Non Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America
South America: Non Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 78.18 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Non Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, non food — gross per capita production index number in South America stood at 78.18. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non food — gross per capita production index number in South America peaked at 201.06 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 78.18, in 2024.
South America ranks 17th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Non Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 194.63 | — |
| 1962 | 194.75 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 201.06 | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 199.64 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 200.13 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 199.29 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 196.54 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 193.84 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 187.99 | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 180.9 | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 176.92 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 178.18 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 167.38 | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 183.32 | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 174.58 | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 167 | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 174.01 | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 165.72 | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 168.5 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 163.47 | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 155.2 | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 153.55 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 143.61 | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 148 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 142.91 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 136.56 | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 131.85 | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 135.01 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 131.89 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 130.62 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 126.37 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 134.13 | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 138 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 117.49 | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 105.5 | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 105.12 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 118.48 | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 104.62 | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 112.49 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 106.52 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 102.21 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 110.05 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 107.46 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 130.66 | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 127.91 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 125.35 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 124.11 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 118.36 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 117.38 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 106.95 | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 120.37 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 102.89 | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 106.22 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 108.11 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 104.47 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 87.41 | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 99.51 | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 90.16 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 91.72 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 86.43 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 88.92 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 82.28 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 83.93 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 78.18 | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 196.43 | 187.99 | 201.06 | 9 |
| 1970s | 173.65 | 165.72 | 183.32 | 10 |
| 1980s | 144.2 | 131.85 | 163.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 119.28 | 104.62 | 138 | 10 |
| 2000s | 117 | 102.21 | 130.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.78 | 87.41 | 120.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.95 | 78.18 | 88.92 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 14 Canada 122.18 compare
- 15 Zimbabwe 116.55 compare
- 15 Melanesia 72.32 compare
- 16 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 61.29 compare
- 16 Ukraine 114.44 compare
- 17 Nicaragua 114.35 compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 60.97 compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 56.92 compare
- 18 Lebanon 112.91 compare
- 19 Pakistan 111.83 compare
- 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109.58 compare
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- Fruit Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.6854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate -0.1374 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Production, annual growth rate 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Total — Production, annual growth rate 4.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is non food — gross per capita production index number in South America?
- Non food — gross per capita production index number in South America was 78.18 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest non food — gross per capita production index number recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 201.06 in 1963.
- What is the lowest non food — gross per capita production index number recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.18 in 2024.
- How does South America rank for non food — gross per capita production index number?
- South America ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is non food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Non Food — 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.