Crops — Gross Production Index Number in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Crops — Gross Production Index Number was 127.87 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Crops — Gross Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 127.87 for crops — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crops — gross production index number in Eastern Africa peaked at 127.87 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.9, in 1961.
That places Eastern Africa 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Crops — Gross Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.9 | — |
| 1962 | 22.98 | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 23.56 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 24.66 | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 24.18 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 25.22 | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 27.1 | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 27.38 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 29.69 | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 31.58 | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 32.25 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 33.17 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 33.3 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 34.61 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 35.43 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 36.18 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 36.64 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 36.23 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 34.71 | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 35.09 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 36.65 | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 37.77 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 38.39 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 36.87 | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 39.18 | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 40.47 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 40.36 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 42.23 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 43.67 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 44.14 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 44.44 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 42.46 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 42.84 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 42.07 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 44.52 | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 49.96 | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 49.56 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 52.05 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 53.98 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 54.63 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 58.9 | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 60.11 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 59.88 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 64.42 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 67.5 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 70.9 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 74.32 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 68.28 | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 73.9 | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 84.48 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 86.83 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 91.78 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 95.94 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 99.71 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 100.63 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 99.67 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 104.78 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 112.87 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 115.02 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 124.73 | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 123.91 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 123.56 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 126.82 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 127.87 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.19 | 21.9 | 29.69 | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.41 | 31.58 | 36.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.07 | 35.09 | 43.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.6 | 42.07 | 53.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.28 | 54.63 | 74.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.17 | 84.48 | 115.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.38 | 123.56 | 127.87 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 2 Saudi Arabia 203.76 compare
- 3 Senegal 203.09 compare
- 4 Dominican Republic 197.44 compare
- 5 Central African Republic 191.04 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 122.51 compare
- 6 Mozambique 170.53 compare
- 7 Niger 170.47 compare
- 8 Qatar 165.31 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Africa
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing -4.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 7.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate -4.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 13.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 7.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate -0.4094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate -0.2281 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 6.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crops — gross production index number in Eastern Africa?
- Crops — gross production index number in Eastern Africa was 127.87 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crops — gross production index number recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 127.87 in 2024.
- What is the lowest crops — gross production index number recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9 in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for crops — gross production index number?
- Eastern Africa ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is crops — gross production index number rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crops — Gross 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.