Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Canada
Canada: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 102.03 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross per capita production index number in Canada stood at 102.03.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Canada peaked at 106.64 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.94, in 1961.
Canada ranks 78th of 185 countries 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 58.94 | — |
| 1962 | 69.61 | +18.1% |
| 1963 | 74.33 | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 70.52 | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 74.52 | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 79.4 | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 70.24 | -11.5% |
| 1968 | 74.03 | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 74.3 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 70.23 | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 76.94 | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 71.46 | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 71.57 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 66.88 | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 73.04 | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 77.03 | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 77.07 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 78.46 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 73.09 | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 75.59 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 81.2 | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 84.11 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 79.07 | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 76.95 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 81.13 | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 86.89 | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 83.03 | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 70.88 | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 77.14 | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 82.38 | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 79.69 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 76.62 | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 79.43 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 81.53 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 82.39 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 85.16 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 83.19 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 88.15 | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 93.78 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 90.64 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 81.08 | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 75.97 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 85.25 | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 91.88 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 93.35 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 89.41 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 87.13 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 96.04 | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 92.73 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 90.43 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 88.59 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 89.94 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 102.93 | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 95.73 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 98.77 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 105.5 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 105.87 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 105.18 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 104.82 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 106.64 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 89.55 | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 104.27 | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 100.53 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 102.03 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.77 | 58.94 | 79.4 | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.58 | 66.88 | 78.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.6 | 70.88 | 86.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.23 | 76.62 | 93.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.35 | 75.97 | 96.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.78 | 88.59 | 105.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.6 | 89.55 | 106.64 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Canada?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Canada was 102.03 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 106.64 in 2020.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.94 in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Canada ranks 78th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.