Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Melanesia

Melanesia: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value was 7,463 1000 USD in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
7,463 1000 USD
Change on year
up 5.1%
Rank
9th
of 12 groups
All-time high
15,489 1000 USD
in 1966
All-time low
3,167 1000 USD
in 2001
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Melanesia, 1961–2024

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.

Analysis

Melanesia recorded 7,463 1000 USD for sweet potatoes — gross production value in 2024.

That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Melanesia peaked at 15,489 1000 USD in 1966 and was at its lowest, 3,167 1000 USD, in 2001.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Melanesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 USD Change
1961 10,508 1000 USD
1962 10,508 1000 USD +0.0%
1963 10,508 1000 USD +0.0%
1964 10,550 1000 USD +0.4%
1965 10,676 1000 USD +1.2%
1966 15,489 1000 USD +45.1%
1967 8,904 1000 USD -42.5%
1968 8,904 1000 USD +0.0%
1969 8,904 1000 USD +0.0%
1970 10,928 1000 USD +22.7%
1971 9,604 1000 USD -12.1%
1972 10,928 1000 USD +13.8%
1973 10,928 1000 USD +0.0%
1974 11,586 1000 USD +6.0%
1975 10,978 1000 USD -5.2%
1976 10,810 1000 USD -1.5%
1977 10,747 1000 USD -0.6%
1978 10,957 1000 USD +2.0%
1979 10,792 1000 USD -1.5%
1980 10,544 1000 USD -2.3%
1981 10,873 1000 USD +3.1%
1982 11,202 1000 USD +3.0%
1983 11,825 1000 USD +5.6%
1984 11,825 1000 USD +0.0%
1985 13,210 1000 USD +11.7%
1986 12,089 1000 USD -8.5%
1987 13,032 1000 USD +7.8%
1988 11,718 1000 USD -10.1%
1989 11,134 1000 USD -5.0%
1990 11,555 1000 USD +3.8%
1991 10,949 1000 USD -5.2%
1992 9,607 1000 USD -12.3%
1993 9,716 1000 USD +1.1%
1994 8,599 1000 USD -11.5%
1995 7,270 1000 USD -15.5%
1996 7,643 1000 USD +5.1%
1997 5,063 1000 USD -33.8%
1998 5,355 1000 USD +5.8%
1999 3,805 1000 USD -28.9%
2000 3,934 1000 USD +3.4%
2001 3,167 1000 USD -19.5%
2002 4,344 1000 USD +37.2%
2003 4,961 1000 USD +14.2%
2004 6,140 1000 USD +23.8%
2005 5,570 1000 USD -9.3%
2006 4,996 1000 USD -10.3%
2007 3,666 1000 USD -26.6%
2008 5,211 1000 USD +42.1%
2009 4,322 1000 USD -17.1%
2010 6,063 1000 USD +40.3%
2011 4,241 1000 USD -30.1%
2012 4,345 1000 USD +2.5%
2013 4,916 1000 USD +13.1%
2014 5,139 1000 USD +4.5%
2015 5,444 1000 USD +5.9%
2016 5,151 1000 USD -5.4%
2017 5,161 1000 USD +0.2%
2018 5,743 1000 USD +11.3%
2019 5,861 1000 USD +2.1%
2020 6,353 1000 USD +8.4%
2021 5,859 1000 USD -7.8%
2022 6,385 1000 USD +9.0%
2023 7,102 1000 USD +11.2%
2024 7,463 1000 USD +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10,550 1000 USD 8,904 1000 USD 15,489 1000 USD 9
1970s 10,826 1000 USD 9,604 1000 USD 11,586 1000 USD 10
1980s 11,745 1000 USD 10,544 1000 USD 13,210 1000 USD 10
1990s 7,956 1000 USD 3,805 1000 USD 11,555 1000 USD 10
2000s 4,631 1000 USD 3,167 1000 USD 6,140 1000 USD 10
2010s 5,206 1000 USD 4,241 1000 USD 6,063 1000 USD 10
2020s 6,632 1000 USD 5,859 1000 USD 7,463 1000 USD 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 6 Angola 524,048 1000 USD compare
  2. 7 Indonesia 426,728 1000 USD compare
  3. 8 Brazil 302,372 1000 USD compare
  4. 9 Rwanda 299,875 1000 USD compare
  5. 10 Kenya 297,569 1000 USD compare
  6. 11 India 263,936 1000 USD compare
  7. 12 Sierra Leone 253,911 1000 USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — gross production value in Melanesia?
Sweet potatoes — gross production value in Melanesia was 7,463 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 15,489 1000 USD in 1966.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,167 1000 USD in 2001.
How does Melanesia rank for sweet potatoes — gross production value?
Melanesia ranks 9th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is sweet potatoes — gross production value rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Melanesia 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 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$)
Unit
1000 USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
119 places, 7,129 data points, 1961–2024
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