Locust beans (carobs) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Asia
Western Asia: Locust beans (carobs) — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 98.33 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
98.33
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
2nd
of 9 groups
All-time high
1,233
in 1963
All-time low
73.68
in 2018
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Locust beans (carobs) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 98.33 for locust beans (carobs) — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, locust beans (carobs) — gross per capita production index number in Western Asia peaked at 1,233 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 73.68, in 2018.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Locust beans (carobs) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 856.23 | — |
| 1962 | 1,031 | +20.5% |
| 1963 | 1,233 | +19.5% |
| 1964 | 756.61 | -38.6% |
| 1965 | 778.04 | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 1,027 | +32.0% |
| 1967 | 931.25 | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 1,016 | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 735.5 | -27.6% |
| 1970 | 809.51 | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 576.93 | -28.7% |
| 1972 | 680.93 | +18.0% |
| 1973 | 384.87 | -43.5% |
| 1974 | 245.02 | -36.3% |
| 1975 | 383.09 | +56.4% |
| 1976 | 487.1 | +27.2% |
| 1977 | 386.29 | -20.7% |
| 1978 | 364.05 | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 316.54 | -13.1% |
| 1980 | 277.78 | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 362.15 | +30.4% |
| 1982 | 240.04 | -33.7% |
| 1983 | 236.69 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 196.59 | -16.9% |
| 1985 | 165.31 | -15.9% |
| 1986 | 312.9 | +89.3% |
| 1987 | 155.21 | -50.4% |
| 1988 | 215.53 | +38.9% |
| 1989 | 147.52 | -31.6% |
| 1990 | 171.63 | +16.3% |
| 1991 | 142.82 | -16.8% |
| 1992 | 134.91 | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 208.51 | +54.6% |
| 1994 | 112.36 | -46.1% |
| 1995 | 120.25 | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 141.03 | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 116.11 | -17.7% |
| 1998 | 148.5 | +27.9% |
| 1999 | 152.41 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 144.13 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 116.38 | -19.3% |
| 2002 | 127.35 | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 119.19 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 116.14 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 108.07 | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 102.05 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 89.18 | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 109.66 | +23.0% |
| 2009 | 89.57 | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 119.03 | +32.9% |
| 2011 | 124.98 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 108.33 | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 94.38 | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 113.14 | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 93.95 | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 92.91 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 102.46 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 73.68 | -28.1% |
| 2019 | 76.04 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 83.68 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 88.58 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 102.54 | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 98.56 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 98.33 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 929.44 | 735.5 | 1,233 | 9 |
| 1970s | 463.43 | 245.02 | 809.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 230.97 | 147.52 | 362.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 144.85 | 112.36 | 208.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 112.17 | 89.18 | 144.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.89 | 73.68 | 124.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.34 | 83.68 | 102.54 | 5 |
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is locust beans (carobs) — gross per capita production index number in Western Asia?
- Locust beans (carobs) — gross per capita production index number in Western Asia was 98.33 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest locust beans (carobs) — gross per capita production index number recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,233 in 1963.
- What is the lowest locust beans (carobs) — gross per capita production index number recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.68 in 2018.
- How does Western Asia rank for locust beans (carobs) — gross per capita production index number?
- Western Asia ranks 2nd out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
- Is locust beans (carobs) — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Locust beans (carobs) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.