Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa
Africa: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 99.74 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.74
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
20th
of 29 groups
All-time high
102.78
in 2020
All-time low
75.59
in 1984
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Africa recorded 99.74 for food — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Africa peaked at 102.78 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75.59, in 1984.
Africa ranks 20th 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.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 86.82 | — |
| 1962 | 89.07 | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 90.21 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 89.41 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 88.84 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 86.69 | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 90.14 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 90.4 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 90.88 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 92.12 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 92.07 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 88.76 | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 86.32 | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 89.89 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 88.67 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 86.34 | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 83.75 | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 83.24 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 81.2 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 81.07 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 81.27 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 79.46 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 77.1 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 75.59 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 79.07 | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 80.15 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 78.46 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 80.27 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 81.65 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 80.99 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 84.28 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 81.41 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 80.94 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 80.83 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 79.92 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 85.97 | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 83.63 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 85.11 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 87.7 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 85.8 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 85.87 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 87.52 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 89.69 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 90.18 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 92.53 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 94.23 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 91.68 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 92.21 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 91.96 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.86 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 96.05 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 98.04 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 98.59 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 100.26 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 100.84 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 98.9 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 100 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 102.43 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 101.38 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 102.78 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 101.62 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 101.24 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 100.2 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 99.74 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.16 | 86.69 | 90.88 | 9 |
| 1970s | 87.24 | 81.2 | 92.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.41 | 75.59 | 81.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.08 | 79.92 | 87.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.17 | 85.8 | 94.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.44 | 96.05 | 102.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.12 | 99.74 | 102.78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 17 Bangladesh 124.34 compare
- 17 Melanesia 88.78 compare
- 18 Palestine, State of 123.08 compare
- 18 Polynesia 87.98 compare
- 19 Azerbaijan 122.17 compare
- 19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 84.59 compare
- 20 Qatar 120.9 compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 82.02 compare
- 21 Russian Federation 120.36 compare
- 22 Brazil 119.92 compare
- 23 Uganda 119.44 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 6.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.2698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.5254 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 5.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Africa?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Africa was 99.74 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 102.78 in 2020.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.59 in 1984.
- How does Africa rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Africa ranks 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Food — 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.