Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 121.57 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross per capita production index number in Southern Asia is 121.57, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Southern Asia peaked at 121.57 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.79, in 1966.
Southern Asia ranks 1st of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65.1 | — |
| 1962 | 63.16 | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 63.41 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 63.38 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 60.4 | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 58.79 | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 61.24 | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 63.39 | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 63.88 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 64.93 | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 63.64 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 60.67 | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 63.5 | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 60.83 | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 65.08 | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 63.65 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 65.86 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 66.69 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 62.94 | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 63.45 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 66.12 | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 64.83 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 69.28 | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 68.67 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 68.62 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 68.57 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 66.96 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 70.08 | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 72.25 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 72.61 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 73.93 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 75.47 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 75.53 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 76.2 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 76.63 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 76.03 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 77.09 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 77.76 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 80.23 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 78.53 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 78.67 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 75.8 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 78.73 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 77.7 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 81.24 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 83.4 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 88.16 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 87.27 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 86.49 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 90.49 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 94.03 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 94.92 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 98.31 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 99.62 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 98.83 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 101.55 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 104.01 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 106.29 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 108.33 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 110.85 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 114.97 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 116.34 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 119.69 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 121.57 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.53 | 58.79 | 65.1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 63.78 | 60.67 | 66.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.88 | 63.45 | 72.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.15 | 72.61 | 80.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.6 | 75.8 | 88.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.64 | 90.49 | 108.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.68 | 110.85 | 121.57 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 1 Dominican Republic 158.18 compare
- 1 Türkiye 121.91 compare
- 2 Fiji 148.97 compare
- 2 Micronesia (Federated States of) 115.92 compare
- 3 Senegal 147.52 compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 112.28 compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 147.4 compare
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- Milk, Total — Production, annual growth rate 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0.4633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Total — Production, annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Production, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0.858 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.0295 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Southern Asia?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Southern Asia was 121.57 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 121.57 in 2024.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.79 in 1966.
- How does Southern Asia rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Southern Asia ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.