Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Americas
Americas: Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 101.76 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Americas recorded 101.76 for cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Americas peaked at 104.89 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 68.52, in 1988.
Americas ranks 8th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70.29 | — |
| 1962 | 72.48 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 77.49 | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 72.91 | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 77.97 | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 78.68 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 82.56 | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 80.24 | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 80.26 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 73.98 | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 87.43 | +18.2% |
| 1972 | 81.87 | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 85 | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 75.97 | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 87.23 | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 91.2 | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 89.95 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 90.4 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 92.96 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 87.51 | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 103.75 | +18.6% |
| 1982 | 103.54 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 74.54 | -28.0% |
| 1984 | 94.46 | +26.7% |
| 1985 | 100.45 | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 93.9 | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 86.38 | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 68.52 | -20.7% |
| 1989 | 82.98 | +21.1% |
| 1990 | 86.65 | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 79.78 | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 93.12 | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 76 | -18.4% |
| 1994 | 90.74 | +19.4% |
| 1995 | 78 | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 87.96 | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 86.61 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 87.02 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 85.72 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 85.51 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 82.36 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 74.08 | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 86.58 | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 92.05 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 86.57 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 81.26 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 93.88 | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 93.89 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.27 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 91.32 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 88.4 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 85.37 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 99.54 | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 98.75 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 96.36 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 104.89 | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 100.42 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 97.49 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 98.14 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 100.36 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 99.01 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 96.78 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 102.78 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 101.76 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.99 | 70.29 | 82.56 | 9 |
| 1970s | 85.6 | 73.98 | 92.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.6 | 68.52 | 103.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.16 | 76 | 93.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.75 | 74.08 | 93.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.07 | 85.37 | 104.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.14 | 96.78 | 102.78 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Americas?
- Cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Americas was 101.76 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 104.89 in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.52 in 1988.
- How does Americas rank for cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number?
- Americas ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — 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.