Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Western Asia
Western Asia: Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 129.41 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross 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 production index number in Western Asia is 129.41, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Western Asia peaked at 129.41 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.95, in 1961.
That places Western Asia 5th 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 Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.95 | — |
| 1962 | 25.14 | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 25.44 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 26.21 | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 26.14 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 27.37 | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 28.64 | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 29.19 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 29.53 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 30.2 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 32.18 | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 33.63 | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 30.53 | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 34.14 | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 36.22 | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 38.36 | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 38.67 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 40.97 | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 41.1 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 43.37 | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 43.95 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 46.4 | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 45.86 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 48.22 | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 50.5 | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 53.76 | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 52.87 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 57.26 | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 54.03 | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 58.28 | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 57.44 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 59.55 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 59.3 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 64.83 | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 65.22 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 68.97 | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 68.1 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 75.42 | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 72.94 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 76.24 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 75.37 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 80.68 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 80.66 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 81.87 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 87.07 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 88.04 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 85.34 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 87.72 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 90.42 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 92.06 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 95.58 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 98.57 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 100.97 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 97.28 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 101.2 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 101.52 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 106.67 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 107.45 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 114.08 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 121.23 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 120.11 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 124.16 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 125.42 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 129.41 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.85 | 23.95 | 29.53 | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.6 | 30.2 | 41.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.62 | 43.37 | 57.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65 | 57.44 | 75.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.34 | 75.37 | 90.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.54 | 92.06 | 114.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.07 | 120.11 | 129.41 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 2 Oman 180.44 compare
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania 129.06 compare
- 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 128.12 compare
- 3 Tajikistan 177.56 compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 126.35 compare
- 4 Mozambique 176.03 compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 173.21 compare
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 128.86 compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 167.27 compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 122.26 compare
- 7 Niger 160.73 compare
- 8 Micronesia (Federated States of) 120.64 compare
- 8 Uganda 159.21 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 production index number in Western Asia?
- Food — gross production index number in Western Asia was 129.41 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 129.41 in 2024.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.95 in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for food — gross production index number?
- Western Asia ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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 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.