Food — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Food — Gross Production Index Number was 110.29 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
110.29
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
18th
of 29 groups
All-time high
114.63
in 2022
All-time low
32.8
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross production index number in Southern Africa stood at 110.29.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 114.63 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.8, in 1961.
Southern Africa ranks 18th 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 Production Index Number in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32.8 | — |
| 1962 | 33.39 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 35 | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 34.04 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 35.71 | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 37.57 | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 44.32 | +18.0% |
| 1968 | 39.37 | -11.2% |
| 1969 | 41.49 | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 40.91 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 45.85 | +12.1% |
| 1972 | 48.94 | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 43.01 | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 50.73 | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 49.22 | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 49.58 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 52.2 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 54.49 | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 54.47 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 56.3 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 60.7 | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 56.46 | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 50.64 | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 54.59 | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 57.42 | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 56.74 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 59.27 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 59.99 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 62.95 | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 62.77 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 64.89 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 56.4 | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 62.13 | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 63.33 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 56.85 | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 65.22 | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 70.98 | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 63.36 | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 68.4 | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 72.18 | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 69.35 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 73.15 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 73.58 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 75.15 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 79.78 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 77.43 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 79.4 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 88.67 | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 87.62 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 90.49 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 89.94 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 92.78 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 97.58 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 102.88 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 100.98 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 96.14 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 105.63 | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 104.19 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 104.27 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 110.87 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 112.67 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 114.63 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 113.85 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 110.29 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.08 | 32.8 | 44.32 | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.94 | 40.91 | 54.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.51 | 50.64 | 62.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.43 | 56.4 | 70.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.63 | 69.35 | 88.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.49 | 89.94 | 105.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.46 | 110.29 | 114.63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 15 China, Hong Kong SAR 143.59 compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 16 Singapore 143.41 compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 95.38 compare
- 17 Chad 142.33 compare
- 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 94.9 compare
- 18 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 93.74 compare
- 18 Mali 140.87 compare
- 19 Vanuatu 140.07 compare
- 19 Polynesia 90.01 compare
- 20 Benin 139.75 compare
- 20 Republic of Moldova 82.67 compare
- 21 India 139.26 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Southern Africa
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -6.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.8166 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross production index number in Southern Africa?
- Food — gross production index number in Southern Africa was 110.29 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 114.63 in 2022.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8 in 1961.
- How does Southern Africa rank for food — gross production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 18th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.