Sweet potato production in Gabon
Gabon: Sweet potato production was 3,901 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3,901
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
84th
of 120 countries
All-time high
3,907
in 2014
All-time low
1,000
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potato production in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potato production in Gabon stood at 3,901.
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 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,000, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,000 | — |
| 1962 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,000 | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,000 | -33.3% |
| 1975 | 1,040 | -48.0% |
| 1976 | 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,100 | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 1,300 | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,200 | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 1,300 | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,500 | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,800 | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,900 | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 2,000 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 2,100 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 2,200 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 2,300 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 2,400 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 2,500 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 2,600 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 2,700 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 2,800 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 2,871 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2,920 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2,951 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 2,953 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,961 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2,969 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 2,978 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3,000 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3,054 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 3,124 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 3,219 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3,345 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 3,500 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 3,700 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 3,907 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 3,780 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 3,771 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,741 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 3,718 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 3,700 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 3,683 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 3,857 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 3,852 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 3,876 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 3,901 | +0.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 3,901 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,731, 31% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 3,901 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 179,140, 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 | 3,000 |
| 1975 | -48.0% | 2,000 | 1,040 |
| 1974 | -33.3% | 3,000 | 2,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,111 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,934 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,430 | 1,200 | 1,800 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,350 | 1,900 | 2,800 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,978 | 2,871 | 3,124 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,638 | 3,219 | 3,907 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,834 | 3,683 | 3,901 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sweet potato production recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 3,907 in 2014.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Sweet potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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