Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number was 114.51 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
114.51
Change on year
down 19.6%
Rank
12th
of 29 groups
All-time high
146.4
in 2017
All-time low
39.94
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 114.51 for cereals, primary — gross production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of down 19.6% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — gross production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 146.4 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39.94, in 1992.
Southern Africa ranks 12th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52.36 | — |
| 1962 | 54.52 | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 57.43 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 45.93 | -20.0% |
| 1965 | 45.55 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 48.07 | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 90.17 | +87.6% |
| 1968 | 54.84 | -39.2% |
| 1969 | 55.58 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 63 | +13.4% |
| 1971 | 85.36 | +35.5% |
| 1972 | 91.27 | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 51.64 | -43.4% |
| 1974 | 104.34 | +102.1% |
| 1975 | 88.64 | -15.0% |
| 1976 | 80.09 | -9.6% |
| 1977 | 94.71 | +18.3% |
| 1978 | 98.05 | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 86.39 | -11.9% |
| 1980 | 101.72 | +17.7% |
| 1981 | 135.82 | +33.5% |
| 1982 | 90.02 | -33.7% |
| 1983 | 52.42 | -41.8% |
| 1984 | 63.24 | +20.6% |
| 1985 | 85.41 | +35.1% |
| 1986 | 90.03 | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 94.08 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 96.73 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 116.85 | +20.8% |
| 1990 | 89.38 | -23.5% |
| 1991 | 86.46 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 39.94 | -53.8% |
| 1993 | 97.67 | +144.5% |
| 1994 | 121.33 | +24.2% |
| 1995 | 59.59 | -50.9% |
| 1996 | 106.42 | +78.6% |
| 1997 | 103.05 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 79.74 | -22.6% |
| 1999 | 77.8 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 111.28 | +43.0% |
| 2001 | 84.26 | -24.3% |
| 2002 | 99.74 | +18.4% |
| 2003 | 89.65 | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 91.59 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 107.34 | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 73.91 | -31.1% |
| 2007 | 72.89 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 115.37 | +58.3% |
| 2009 | 109.88 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 110.95 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 98.45 | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 110.17 | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 106.77 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 124.89 | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 94.85 | -24.1% |
| 2016 | 80.27 | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 146.4 | +82.4% |
| 2018 | 118.3 | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 103.54 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 141.39 | +36.6% |
| 2021 | 144.88 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 136.18 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 142.5 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 114.51 | -19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.05 | 45.55 | 90.17 | 9 |
| 1970s | 84.35 | 51.64 | 104.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.63 | 52.42 | 135.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.14 | 39.94 | 121.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.59 | 72.89 | 115.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.46 | 80.27 | 146.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 135.89 | 114.51 | 144.88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 9 Benin 172.99 compare
- 9 Melanesia 111.61 compare
- 10 Angola 167.11 compare
- 10 Türkiye 108.84 compare
- 11 Guinea-Bissau 157.95 compare
- 11 Micronesia (Federated States of) 104.74 compare
- 11 Micronesia 104.74 compare
- 12 Belize 157.23 compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 13 Zimbabwe 156.47 compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 98.44 compare
- 14 Mozambique 156.38 compare
- 15 Rwanda 156.07 compare
- 15 Viet Nam 97.08 compare
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- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — gross production index number in Southern Africa?
- Cereals, primary — gross production index number in Southern Africa was 114.51 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — gross production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 146.4 in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — gross production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.94 in 1992.
- How does Southern Africa rank for cereals, primary — gross production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — gross production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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, primary — 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.