Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Americas
Americas: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 105.18 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross per capita production index number in Americas is 105.18, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Americas peaked at 105.18 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.27, in 1961.
Americas ranks 10th 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 Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.27 | — |
| 1962 | 69.28 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 70.36 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 69.67 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 71.73 | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 71.61 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 73.25 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 72.76 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 73 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 71.92 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 74.41 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 72.78 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 72.57 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 71.85 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 75.12 | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 76.5 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 77.96 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 77.99 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 77.31 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 81.55 | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 81.08 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 73.92 | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 78.52 | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 80.9 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 78.52 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 78.1 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 74.12 | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 77.34 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 78.05 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 76.99 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 80.1 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 76.09 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 82.25 | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 79.98 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 82.41 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 82.26 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 82.76 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 84.5 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 85.03 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 84.21 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 83.72 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 86.89 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 90.26 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 88.37 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 88.67 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 92.37 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 94.2 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 92.53 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 94.42 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 94.37 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.15 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 98.61 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 100.09 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 98.66 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 101.25 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 101.75 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 101.38 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 100.85 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 102.85 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 102.29 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 101.51 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 104.15 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 105.18 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.21 | 69.27 | 73.25 | 9 |
| 1970s | 75.01 | 71.85 | 79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.14 | 73.92 | 81.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.54 | 76.09 | 84.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.62 | 83.72 | 94.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.45 | 93.15 | 101.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.2 | 101.51 | 105.18 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 7 Oman 143.44 compare
- 8 China, Hong Kong SAR 142.64 compare
- 8 Micronesia 100.74 compare
- 9 Singapore 135.78 compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 10 Mozambique 134.91 compare
- 11 Central African Republic 134.53 compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 97.93 compare
- 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 133.74 compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 94.1 compare
- 13 Tuvalu 130.81 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Americas
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate -3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.6489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate -4.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Americas?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Americas was 105.18 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 Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 105.18 in 2024.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.27 in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Americas ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas 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.