Dates — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Africa
Western Africa: Dates — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 85.31 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Dates — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, dates — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa stood at 85.31. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa peaked at 267.22 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 85.31, in 2024.
That places Western Africa 17th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Dates — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 174.64 | — |
| 1962 | 160.56 | -8.1% |
| 1963 | 238.18 | +48.3% |
| 1964 | 253.36 | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 267.22 | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 195.4 | -26.9% |
| 1967 | 173.47 | -11.2% |
| 1968 | 178.66 | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 162.11 | -9.3% |
| 1970 | 179.85 | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 133.35 | -25.9% |
| 1972 | 130.11 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 131.67 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 128.27 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 127.88 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 121.45 | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 125.3 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 130.15 | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 137.3 | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 134.66 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 121.16 | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 105.86 | -12.6% |
| 1983 | 110 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 102.09 | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 111.06 | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 110.02 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 96.75 | -12.1% |
| 1988 | 94.68 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 92.64 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 90.58 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 88.82 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 87.08 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 103.89 | +19.3% |
| 1994 | 138.8 | +33.6% |
| 1995 | 149.64 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 123.22 | -17.7% |
| 1997 | 189.36 | +53.7% |
| 1998 | 92.66 | -51.1% |
| 1999 | 118.85 | +28.3% |
| 2000 | 124.41 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 108.07 | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 127.07 | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 102.86 | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 122.73 | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 104.84 | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 101.81 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 108.64 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 114.29 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 176.78 | +54.7% |
| 2010 | 112.61 | -36.3% |
| 2011 | 112.69 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 109.15 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 106.75 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 93.86 | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 105.34 | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 100.79 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 94.96 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 97.38 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 94.23 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 94.8 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 91.49 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 88.76 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 87.03 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 85.31 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 200.4 | 160.56 | 267.22 | 9 |
| 1970s | 134.53 | 121.45 | 179.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 107.89 | 92.64 | 134.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 118.29 | 87.08 | 189.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 119.15 | 101.81 | 176.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.78 | 93.86 | 112.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.48 | 85.31 | 94.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -7.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dates — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa?
- Dates — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa was 85.31 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — gross per capita production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 267.22 in 1965.
- What is the lowest dates — gross per capita production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.31 in 2024.
- How does Western Africa rank for dates — gross per capita production index number?
- Western Africa ranks 17th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is dates — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Dates — 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.