Agriculture — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa
Africa: Agriculture — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 100.05 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Africa recorded 100.05 for agriculture — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — gross per capita production index number in Africa peaked at 102.84 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77.65, in 1984.
That places Africa 21st out of 29 groups 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.
Agriculture — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 90.47 | — |
| 1962 | 93.12 | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 94.06 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 93.34 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 92.88 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 90.59 | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 93.64 | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 93.78 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 95 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 95.94 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 95.56 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 92.17 | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 89.46 | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 92.9 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 91.37 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 88.75 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 86.09 | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 85.64 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 83.53 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 83.34 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 83.12 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 81.35 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 78.99 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 77.65 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 81.11 | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 82 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 80.29 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 82.03 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 83.34 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 82.64 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 85.6 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 82.71 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 82.13 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 81.79 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 80.97 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 87.41 | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 85.12 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 86.33 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 88.77 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 86.72 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 87.09 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 88.51 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 90.56 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 91.24 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 93.49 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 94.88 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 92.2 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 92.45 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 92 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 97.9 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 96.35 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 98.17 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 98.68 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 100.39 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 100.76 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 98.86 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 100 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 102.49 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 101.6 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 102.84 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 101.93 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 101.38 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 100.4 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 100.05 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.99 | 90.47 | 95 | 9 |
| 1970s | 90.14 | 83.53 | 95.94 | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.32 | 77.65 | 83.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.35 | 80.97 | 88.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.91 | 86.72 | 94.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.52 | 96.35 | 102.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.32 | 100.05 | 102.84 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 18 Guinea 124.3 compare
- 18 Polynesia 88.05 compare
- 19 Cambodia 123.45 compare
- 19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 84.46 compare
- 20 Palestine, State of 123.36 compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 82.02 compare
- 21 Brazil 121.02 compare
- 22 Qatar 120.9 compare
- 23 Russian Federation 120.26 compare
- 24 Zimbabwe 119.79 compare
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- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.3138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.2987 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.2698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — gross per capita production index number in Africa?
- Agriculture — gross per capita production index number in Africa was 100.05 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 102.84 in 2020.
- What is the lowest agriculture — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.65 in 1984.
- How does Africa rank for agriculture — gross per capita production index number?
- Africa ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.