Agriculture — Gross Production Index Number in South America
South America: Agriculture — Gross Production Index Number was 120.46 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture — Gross Production Index Number in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — gross production index number in South America is 120.46, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — gross production index number in South America peaked at 120.46 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.1, in 1961.
That places South America 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture — Gross Production Index Number in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.1 | — |
| 1962 | 22 | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 22.61 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 22.66 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 23.98 | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 23.99 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 25.37 | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 25.55 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 26.67 | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 27.17 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 27.3 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 27.73 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 27.84 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 29.71 | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 30.65 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 32.09 | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 33.43 | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 33.96 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 35.09 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 36.31 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 38.27 | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 38.57 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 38.24 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 40.01 | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 42.23 | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 41.8 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 43.62 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 45.46 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 46.12 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 46.34 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 47.8 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 49.51 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 49.93 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 53.05 | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 55.74 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 56.42 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 55.53 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 56.57 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 59.89 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 60.89 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 63.01 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 65.33 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 69.53 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 73.31 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 73.53 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 76.9 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 81.66 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 84.7 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 81.51 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 88.39 | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 92.02 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 90.3 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 97.42 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 101.23 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 100.37 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 98.41 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 103.86 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 103.62 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 108.12 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 110.87 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 110.49 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 110.93 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 115.85 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 120.46 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.77 | 21.1 | 26.67 | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.5 | 27.17 | 35.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.06 | 36.31 | 46.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.08 | 46.34 | 59.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.04 | 60.89 | 84.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.37 | 88.39 | 108.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.72 | 110.49 | 120.46 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 0.9882 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.1424 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.3049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — gross production index number in South America?
- Agriculture — gross production index number in South America was 120.46 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — gross production index number recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 120.46 in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture — gross production index number recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1 in 1961.
- How does South America rank for agriculture — gross production index number?
- South America ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — gross production index number rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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.