Lettuce and chicory — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Lettuce and chicory — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 79.31 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lettuce and chicory — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lettuce and chicory — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa is 79.31, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce and chicory — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 311.89 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 45.83, in 1961.
That places Southern Africa 27th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Lettuce and chicory — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45.83 | — |
| 1962 | 66.06 | +44.1% |
| 1963 | 79.57 | +20.5% |
| 1964 | 80.44 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 78.07 | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 75.75 | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 73.48 | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 85.52 | +16.4% |
| 1969 | 103.71 | +21.3% |
| 1970 | 120.8 | +16.5% |
| 1971 | 143.39 | +18.7% |
| 1972 | 145.6 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 141.4 | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 214.98 | +52.0% |
| 1975 | 232.12 | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 237 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 233.69 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 261.32 | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 279.9 | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 251.74 | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 243.53 | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 311.89 | +28.1% |
| 1983 | 167.81 | -46.2% |
| 1984 | 173.66 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 163.6 | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 164.77 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 159.74 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 133.66 | -16.3% |
| 1989 | 143.35 | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 136 | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 128.84 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 123.44 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 120.29 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 113.26 | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 113.85 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 118.89 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 119.27 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 114 | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 108.54 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 96.19 | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 93.49 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 100.29 | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 109.51 | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 121.91 | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 122.24 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 120.22 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 108.78 | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 125.14 | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 110.41 | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 110.13 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 104.64 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 102.16 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 100.58 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 100.07 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 100.44 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 99.49 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 92.7 | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 83.26 | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 84.09 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 81.78 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 81.49 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 79.14 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 73.67 | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 79.31 | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.49 | 45.83 | 103.71 | 9 |
| 1970s | 201.02 | 120.8 | 279.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 191.38 | 133.66 | 311.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 119.64 | 108.54 | 136 | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.82 | 93.49 | 125.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.76 | 83.26 | 110.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.08 | 73.67 | 81.78 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lettuce and chicory — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa?
- Lettuce and chicory — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa was 79.31 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lettuce and chicory — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 311.89 in 1982.
- What is the lowest lettuce and chicory — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.83 in 1961.
- How does Southern Africa rank for lettuce and chicory — gross per capita production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 27th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lettuce and chicory — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Lettuce and chicory — Gross per capita 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.