Agriculture production index in Africa

Africa: Agriculture production index was 111.17 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
111.17 gross, 1999-2001 = 100
Change on year
down 3.7%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
115.4 gross, 1999-2001 = 100
in 2010
All-time low
29.38 gross, 1999-2001 = 100
in 1961
Years of data
51
1961–2011

Agriculture production index in Africa, 1961–2011

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in gross, 1999-2001 = 100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agriculture production index in Africa is 111.17 gross, 1999-2001 = 100, measured in 2011.

That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agriculture production index in Africa peaked at 115.4 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29.38 gross, 1999-2001 = 100, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Agriculture production index in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Agriculture production index (gross, 1999-2001 = 100) in Africa, 1961 to 2011.
Year gross, 1999-2001 = 100 Change
1961 29.38 gross, 1999-2001 = 100
1962 30.98 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +5.4%
1963 32.16 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +3.8%
1964 32.72 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +1.7%
1965 33.48 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +2.3%
1966 33.49 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +0.0%
1967 35.53 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +6.1%
1968 36.51 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +2.8%
1969 38.01 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +4.1%
1970 39.47 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +3.8%
1971 40.36 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +2.3%
1972 39.81 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 -1.4%
1973 39.61 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 -0.5%
1974 42.26 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +6.7%
1975 42.77 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +1.2%
1976 42.59 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 -0.4%
1977 42.42 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 -0.4%
1978 43.41 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +2.3%
1979 43.76 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +0.8%
1980 45.05 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +2.9%
1981 46.35 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +2.9%
1982 46.74 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +0.8%
1983 46.73 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 -0.0%
1984 47.29 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +1.2%
1985 50.66 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +7.1%
1986 52.79 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +4.2%
1987 53.12 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +0.6%
1988 56 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +5.4%
1989 58.52 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +4.5%
1990 60.34 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +3.1%
1991 64.66 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +7.2%
1992 64.15 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 -0.8%
1993 66.18 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +3.2%
1994 67.6 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +2.1%
1995 68.37 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +1.1%
1996 75.13 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +9.9%
1997 74.86 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 -0.4%
1998 78.21 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +4.5%
1999 81.25 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +3.9%
2000 82 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +0.9%
2001 83.89 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +2.3%
2002 87.57 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +4.4%
2003 92.46 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +5.6%
2004 95.68 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +3.5%
2005 99.71 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +4.2%
2006 104.62 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +4.9%
2007 103.41 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 -1.2%
2008 109.46 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +5.9%
2009 110.47 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +0.9%
2010 115.4 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 +4.5%
2011 111.17 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 -3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 33.58 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 29.38 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 38.01 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 9
1970s 41.65 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 39.47 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 43.76 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 10
1980s 50.33 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 45.05 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 58.52 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 10
1990s 70.08 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 60.34 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 81.25 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 10
2000s 96.93 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 82 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 110.47 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 10
2010s 113.28 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 111.17 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 115.4 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 1 Angola 187.58 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 compare
  2. 2 Malawi 162.03 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 compare
  3. 3 Rwanda 156 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 compare
  4. 4 Cameroon 144.57 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agriculture production index in Africa?
Agriculture production index in Africa was 111.17 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest agriculture production index recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 115.4 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in 2010.
What is the lowest agriculture production index recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 29.38 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in 1961.
How does Africa rank for agriculture production index?
Africa ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2011.
Is agriculture production index rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Agriculture production index (gross, 1999-2001 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agriculture production index (gross, 1999-2001 = 100)
Unit
gross, 1999-2001 = 100
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 2,689 data points, 1961–2011
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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 2004-2006. They are based on the sum of price-weighted quantities of different agricultural commodities produced after deductions of quantities used as seed and feed weighted in a similar manner. The resulting aggregate represents, therefore, disposable production for any use except as seed and feed. All the indices at the country, regional and world levels are calculated by the Laspeyres formula. Production quantities of each commodity are weighted by 2004-2006 average international commodity prices and summed for each year. To obtain the index, the aggregate for a given year is divided by the average aggregate for the base period 2004-2006. Since the FAO indices are based on the concept of agriculture as a single enterprise, amounts of seed and feed are subtracted from the production data to avoid double counting them, once in the production data and once with the crops or livestock produced from them. Deductions for seed (in the case of eggs, for hatching) and for livestock and poultry feed apply to both domestically produced and imported commodities. They cover only primary agricultural products destined to animal feed (e.g. maize, potatoes, milk, etc.). Processed and semi-processed feed items such as bran, oilcakes, meals and molasses have been completely excluded from the calculations at all stages. should be noted that when calculating indices of agricultural, food and nonfood production, all intermediate primary inputs of agricultural origin are deducted. However, for indices of any other commodity group, only inputs originating from within the same group are deducted; thus, only seed is removed from the group “crops” and from all crop subgroups, such as cereals, oil crops, etc.; and both feed and seed originating from within the livestock sector (e.g. milk feed, hatching eggs) are removed from the group “livestock products”. For the main two livestock subgroups, namely, meat and milk, only feed originating from the respective subgroup is removed. The ”international commodity prices” are used in order to avoid the use of exchange rates for obtaining continental and world aggregates, and also to improve and facilitate international comparative analysis of productivity at the national level. These” international prices”, expressed in so-called ""international dollars”, are derived using a Geary-Khamis formula for the agricultural sector. This method assigns a single “price” to each commodity. For example, one metric ton of wheat has the same price regardless of the country where it was produced. The currency unit in which the prices are expressed has no influence on the indices published. The commodities covered in the computation of indices of agricultural production are all crops and livestock products originating in each country. Practically all products are covered, with the main exception of fodder crops. The category of food production includes commodities that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Accordingly, coffee and tea are excluded along with inedible commodities because, although edible, they have practically no nutritive value. Aggregates are the sum of available data.