Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 95.64 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 95.64 for food — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Northern Africa peaked at 101.92 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 61.43, in 1984.
Northern Africa ranks 26th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 64.74 | — |
| 1962 | 69.36 | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 71.4 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 68.26 | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 70.02 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 62.94 | -10.1% |
| 1967 | 64.54 | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 71.72 | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 66.91 | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 67.5 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 71.01 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 68.19 | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 67.29 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 69.62 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 70.53 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 69.26 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 64.34 | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 65.34 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 65.8 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 66.97 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 65.36 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 63.97 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 63.86 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 61.43 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 67.27 | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 69.68 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 68.44 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 68.81 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 69.9 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 70.08 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 76.93 | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 74.74 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 73.63 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 75.42 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 73.97 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 86.51 | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 80.36 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 84.2 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 86.14 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 83.54 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 83.83 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 87.33 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 95.16 | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 93.81 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 94.91 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 99.58 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 95.65 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 97.91 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 101.78 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 97.87 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 100.96 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 98.61 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 100.15 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 100.9 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 101.92 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 97.18 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 98.18 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 100.26 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 98.67 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 98.83 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.68 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 97.3 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.59 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 95.64 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.77 | 62.94 | 71.72 | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.89 | 64.34 | 71.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.57 | 61.43 | 69.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.2 | 70.08 | 86.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.35 | 83.54 | 101.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.47 | 97.18 | 101.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.81 | 94.59 | 98.83 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Northern Africa?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Northern Africa was 95.64 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 101.92 in 2015.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.43 in 1984.
- How does Northern Africa rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Northern Africa ranks 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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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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.