Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Index Number in Africa

Africa: Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Index Number was 114.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
114.04
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
7th
of 20 groups
All-time high
114.04
in 2024
All-time low
31.06
in 1978
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

406080100120196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

Africa recorded 114.04 for castor oil seeds — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — gross production index number in Africa peaked at 114.04 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.06, in 1978.

That places Africa 7th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 52.25
1962 63.72 +22.0%
1963 58.2 -8.7%
1964 57.84 -0.6%
1965 66.22 +14.5%
1966 64.57 -2.5%
1967 64.28 -0.4%
1968 53.82 -16.3%
1969 57.73 +7.3%
1970 50.78 -12.0%
1971 54.32 +7.0%
1972 48.79 -10.2%
1973 42.64 -12.6%
1974 42.91 +0.6%
1975 48.74 +13.6%
1976 39 -20.0%
1977 31.57 -19.1%
1978 31.06 -1.6%
1979 33.23 +7.0%
1980 33.59 +1.1%
1981 34.7 +3.3%
1982 34.76 +0.2%
1983 35.11 +1.0%
1984 35.18 +0.2%
1985 35.22 +0.1%
1986 36.77 +4.4%
1987 38.59 +4.9%
1988 39.56 +2.5%
1989 40.83 +3.2%
1990 47.21 +15.6%
1991 43.67 -7.5%
1992 44.57 +2.1%
1993 41.7 -6.4%
1994 42.51 +1.9%
1995 42.32 -0.4%
1996 42.69 +0.9%
1997 41.79 -2.1%
1998 43.93 +5.1%
1999 44.44 +1.2%
2000 47.98 +8.0%
2001 53.1 +10.7%
2002 57.82 +8.9%
2003 63.01 +9.0%
2004 67.1 +6.5%
2005 71.14 +6.0%
2006 71.86 +1.0%
2007 77.78 +8.2%
2008 77.37 -0.5%
2009 81.27 +5.0%
2010 91.18 +12.2%
2011 92.89 +1.9%
2012 96.65 +4.0%
2013 98.59 +2.0%
2014 97.82 -0.8%
2015 103.6 +5.9%
2016 98.58 -4.8%
2017 98.7 +0.1%
2018 104.38 +5.8%
2019 102.62 -1.7%
2020 107.07 +4.3%
2021 108.51 +1.3%
2022 113.77 +4.8%
2023 113.01 -0.7%
2024 114.04 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 59.85 52.25 66.22 9
1970s 42.3 31.06 54.32 10
1980s 36.43 33.59 40.83 10
1990s 43.48 41.7 47.21 10
2000s 66.84 47.98 81.27 10
2010s 98.5 91.18 104.38 10
2020s 111.28 107.07 114.04 5

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 4 Pakistan 194.51 compare
  2. 5 Brazil 109.73 compare
  3. 5 Syrian Arab Republic 102.67 compare
  4. 6 Ecuador 109.17 compare
  5. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 100 compare
  6. 6 Viet Nam 100 compare
  7. 7 Republic of Korea 107.33 compare
  8. 8 Morocco 107.27 compare
  9. 9 Madagascar 105.21 compare
  10. 10 Haiti 105.15 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is castor oil seeds — gross production index number in Africa?
Castor oil seeds — gross production index number in Africa was 114.04 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest castor oil seeds — gross production index number recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 114.04 in 2024.
What is the lowest castor oil seeds — gross production index number recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 31.06 in 1978.
How does Africa rank for castor oil seeds — gross production index number?
Africa ranks 7th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
Is castor oil seeds — gross production index number rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 of the United Nations, published as part of Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Castor oil seeds — Gross 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.