Crops — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Crops — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 102.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
102.3
Change on year
down 9.6%
Rank
16th
of 29 groups
All-time high
154.39
in 1967
All-time low
72.87
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Crops — 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 crops — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa is 102.3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crops — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 154.39 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 72.87, in 1992.
Southern Africa ranks 16th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Crops — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 117.1 | — |
| 1962 | 115.32 | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 121.34 | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 110.55 | -8.9% |
| 1965 | 108.65 | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 114.6 | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 154.39 | +34.7% |
| 1968 | 120.14 | -22.2% |
| 1969 | 121.86 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 116.02 | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 137.23 | +18.3% |
| 1972 | 140.59 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 107.31 | -23.7% |
| 1974 | 145.49 | +35.6% |
| 1975 | 130.58 | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 124.33 | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 129.96 | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 134.59 | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 122.89 | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 130.22 | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 148.57 | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 119.22 | -19.8% |
| 1983 | 90.98 | -23.7% |
| 1984 | 100.5 | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 107 | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 105.05 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 109.41 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 110.75 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 116.09 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 102.16 | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 99.93 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 72.87 | -27.1% |
| 1993 | 90.76 | +24.6% |
| 1994 | 100.22 | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 80.97 | -19.2% |
| 1996 | 103.58 | +27.9% |
| 1997 | 101.36 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 94.15 | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 100.71 | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 105.67 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 96.54 | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 103.8 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 99.97 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 99.81 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 104.62 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 92.34 | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 90.23 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 107.51 | +19.2% |
| 2009 | 102.89 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 101.04 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 100.19 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 102.62 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 104.61 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 109.21 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 100.34 | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 90.45 | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 114.19 | +26.2% |
| 2018 | 107.69 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 100.95 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 110.52 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 112.39 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 113.9 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 113.14 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 102.3 | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 120.44 | 108.65 | 154.39 | 9 |
| 1970s | 128.9 | 107.31 | 145.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 113.78 | 90.98 | 148.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.67 | 72.87 | 103.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.34 | 90.23 | 107.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.13 | 90.45 | 114.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.45 | 102.3 | 113.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 13 Fiji 131.22 compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 90.94 compare
- 14 Mozambique 130.69 compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 90.92 compare
- 15 Qatar 130.46 compare
- 16 Georgia 130.23 compare
- 16 Polynesia 89.25 compare
- 17 Guinea 128.98 compare
- 17 Melanesia 88.88 compare
- 18 Mongolia 128.95 compare
- 18 United Republic of Tanzania 85.43 compare
- 19 Cambodia 126.83 compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 83.02 compare
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- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.8166 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crops — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa?
- Crops — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa was 102.3 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 154.39 in 1967.
- What is the lowest crops — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.87 in 1992.
- How does Southern Africa rank for crops — gross per capita production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is crops — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.