Crops — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa
Africa: Crops — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 101.32 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Crops — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crops — gross per capita production index number in Africa is 101.32, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crops — gross per capita production index number in Africa peaked at 104.49 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 72.71, in 1984.
That places Africa 17th out of 29 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.
Crops — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 88.11 | — |
| 1962 | 92.2 | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 94 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 92.9 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 91.69 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 88.23 | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 92.53 | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 92.13 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 93.6 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 95.12 | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 95.46 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 90.94 | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 87.89 | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 93.31 | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 91.19 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 87.17 | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 83.23 | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 82.11 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 79.21 | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 79.06 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 79.5 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 76.73 | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 73.66 | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 72.71 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 77.08 | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 78.85 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 76.74 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 79.01 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 80.71 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 79.32 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 83.15 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 79.45 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 79.86 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 79.77 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 78.52 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 87.03 | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 82.79 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 84.9 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 86.66 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 84.31 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 84.58 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 85.44 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 88.06 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 89.12 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 91.2 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 93.15 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 89.01 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 90.38 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 90 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.71 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 94.1 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 96.85 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 97.47 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 100.19 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 100.6 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 99.22 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 101.02 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 104.49 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 102.62 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 104.47 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 103.28 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 103.2 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 102 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 101.32 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.71 | 88.11 | 94 | 9 |
| 1970s | 88.56 | 79.21 | 95.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.41 | 72.71 | 80.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.15 | 78.52 | 87.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.53 | 84.31 | 93.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.23 | 94.1 | 104.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.85 | 101.32 | 104.47 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 14 Mozambique 130.69 compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 90.92 compare
- 15 Qatar 130.46 compare
- 16 Georgia 130.23 compare
- 17 Guinea 128.98 compare
- 18 Mongolia 128.95 compare
- 19 Cambodia 126.83 compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 83.02 compare
- 20 Puerto Rico 126.13 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crops — gross per capita production index number in Africa?
- Crops — gross per capita production index number in Africa was 101.32 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crops — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 104.49 in 2018.
- What is the lowest crops — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.71 in 1984.
- How does Africa rank for crops — gross per capita production index number?
- Africa ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is crops — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Crops — 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.