Food production index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Food production index was 100 2014-2016 = 100 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
100 2014-2016 = 100
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 47 groups
All-time high
100 2014-2016 = 100
in 1961
All-time low
100 2014-2016 = 100
in 1961
Years of data
60
1961–2020
Food production index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2020
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in 2014-2016 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food production index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 100 2014-2016 = 100, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, food production index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 100 2014-2016 = 100 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 100 2014-2016 = 100, in 1961.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Food production index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | 2014-2016 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | — |
| 1962 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 9 |
| 1970s | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 100 2014-2016 = 100 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 1 Senegal 177.49 2014-2016 = 100 compare
- 2 Saudi Arabia 172.66 2014-2016 = 100 compare
- 3 Oman 170.06 2014-2016 = 100 compare
- 4 Mozambique 161.67 2014-2016 = 100 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1849 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.1% (2025)
- Rural population 120.45 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 763.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0705 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food production index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Food production index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 100 2014-2016 = 100 in 2020, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest food production index recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 100 2014-2016 = 100 in 1961.
- What is the lowest food production index recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 2014-2016 = 100 in 1961.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for food production index?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2020.
- Is food production index rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Food production index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.