Agriculture — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America
South America: Agriculture — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 113.25 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
South America recorded 113.25 for agriculture — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — gross per capita production index number in South America peaked at 113.25 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.46, in 1973.
South America ranks 2nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 56.63 | — |
| 1962 | 57.48 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 57.5 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 56.09 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 57.85 | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 56.41 | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 58.18 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 57.19 | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 58.28 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 57.99 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 56.94 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 56.52 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 55.46 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 57.86 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 58.36 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 59.76 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 60.86 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 60.45 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 61.09 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 61.8 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 63.72 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 62.82 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 60.94 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 62.41 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 64.5 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 62.56 | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 63.99 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 65.41 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 65.09 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 64.19 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 65.02 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 66.18 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 65.6 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 68.54 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 70.84 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 70.56 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 68.37 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 68.57 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 71.5 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 71.65 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 73.14 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 74.85 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 78.67 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 81.95 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 81.24 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 84 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 88.23 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 90.57 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 86.28 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 92.65 | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 95.54 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 92.86 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 99.24 | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 102.16 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 100.35 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 97.49 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 101.99 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 100.94 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 104.55 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 106.54 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 105.64 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 105.53 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 109.57 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 113.25 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.29 | 56.09 | 58.28 | 9 |
| 1970s | 58.53 | 55.46 | 61.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.32 | 60.94 | 65.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.94 | 64.19 | 71.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.06 | 71.65 | 90.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.78 | 92.65 | 104.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.11 | 105.53 | 113.25 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 1 Dominican Republic 157.78 compare
- 1 Türkiye 121.12 compare
- 2 Fiji 148.55 compare
- 2 Micronesia (Federated States of) 115.92 compare
- 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 115.8 compare
- 3 Saudi Arabia 146.93 compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 111.99 compare
- 4 Côte d'Ivoire 112.19 compare
- 4 Marshall Islands 146.81 compare
- 5 Senegal 146.18 compare
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- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 7.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 9.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate 4.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — gross per capita production index number in South America?
- Agriculture — gross per capita production index number in South America was 113.25 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 113.25 in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture — gross per capita production index number recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.46 in 1973.
- How does South America rank for agriculture — gross per capita production index number?
- South America ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.