Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Index Number in Africa
Africa: Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Index Number was 114.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Index Number in Africa, 1961–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 4 Pakistan 194.51 compare
- 5 Brazil 109.73 compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 102.67 compare
- 6 Ecuador 109.17 compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 100 compare
- 6 Viet Nam 100 compare
- 7 Republic of Korea 107.33 compare
- 8 Morocco 107.27 compare
- 9 Madagascar 105.21 compare
- 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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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.