Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 102.39 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
102.39
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
14th
of 29 groups
All-time high
111.66
in 1970
All-time low
78.59
in 1994
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 102.39 for food — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa peaked at 111.66 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 78.59, in 1994.
Eastern Africa ranks 14th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 104.17 | — |
| 1962 | 105.76 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 104.64 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 104.77 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 101.08 | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 102.72 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 106.01 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 105.57 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 107.94 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 111.66 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 109.84 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 109.59 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 107.38 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 106.87 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 106.76 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 106.26 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 106.2 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 104.12 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 98.06 | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 95.58 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 96.18 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 96.48 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 95.21 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 89.56 | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 91.8 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 92.54 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 89.47 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 90.97 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 91.52 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 90.13 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 89.8 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 84.87 | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 80.88 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 78.59 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 80.5 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 85.12 | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 82.63 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 84.2 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 85.52 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 83.34 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 86.22 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 87.4 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 85.37 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 87.68 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 90.04 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 91.44 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 92.49 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 82.46 | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 85.5 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 97.94 | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 97.06 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 101.18 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 102.03 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 101.82 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 101.09 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 97.09 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 98.65 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 102.4 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 103.62 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 107.41 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 105.16 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 102.37 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 103.32 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 102.39 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 104.74 | 101.08 | 107.94 | 9 |
| 1970s | 106.67 | 98.06 | 111.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.93 | 89.47 | 96.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.22 | 78.59 | 90.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.19 | 82.46 | 92.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.29 | 97.06 | 103.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.13 | 102.37 | 107.41 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 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
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 91.58 compare
- 14 India 127.48 compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 90.73 compare
- 15 Portugal 127.17 compare
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 101.91 compare
- 16 Guinea 125.53 compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 89.56 compare
- 17 Bangladesh 124.34 compare
- 17 Melanesia 88.78 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Africa
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.1174 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.2095 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.0923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 10.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 5.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa was 102.39 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 111.66 in 1970.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.59 in 1994.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Eastern Africa ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern 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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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.