that is calculated by the agricultural production data and the price data at farm gate. Thus, the value of production measures the agricultural production in monetary terms at the farm gate level.