Livestock — Gross Production Index Number in Africa
Africa: Livestock — Gross Production Index Number was 119.71 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Livestock — Gross Production Index Number in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Africa recorded 119.71 for livestock — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, livestock — gross production index number in Africa peaked at 119.71 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.19, in 1961.
Africa ranks 13th 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 Production Index Number in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.19 | — |
| 1962 | 23.41 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 23.61 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 24.29 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 25.35 | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 26.28 | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 26.82 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 28.02 | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 28.9 | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 29.47 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 29.5 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 30.24 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 30.5 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 30.6 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 31.54 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 32.93 | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 34.22 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 35.76 | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 36.89 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 37.86 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 38.15 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 39.77 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 40.81 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 40.9 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 42.49 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 42.97 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 43.93 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 45.29 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 46.67 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 48.63 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 50.2 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 51.2 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 50.61 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 51.3 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 52.85 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 54.52 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 57.97 | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 58.56 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 62.97 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 63.74 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 65.82 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 69.65 | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 71.76 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 73.28 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 77.28 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 79.13 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 82.41 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 82.09 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 83.71 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 91.56 | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 92.72 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 94.35 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 97.01 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 98.43 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 101.23 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 100.34 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 102.1 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 104.36 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 109.05 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 111.11 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 113.64 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 114.04 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 116.28 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 119.71 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.54 | 23.19 | 28.9 | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.16 | 29.47 | 36.89 | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.88 | 37.86 | 46.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.88 | 48.63 | 62.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.89 | 63.74 | 83.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.11 | 91.56 | 109.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.96 | 111.11 | 119.71 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 10 Chad 161.37 compare
- 11 United Arab Emirates 161.29 compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 110.4 compare
- 12 Mozambique 160.2 compare
- 13 Singapore 156.35 compare
- 14 India 154.65 compare
- 15 China, Hong Kong SAR 152.54 compare
- 16 Jordan 151.36 compare
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- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is livestock — gross production index number in Africa?
- Livestock — gross production index number in Africa was 119.71 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest livestock — gross production index number recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 119.71 in 2024.
- What is the lowest livestock — gross production index number recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.19 in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for livestock — gross production index number?
- Africa ranks 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is livestock — gross production index number rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Livestock — 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.