Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Melanesia
Melanesia: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 88.78 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
88.78
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
17th
of 20 countries
All-time high
140.7
in 1970
All-time low
88.78
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 88.78 for food — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia peaked at 140.7 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 88.78, in 2024.
Melanesia ranks 17th of 20 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 131.16 | — |
| 1962 | 134.83 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 137.43 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 138.27 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 134.88 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 136.02 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 136 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 138.25 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 139.02 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 140.7 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 139 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 136.18 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 135.31 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 137.78 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 136.17 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 136.59 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 137.19 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 138.18 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 140.3 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 139.34 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 139.87 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 136.86 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 133.95 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 140.23 | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 138.15 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 136.93 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 134.18 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 133.84 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 133.88 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 132.41 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 126.36 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 126.91 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 127.26 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 124.32 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 122.51 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 123.4 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 121.4 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 118.86 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 120.23 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 118.62 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 112.23 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 112.16 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 110.49 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 110.06 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 110.63 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 109.8 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 112.13 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 110.13 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 107.26 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 100.76 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 103.73 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 98.84 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 99.39 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 102.42 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 100.44 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 97.14 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 96.23 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 95.22 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 93.84 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 89.71 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 89.48 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.7 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 89.64 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 88.78 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 136.21 | 131.16 | 139.02 | 9 |
| 1970s | 137.74 | 135.31 | 140.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 136.72 | 133.84 | 140.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 124.37 | 118.86 | 132.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 111.35 | 107.26 | 118.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8 | 93.84 | 103.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.46 | 88.78 | 89.71 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 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
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Melanesia
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -12.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 11.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 10.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 0.3012 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia was 88.78 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 140.7 in 1970.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.78 in 2024.
- How does Melanesia rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Melanesia ranks 17th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia 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.