Castor oil seeds — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa

Africa: Castor oil seeds — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 91.83 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
91.83
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
8th
of 20 groups
All-time high
260.61
in 1962
All-time low
66.14
in 1997
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Castor oil seeds — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, 1961–2024

50100150200250196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

Africa recorded 91.83 for castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number in Africa peaked at 260.61 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 66.14, in 1997.

That places Africa 8th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Castor oil seeds — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Castor oil seeds — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 218.96
1962 260.61 +19.0%
1963 232.25 -10.9%
1964 225.17 -3.0%
1965 251.4 +11.6%
1966 239.04 -4.9%
1967 231.95 -3.0%
1968 189.21 -18.4%
1969 197.7 +4.5%
1970 169.36 -14.3%
1971 176.44 +4.2%
1972 154.36 -12.5%
1973 131.32 -14.9%
1974 128.56 -2.1%
1975 141.99 +10.4%
1976 110.43 -22.2%
1977 86.93 -21.3%
1978 83.11 -4.4%
1979 86.35 +3.9%
1980 84.77 -1.8%
1981 85.02 +0.3%
1982 82.61 -2.8%
1983 81.06 -1.9%
1984 78.9 -2.7%
1985 76.74 -2.7%
1986 77.85 +1.4%
1987 79.4 +2.0%
1988 79.17 -0.3%
1989 79.48 +0.4%
1990 89.43 +12.5%
1991 80.55 -9.9%
1992 80.1 -0.6%
1993 73 -8.9%
1994 72.55 -0.6%
1995 70.43 -2.9%
1996 69.28 -1.6%
1997 66.14 -4.5%
1998 67.81 +2.5%
1999 66.9 -1.3%
2000 70.44 +5.3%
2001 76.03 +7.9%
2002 80.74 +6.2%
2003 85.8 +6.3%
2004 89.07 +3.8%
2005 92.06 +3.4%
2006 90.64 -1.5%
2007 95.62 +5.5%
2008 92.69 -3.1%
2009 94.87 +2.4%
2010 103.71 +9.3%
2011 102.98 -0.7%
2012 104.42 +1.4%
2013 103.77 -0.6%
2014 100.33 -3.3%
2015 103.57 +3.2%
2016 96.1 -7.2%
2017 93.85 -2.3%
2018 96.8 +3.1%
2019 92.87 -4.1%
2020 94.59 +1.9%
2021 93.64 -1.0%
2022 95.93 +2.4%
2023 93.11 -2.9%
2024 91.83 -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 227.37 189.21 260.61 9
1970s 126.89 83.11 176.44 10
1980s 80.5 76.74 85.02 10
1990s 73.62 66.14 89.43 10
2000s 86.8 70.44 95.62 10
2010s 99.84 92.87 104.42 10
2020s 93.82 91.83 95.93 5

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 5 Cabo Verde 99.73 compare
  2. 5 Republic of Korea 105.72 compare
  3. 6 Brazil 104.28 compare
  4. 6 Syrian Arab Republic 81.6 compare
  5. 7 Myanmar 98.37 compare
  6. 8 Ecuador 97.92 compare
  7. 8 United Republic of Tanzania 75.89 compare
  8. 9 Morocco 97.49 compare
  9. 10 Bangladesh 96.07 compare
  10. 11 Haiti 93.98 compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number in Africa?
Castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number in Africa was 91.83 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 260.61 in 1962.
What is the lowest castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 66.14 in 1997.
How does Africa rank for castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number?
Africa ranks 8th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
Is castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Castor oil seeds — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Castor oil seeds — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100)
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
56 places, 3,406 data points, 1961–2024
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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 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.