Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Africa
Western Africa: Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 97.43 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, livestock — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa stood at 97.43.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, livestock — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa peaked at 111.26 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 82.15, in 1962.
Western Africa ranks 21st 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.
Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 84.59 | — |
| 1962 | 82.15 | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 84.19 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 88.61 | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 90.84 | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 91.33 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 95.61 | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 96.2 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 100.5 | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 100.22 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 97.73 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 90.29 | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 87.93 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 89.63 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 91.54 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 97.73 | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 98.35 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 100.89 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 101.08 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 109.71 | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 106.99 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 109.01 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 111.26 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 107.01 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 108.62 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 102.53 | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 102.24 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 100.4 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 99.29 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 101.73 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 100.31 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 100.02 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 101.71 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 103.99 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 102.7 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 103.56 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 103.95 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 107.7 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 109.02 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 103.65 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 105.86 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 106.94 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 106.95 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 107.81 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 108.64 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 106.62 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 109.53 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 109.39 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 110.35 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 107.78 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 104.74 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 100.71 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 102.5 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 100.33 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 101.35 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 98.32 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 98.7 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.79 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 101.1 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 98.24 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 97.43 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 98.77 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 97.83 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 97.43 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.45 | 82.15 | 100.5 | 9 |
| 1970s | 95.54 | 87.93 | 101.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 105.71 | 99.29 | 111.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.47 | 100.02 | 109.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.57 | 103.65 | 110.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.43 | 98.32 | 107.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.94 | 97.43 | 98.77 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 81.92 compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 123.31 compare
- 19 Sri Lanka 123.13 compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 80.4 compare
- 20 Mozambique 122.64 compare
- 20 Republic of Moldova 69.23 compare
- 21 Tuvalu 122.13 compare
- 22 Uganda 121.96 compare
- 23 Seychelles 121.41 compare
- 24 Russian Federation 121.04 compare
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- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 0.6583 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -0.0843 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -7.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is livestock — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa?
- Livestock — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa was 97.43 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest livestock — gross per capita production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 111.26 in 1983.
- What is the lowest livestock — gross per capita production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.15 in 1962.
- How does Western Africa rank for livestock — gross per capita production index number?
- Western Africa ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is livestock — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Livestock — 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.