Livestock — Gross Production Index Number in Western Africa
Western Africa: Livestock — Gross Production Index Number was 120.87 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Livestock — Gross Production Index Number in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, livestock — gross production index number in Western Africa stood at 120.87. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, livestock — gross production index number in Western Africa peaked at 120.87 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.08, in 1962.
That places Western Africa 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.23 | — |
| 1962 | 20.08 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 21.03 | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 22.62 | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 23.71 | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 24.37 | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 26.09 | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 26.85 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 28.72 | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 29.34 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 29.31 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 27.75 | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 27.72 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 29.01 | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 30.44 | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 33.4 | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 34.57 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 36.5 | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 37.65 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 42.07 | +11.7% |
| 1981 | 42.25 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 44.31 | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 46.47 | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 45.9 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 47.9 | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 46.47 | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 47.61 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 48.05 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 48.84 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 51.37 | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 51.97 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 53.24 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 55.61 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 58.38 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 59.22 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 61.34 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 63.26 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 67.37 | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 70.05 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 68.43 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 71.86 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 74.66 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 76.76 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 79.55 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 82.43 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 83.19 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 87.89 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 90.26 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 93.64 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 94.04 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 93.98 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 92.89 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 97.14 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 97.69 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 101.35 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 100.95 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 103.99 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 106.7 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 111.84 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 111.24 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 112.89 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 117.09 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 118.66 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 120.87 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.74 | 20.08 | 28.72 | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.57 | 27.72 | 37.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.99 | 42.07 | 48.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.18 | 51.37 | 70.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.87 | 68.43 | 93.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.06 | 92.89 | 111.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.15 | 111.24 | 120.87 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 7 Bangladesh 182.05 compare
- 8 Benin 166.51 compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 114.71 compare
- 9 Uganda 162.33 compare
- 10 Chad 161.37 compare
- 10 Micronesia 113.12 compare
- 11 United Arab Emirates 161.29 compare
- 11 Melanesia 111.52 compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 110.4 compare
- 12 Mozambique 160.2 compare
- 13 Micronesia (Federated States of) 105.36 compare
- 13 Singapore 156.35 compare
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- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 0.6583 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -7.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is livestock — gross production index number in Western Africa?
- Livestock — gross production index number in Western Africa was 120.87 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest livestock — gross production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 120.87 in 2024.
- What is the lowest livestock — gross production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.08 in 1962.
- How does Western Africa rank for livestock — gross production index number?
- Western Africa ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is livestock — gross production index number rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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 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.