Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Western Asia
Western Asia: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 110.72 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
110.72
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
4th
of 29 groups
All-time high
111.55
in 2020
All-time low
86.04
in 1973
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western 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 Western Asia is 110.72, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Western Asia peaked at 111.55 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 86.04, in 1973.
That places Western Asia 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 94.46 | — |
| 1962 | 96.37 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 94.76 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 94.89 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 92.02 | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 93.69 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 95.29 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 94.4 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 92.84 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 92.37 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 95.77 | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 97.37 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 86.04 | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 93.69 | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 96.84 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 99.89 | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 97.96 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 100.96 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 98.59 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 101.29 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 99.96 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 102.74 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 98.71 | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 100.87 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 102.81 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 106.52 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 101.9 | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 107.46 | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 98.75 | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 104.28 | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 100.52 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 101.49 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 98.48 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 104.95 | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 103.14 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 106.6 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 102.93 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 111.54 | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 105.58 | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 107.97 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 104.39 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 109.29 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 106.9 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 106.18 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 110.44 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 109.1 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 103.18 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 103.43 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 104.1 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 103.62 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 105.08 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 105.8 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 105.89 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.59 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 101.11 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 99.3 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 102.63 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 101.9 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 106.55 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 111.55 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 108.88 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 110.38 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 109.2 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 110.72 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.3 | 92.02 | 96.37 | 9 |
| 1970s | 95.95 | 86.04 | 100.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 102.1 | 98.71 | 107.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.95 | 98.48 | 111.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 106.5 | 103.18 | 110.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.15 | 99.3 | 106.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.15 | 108.88 | 111.55 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western 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
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 112.13 compare
- 5 Marshall Islands 146.81 compare
- 6 Tajikistan 145.16 compare
- 6 Viet Nam 108.73 compare
- 7 Oman 143.44 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross -4.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.6534 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 0.8791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -9.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -9.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual -3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Western Asia?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Western Asia was 110.72 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 111.55 in 2020.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.04 in 1973.
- How does Western Asia rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Western Asia ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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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.