Sweet potato production in Gabon
Gabon: Sweet potato production was 3,901 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3,901 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
84th
of 120 countries
All-time high
3,907 tonnes
in 2014
All-time low
1,000 tonnes
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potato production in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potato production in Gabon stood at 3,901 tonnes.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potato production in Gabon peaked at 3,907 tonnes in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,000 tonnes, in 1976.
That places Gabon 84th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potato production in Gabon, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,000 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 3,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,000 tonnes | -33.3% |
| 1975 | 1,040 tonnes | -48.0% |
| 1976 | 1,000 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,100 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 1,200 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 1,300 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 1,300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,200 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 1,300 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 1,300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,500 tonnes | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 1,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,800 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 1,800 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,900 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 2,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 2,100 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 2,200 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 2,300 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 2,400 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 2,500 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 2,600 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 2,700 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 2,800 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 2,871 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2,920 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2,951 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 2,953 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,961 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2,969 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 2,978 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3,000 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3,054 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 3,124 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 3,219 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3,345 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 3,500 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 3,700 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 3,907 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 3,780 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 3,771 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,741 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 3,718 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 3,700 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 3,683 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 3,857 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 3,852 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 3,876 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 3,901 tonnes | +0.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 3,901 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,731 tonnes, 31% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 3,901 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 179,140 tonnes, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potato production in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +50.0% | 2,000 tonnes | 3,000 tonnes |
| 1975 | -48.0% | 2,000 tonnes | 1,040 tonnes |
| 1974 | -33.3% | 3,000 tonnes | 2,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,111 tonnes | 2,000 tonnes | 3,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,934 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 3,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,430 tonnes | 1,200 tonnes | 1,800 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,350 tonnes | 1,900 tonnes | 2,800 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,978 tonnes | 2,871 tonnes | 3,124 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,638 tonnes | 3,219 tonnes | 3,907 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,834 tonnes | 3,683 tonnes | 3,901 tonnes | 5 |
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More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potato production in Gabon?
- Sweet potato production in Gabon was 3,901 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sweet potato production recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 3,907 tonnes in 2014.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 tonnes in 1976.
- How does Gabon rank for sweet potato production?
- Gabon ranks 84th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potato production rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sweet potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.