Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Africa
Western Africa: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 105.41 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
105.41
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
9th
of 29 groups
All-time high
106.67
in 2022
All-time low
62.81
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 105.41 for food — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa peaked at 106.67 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62.81, in 1983.
Western Africa ranks 9th of 29 groups on this measure, 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 76.95 | — |
| 1962 | 78.33 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 80.15 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 82.08 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 81.5 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 79.64 | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 81.43 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 80.64 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 84.59 | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 85.84 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 81.36 | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 72.66 | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 72.45 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 77.57 | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 75.49 | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 71.3 | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 67.1 | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 66.89 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 65.75 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 65.89 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 66.71 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 65.04 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 62.81 | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 63.9 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 66.97 | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 68.49 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 67.48 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 72.07 | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 74.84 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 74.58 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 81.46 | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 82.57 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 84.07 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 84.1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 86.24 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 87.89 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 87.39 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 90.13 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 92.02 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 89.43 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 88.24 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 89.17 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 91.24 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 92.46 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 95.23 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 96.77 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 90.53 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 96.79 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 89.77 | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 95.95 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 89.75 | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 94.49 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 92.75 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 97.41 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 100.17 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 102.41 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 102.94 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 106.57 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 104.57 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 105.18 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 105.18 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 106.67 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 105.52 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 105.41 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.59 | 76.95 | 84.59 | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.64 | 65.75 | 85.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.42 | 62.81 | 74.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.04 | 74.58 | 92.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.96 | 88.24 | 96.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7 | 89.75 | 106.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.59 | 105.18 | 106.67 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 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
- 11 Central African Republic 134.53 compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 97.93 compare
- 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 133.74 compare
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- Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.3353 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Production, annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Yield, annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.6863 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 0.6583 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa was 105.41 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 106.67 in 2022.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.81 in 1983.
- How does Western Africa rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Western Africa ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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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.