Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 97 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 97 for food — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 124.42 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 72.32, in 1995.
That places Southern Africa 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 110.18 | — |
| 1962 | 108.94 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 110.83 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 104.62 | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 106.49 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 108.72 | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 124.42 | +14.4% |
| 1968 | 107.18 | -13.9% |
| 1969 | 109.58 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 104.87 | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 114.16 | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 118.36 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 101.02 | -14.7% |
| 1974 | 115.73 | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 109.13 | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 106.88 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 109.45 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 111.08 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 107.99 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 108.29 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 112.94 | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 101.54 | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 88 | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 91.68 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 93.29 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 89.29 | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 90.42 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 88.77 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 90.38 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 87.58 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 88.44 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 75.41 | -14.7% |
| 1993 | 81.39 | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 81.6 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 72.32 | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 81.83 | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 87.93 | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 77.51 | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 82.72 | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 86.45 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 82.32 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 86 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 85.67 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 86.65 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 91.1 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 87.54 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 88.82 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 98.04 | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 95.71 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 97.67 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 95.86 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 97.45 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 100.82 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 104.55 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 100.62 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 94.83 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 103.38 | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 100.26 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 98.69 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 103.22 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 103.26 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 103.53 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 101.43 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 97 | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 110.11 | 104.62 | 124.42 | 9 |
| 1970s | 109.87 | 101.02 | 118.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.46 | 88 | 112.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.67 | 72.32 | 88.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.83 | 82.32 | 98.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.41 | 94.83 | 104.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.69 | 97 | 103.53 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa was 97 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 124.42 in 1967.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.32 in 1995.
- How does Southern Africa rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.