Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 100.26 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa is 100.26, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa peaked at 109.53 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 57.81, in 1992.
That places Eastern Africa 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 104.21 | — |
| 1962 | 104.62 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 103.36 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 103.13 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 102.2 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 102.53 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 108.45 | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 102.74 | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 108.23 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 101.7 | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 106.19 | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 109.53 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 97.01 | -11.4% |
| 1974 | 99.43 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 97.71 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 106.19 | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 101.64 | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 94.67 | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 91.26 | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 93.53 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 92.14 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 86.97 | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 87.5 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 77.28 | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 85.73 | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 86.87 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 80.17 | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 88.09 | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 88.76 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 80.64 | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 68.44 | -15.1% |
| 1992 | 57.81 | -15.5% |
| 1993 | 65.54 | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 64.02 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 66.7 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 79.52 | +19.2% |
| 1997 | 72.49 | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 69.52 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 72.67 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 67.35 | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 72.39 | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 69.45 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 68.73 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 75.06 | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 78.25 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 83.59 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 84.13 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 80.41 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 86.96 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 102.57 | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 97.84 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 100.6 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 97.16 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 104.11 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 98.74 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 97.15 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 99.94 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 102.03 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 99.96 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 107.13 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 105.94 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 101.46 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 102.42 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 100.26 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 104.39 | 102.2 | 108.45 | 9 |
| 1970s | 100.53 | 91.26 | 109.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.7 | 77.28 | 93.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.73 | 57.81 | 80.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.63 | 67.35 | 86.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.01 | 97.15 | 104.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.44 | 100.26 | 107.13 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 7 Micronesia (Federated States of) 100.63 compare
- 7 Senegal 160.39 compare
- 8 Argentina 136 compare
- 8 Micronesia 100.56 compare
- 9 Benin 135.93 compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 10 Cambodia 135.22 compare
- 10 Türkiye 99.45 compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 135.08 compare
- 12 Belize 134.38 compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 99.62 compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 95 compare
- 13 Mauritania 132.99 compare
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- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.2095 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 9.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 5.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa?
- Cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa was 100.26 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 109.53 in 1972.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.81 in 1992.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number?
- Eastern Africa ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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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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.