Castor oil seeds — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Castor oil seeds — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 86.32 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Castor oil seeds — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern 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 Northern Africa is 86.32, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number in Northern Africa peaked at 6,052 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 86.32, in 2024.
Northern Africa ranks 16th of 20 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Castor oil seeds — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,430 | — |
| 1962 | 2,715 | +11.7% |
| 1963 | 3,549 | +30.7% |
| 1964 | 2,951 | -16.8% |
| 1965 | 3,478 | +17.8% |
| 1966 | 5,298 | +52.4% |
| 1967 | 6,052 | +14.2% |
| 1968 | 2,904 | -52.0% |
| 1969 | 5,873 | +102.2% |
| 1970 | 2,742 | -53.3% |
| 1971 | 3,504 | +27.8% |
| 1972 | 3,399 | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 3,151 | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 3,305 | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 3,485 | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 2,114 | -39.3% |
| 1977 | 444.63 | -79.0% |
| 1978 | 414.5 | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 888.62 | +114.4% |
| 1980 | 779.25 | -12.3% |
| 1981 | 934.3 | +19.9% |
| 1982 | 908.02 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 882.93 | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 858.7 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 835.41 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 891.19 | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 914.19 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 930.07 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 778.18 | -16.3% |
| 1990 | 914.01 | +17.5% |
| 1991 | 915.48 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 819.73 | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 1,070 | +30.5% |
| 1994 | 790.04 | -26.1% |
| 1995 | 518.89 | -34.3% |
| 1996 | 259.94 | -49.9% |
| 1997 | 133.58 | -48.6% |
| 1998 | 154.83 | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 128.52 | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 126.13 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 123.8 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 121.55 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 119.39 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 118.49 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 115.77 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 113.14 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 111.12 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 111.06 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 109.61 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 108.18 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 106.79 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 107.74 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 105.57 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 102.02 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 99.97 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 98.01 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 96.31 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 94.73 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 93.23 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 91.73 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 90.14 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 88.75 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 87.49 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 86.32 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,917 | 2,430 | 6,052 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,345 | 414.5 | 3,504 | 10 |
| 1980s | 871.22 | 778.18 | 934.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 570.47 | 128.52 | 1,070 | 10 |
| 2000s | 117.01 | 109.61 | 126.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.25 | 93.23 | 108.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.89 | 86.32 | 91.73 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number in Northern Africa?
- Castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number in Northern Africa was 86.32 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6,052 in 1967.
- What is the lowest castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.32 in 2024.
- How does Northern Africa rank for castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number?
- Northern Africa ranks 16th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern 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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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.