Crops — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Crops — Gross Production Index Number was 116.37 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Crops — Gross 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 production index number in Southern Africa is 116.37, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crops — gross production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 127.06 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.88, in 1961.
Southern Africa ranks 13th 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.
Crops — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34.88 | — |
| 1962 | 35.37 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 38.34 | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 35.99 | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 36.45 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 39.62 | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 55.03 | +38.9% |
| 1968 | 44.15 | -19.8% |
| 1969 | 46.16 | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 45.27 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 55.14 | +21.8% |
| 1972 | 58.16 | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 45.71 | -21.4% |
| 1974 | 63.8 | +39.6% |
| 1975 | 58.93 | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 57.7 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 62.01 | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 66.05 | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 62.01 | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 67.73 | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 79.88 | +17.9% |
| 1982 | 66.32 | -17.0% |
| 1983 | 52.38 | -21.0% |
| 1984 | 59.87 | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 65.89 | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 66.79 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 71.75 | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 74.87 | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 80.9 | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 73.26 | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 73.35 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 54.52 | -25.7% |
| 1993 | 69.31 | +27.1% |
| 1994 | 77.81 | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 63.68 | -18.2% |
| 1996 | 82.59 | +29.7% |
| 1997 | 81.86 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 77 | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 83.31 | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 88.27 | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 81.37 | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 88.33 | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 85.9 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 86.6 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 91.66 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 81.72 | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 80.7 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 97.28 | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 94.23 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 93.65 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 94.04 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 97.76 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 101.3 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 107.52 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 100.74 | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 91.75 | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 116.74 | +27.2% |
| 2018 | 111.96 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 106.7 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 118.76 | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 122.69 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 126.16 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 127.06 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 116.37 | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.67 | 34.88 | 55.03 | 9 |
| 1970s | 57.48 | 45.27 | 66.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.64 | 52.38 | 80.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.67 | 54.52 | 83.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.61 | 80.7 | 97.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.22 | 91.75 | 116.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.21 | 116.37 | 127.06 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 10 Palestine, State of 159.84 compare
- 11 Viet Nam 111.77 compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 159.35 compare
- 12 Uganda 157.73 compare
- 13 Vanuatu 153.08 compare
- 14 Mongolia 150.75 compare
- 15 Mauritania 149.96 compare
- 16 Azerbaijan 144.92 compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 96.59 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crops — gross production index number in Southern Africa?
- Crops — gross production index number in Southern Africa was 116.37 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crops — gross production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 127.06 in 2023.
- What is the lowest crops — gross production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.88 in 1961.
- How does Southern Africa rank for crops — gross production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is crops — gross production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 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.