Food — Gross Production Index Number in Western Europe
Western Europe: Food — Gross Production Index Number was 92.09 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross production index number in Western Europe is 92.09, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Western Europe peaked at 101.88 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 66.87, in 1961.
That places Western Europe 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 66.87 | — |
| 1962 | 73.52 | +9.9% |
| 1963 | 73.15 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 72.75 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 72.63 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 73.38 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 78.79 | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 80.54 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 77.42 | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 81.27 | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 81.37 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 80.29 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 84.74 | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 86.73 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 83.07 | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 82.51 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 83.41 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 88.13 | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 92.11 | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 91.92 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 90.77 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 96.21 | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 92.88 | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 98.93 | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 98.25 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 99.24 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 98.79 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 98.34 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 97.4 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 97.76 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 94.14 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 94.94 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 92.4 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 91.36 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 93.3 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 96.82 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 96.57 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 97.59 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 99.42 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 98.05 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 95.58 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 96.3 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 90.53 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 98.34 | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 94.79 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 92.02 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 92.87 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 96.59 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 98.18 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 95.77 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 97.86 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 95.94 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 96.2 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 101.88 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 100.71 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 97.41 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 99.97 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 95.58 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 97.36 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 96.41 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 97.33 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 95.43 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 95.17 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 92.09 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.34 | 66.87 | 80.54 | 9 |
| 1970s | 84.36 | 80.29 | 92.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.27 | 90.77 | 99.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.43 | 91.36 | 99.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.33 | 90.53 | 98.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.87 | 95.58 | 101.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.29 | 92.09 | 97.33 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More agriculture & rural data for Western Europe
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.072 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 7.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 8.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -6.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate -7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross production index number in Western Europe?
- Food — gross production index number in Western Europe was 92.09 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 101.88 in 2014.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.87 in 1961.
- How does Western Europe rank for food — gross production index number?
- Western Europe ranks 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.