Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 100.95 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross per capita production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 100.95.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 101.73 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 68.27, in 1995.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 7th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 84.16 | — |
| 1962 | 83.9 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 85.64 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 85.92 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 83.82 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 81.88 | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 85.91 | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 85.28 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 85.74 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 85.83 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 83.1 | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 80.02 | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 80.37 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 80.05 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 82.04 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 80.42 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 79.63 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 80.11 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 76.79 | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 78.14 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 79.25 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 78.44 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 77.95 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 74.53 | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 76.07 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 75.68 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 73.49 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 74.61 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 74.52 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 73.69 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 70.61 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 70.37 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 68.66 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 68.53 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 68.27 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 70.74 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 69.46 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 70.41 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 75.55 | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 75.18 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 76.86 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 77.91 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 79.51 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 79.31 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 83.83 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 85.11 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 86.32 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 88.71 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 90.78 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 96.36 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 96.21 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.63 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 98.77 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 99.82 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 99.96 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 100.22 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 100.52 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 100.52 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.41 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 101.73 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 100.89 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 101.26 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 100.73 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 100.95 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.69 | 81.88 | 85.92 | 9 |
| 1970s | 80.84 | 76.79 | 85.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.27 | 73.49 | 79.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.63 | 68.27 | 75.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.35 | 75.18 | 90.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.94 | 96.21 | 100.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.11 | 100.73 | 101.73 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 112.28 compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 147.4 compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 112.13 compare
- 5 Marshall Islands 146.81 compare
- 6 Tajikistan 145.16 compare
- 6 Viet Nam 108.73 compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.1757 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.2794 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 5.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -0.0991 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 100.95 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 101.73 in 2020.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.27 in 1995.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 7th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.