Castor oil seeds — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Castor oil seeds — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 91.12 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Castor oil seeds — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa is 91.12, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa peaked at 167.38 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 54.35, in 1993.
Eastern Africa ranks 11th of 20 groups on this measure, 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 154.1 | — |
| 1962 | 149.84 | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 158.05 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 142.89 | -9.6% |
| 1965 | 161.08 | +12.7% |
| 1966 | 167.38 | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 146.16 | -12.7% |
| 1968 | 149.85 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 114.97 | -23.3% |
| 1970 | 130 | +13.1% |
| 1971 | 130.14 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 103.49 | -20.5% |
| 1973 | 78.37 | -24.3% |
| 1974 | 71.44 | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 87.56 | +22.6% |
| 1976 | 71.32 | -18.5% |
| 1977 | 68.91 | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 66.94 | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 64.18 | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 64.46 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 63.18 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 61.52 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 60.51 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 59.27 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 57.78 | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 58.51 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 60.57 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 60.23 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 63.51 | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 72.41 | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 65.1 | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 66.07 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 54.35 | -17.7% |
| 1994 | 58.8 | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 60.43 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 62.7 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 60.54 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 62.41 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 62.01 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 65.92 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 72.41 | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 77.89 | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 83.75 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 87.52 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 90.98 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 89.31 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 95.01 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 91.61 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 94.06 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 104.06 | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 103.16 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 104.65 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 103.89 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 100.05 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 104.14 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 95.81 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 93.46 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 96.92 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 92.47 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 94.34 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 93.09 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 95.81 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 92.61 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 91.12 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 149.37 | 114.97 | 167.38 | 9 |
| 1970s | 87.23 | 64.18 | 130.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.95 | 57.78 | 64.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.48 | 54.35 | 72.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.85 | 65.92 | 95.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.86 | 92.47 | 104.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.39 | 91.12 | 95.81 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa?
- Castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa was 91.12 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 167.38 in 1966.
- What is the lowest castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.35 in 1993.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number?
- Eastern Africa ranks 11th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern 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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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.