Cereals n.e.c. — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Cereals n.e.c. — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 81.61 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals n.e.c. — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals n.e.c. — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa is 81.61, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 218.27 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 37.57, in 1974.
Southern Africa ranks 22nd of 24 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals n.e.c. — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55.32 | — |
| 1962 | 53.73 | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 52.15 | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 50.62 | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 49.12 | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 47.66 | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 46.23 | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 44.84 | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 43.5 | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 42.23 | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 41.01 | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 39.83 | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 38.68 | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 37.57 | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 60.86 | +62.0% |
| 1976 | 69.83 | +14.7% |
| 1977 | 75.97 | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 73.87 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 71.84 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 69.69 | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 98.07 | +40.7% |
| 1982 | 94.79 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 91.58 | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 88.51 | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 85.63 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 82.94 | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 80.41 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 94.24 | +17.2% |
| 1989 | 91.43 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 71.49 | -21.8% |
| 1991 | 63.6 | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 77.08 | +21.2% |
| 1993 | 93.5 | +21.3% |
| 1994 | 162.09 | +73.4% |
| 1995 | 191.75 | +18.3% |
| 1996 | 182.72 | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 193.97 | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 218.27 | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 194.38 | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 184.6 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 179.21 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 140.71 | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 140.28 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 141.94 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 142.58 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 143.31 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 146.16 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 141.44 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 138.04 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 131.39 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 126.4 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 128.58 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 129.89 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 121.03 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 89.61 | -26.0% |
| 2016 | 89.36 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.26 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 89.78 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 89.1 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 83.29 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 85.27 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 83.72 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 82.13 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 81.61 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.24 | 43.5 | 55.32 | 9 |
| 1970s | 55.17 | 37.57 | 75.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.73 | 69.69 | 98.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 144.88 | 63.6 | 218.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 149.83 | 138.04 | 184.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.04 | 85.26 | 131.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2 | 81.61 | 85.27 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals n.e.c. — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa?
- Cereals n.e.c. — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa was 81.61 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 218.27 in 1998.
- What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.57 in 1974.
- How does Southern Africa rank for cereals n.e.c. — gross per capita production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 22nd out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereals n.e.c. — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals n.e.c. — 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.