Food — Gross Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Food — Gross Production Index Number was 124.5 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 124.5 for food — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 124.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.95, in 1961.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 6th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.95 | — |
| 1962 | 22.43 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 23.46 | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 24.13 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 24.14 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 24.18 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 26.03 | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 26.53 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 27.37 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 28.1 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 27.85 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 27.46 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 28.31 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 28.95 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 30.42 | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 30.55 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 30.97 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 31.94 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 31.41 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 32.72 | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 33.93 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 34.44 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 35.16 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 34.53 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 36.18 | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 36.94 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 36.8 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 38.32 | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 39.25 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 39.78 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 39.06 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 39.98 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 40.12 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 41.15 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 42.1 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 44.78 | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 45.12 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 46.91 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 51.61 | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 52.61 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 55.08 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 57.24 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 59.89 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 61.19 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 66.25 | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 68.89 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 71.51 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 75.22 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 78.81 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 85.62 | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 87.52 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 90.01 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 94.22 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 97.5 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 99.93 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 102.57 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 105.34 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 107.84 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 110.32 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 114.48 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 116.2 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 119.3 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 121.41 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 124.5 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.47 | 21.95 | 27.37 | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.6 | 27.46 | 31.94 | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.83 | 32.72 | 39.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.06 | 39.06 | 51.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.67 | 52.61 | 78.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.09 | 85.62 | 110.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.18 | 114.48 | 124.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 3 Tajikistan 177.56 compare
- 4 Mozambique 176.03 compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 173.21 compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 167.27 compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 122.26 compare
- 7 Niger 160.73 compare
- 8 Uganda 159.21 compare
- 9 Guinea 156.85 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 5.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 6.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 5.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Food — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 124.5 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 124.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.95 in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for food — gross production index number?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 6th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food — Gross 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.