Livestock — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Livestock — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 104.84 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Livestock — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, livestock — gross production index number in Southern Africa stood at 104.84. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, livestock — gross production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 104.84 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.72, in 1961.
Southern 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 Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.72 | — |
| 1962 | 36.25 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 36.94 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 37.09 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 40.32 | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 40.83 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 39.52 | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 40.22 | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 42.76 | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 42.32 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 41.93 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 44.76 | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 44.45 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 43.35 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 44.81 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 46.1 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 47.57 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 48.8 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 52.26 | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 50.7 | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 48.01 | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 51.8 | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 53.11 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 53.87 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 53.97 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 51.62 | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 51.84 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 50.94 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 51.43 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 57.41 | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 61.19 | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 60.75 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 57.94 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 52.93 | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 52.97 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 52.08 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 63.02 | +21.0% |
| 1998 | 53.43 | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 57.54 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 59.49 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 60.52 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 60.95 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 63.67 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 66.17 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 70.12 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 74.12 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 78.57 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 81.18 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 81.81 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 87.71 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 86.52 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 88.42 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 94.17 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 98.62 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 101.38 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 100 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 95.84 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 97.78 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 102.69 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 103.97 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 103.57 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 104.18 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 102.07 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 104.84 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.85 | 35.72 | 42.76 | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.64 | 41.93 | 52.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.73 | 48.01 | 53.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.93 | 52.08 | 63.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.66 | 59.49 | 81.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.31 | 86.52 | 102.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.73 | 102.07 | 104.84 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 18 Seychelles 147.56 compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 93.43 compare
- 19 Senegal 142.62 compare
- 19 Polynesia 85.78 compare
- 20 Qatar 142.47 compare
- 20 Republic of Moldova 63.93 compare
- 21 Bahrain 140.9 compare
- 22 Saudi Arabia 140.04 compare
- 23 Nepal 139.91 compare
- 24 Mali 138.95 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is livestock — gross production index number in Southern Africa?
- Livestock — gross production index number in Southern Africa was 104.84 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest livestock — gross production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 104.84 in 2024.
- What is the lowest livestock — gross production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.72 in 1961.
- How does Southern Africa rank for livestock — gross production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is livestock — gross production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.