Areca nuts — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) by country
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.
What the numbers show
Areca nuts — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) is currently reported for 12 countries. The highest value is 186.09 in India; the lowest is 6.29 in Malaysia.
The median across all reporting countries is 127.98, and the mean is 115.15.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 30.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 244.3%), and the largest decrease in Malaysia (down 94.3%).
Areca nuts — Gross per capita Production Index Number: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 186.09 | 2024 | up 105.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 156.58 | 2024 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Bhutan | 153.6 | 2024 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 145.2 | 2024 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Nepal | 130.54 | 2024 | up 244.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Myanmar | 129.3 | 2024 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 126.66 | 2024 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Thailand | 99.41 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 9 | Maldives | 89.58 | 2024 | up 238.5% | volatile |
| 10 | China, Taiwan Province of | 80.43 | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 11 | China | 78.07 | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Malaysia | 6.29 | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Asia 172.58
- Asia 158
- World 155.07
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 120.6
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 125.71
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 101.97
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 122.76
- South-Eastern Asia 122.62
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 111.3
- Eastern Asia 78.3
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.