Non-food production index (gross, 1999-2001 = 100) by country
Non-food production index covers non-food items. All the indices at the country, regional and world levels are calculated by the Laspeyres formula. Production quantities of each commodity are weighted by 2004-2006 average international commodity prices and summed for each year. To obtain the index, the aggregate...
What the numbers show
Non-food production index (gross, 1999-2001 = 100) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 248.38 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in Angola; the lowest is 18.33 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 106.73 gross, 1999-2001 = 100, and the mean is 103.26 gross, 1999-2001 = 100.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 183.3%), and the largest decrease in Seychelles (down 83.5%).
Non-food production index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 248.38 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 153.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 161.06 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 159.24 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 143.1% | rising |
| 4 | Tanzania | 153.64 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 151.72 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 6 | Malawi | 148.77 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Ghana | 140.83 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Niger | 130.29 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 129.96 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 10 | Gabon | 128.07 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Comoros | 127.3 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Sao Tome and Principe | 127.06 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Rwanda | 124.95 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 14 | Mauritius | 121.89 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 15 | Uganda | 121.8 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 16 | Guinea | 119.9 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Eritrea | 115.7 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 18 | Somalia | 115.31 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 19 | Algeria | 113.72 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 20 | Zambia | 110.89 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 175.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 110.07 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 22 | Morocco | 108.78 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 23 | Mozambique | 108.42 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 107.76 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 25 | Congo | 107.13 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 26 | Kenya | 106.73 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 27 | Equatorial Guinea | 103.63 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 28 | Lesotho | 102.78 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 54.1% | falling |
| 29 | Burundi | 100.64 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 30 | Libya | 99.33 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 31 | Gambia | 98.08 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Tunisia | 97.77 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 97.73 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Cape Verde | 96.86 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Cameroon | 95.11 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 36 | Madagascar | 91.61 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 37 | Togo | 88.6 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 38 | South Africa | 85 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 39 | Mali | 80.26 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 73.76 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Nigeria | 71.68 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 42 | Egypt | 62.81 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 43 | Benin | 60.8 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Liberia | 58.09 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 42.2% | rising |
| 45 | Senegal | 57.83 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Eswatini | 54.2 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Sudan | 54.03 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2010 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 48 | Namibia | 45.06 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 49 | Chad | 42.55 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 59.8% | rising |
| 50 | Botswana | 30.29 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 81.5% | falling |
| 51 | Seychelles | 18.33 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 83.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 99.53 gross, 1999-2001 = 100
About this data
Non-food production index covers non-food items. All the indices at the country, regional and world levels are calculated by the Laspeyres formula. Production quantities of each commodity are weighted by 2004-2006 average international commodity prices and summed for each year. To obtain the index, the aggregate for a given year is divided by the average aggregate for the base period 2004-2006. It should be noted that when calculating indices of agricultural, food and nonfood production, all intermediate primary inputs of agricultural origin are deducted. However, for indices of any other commodity group, only inputs originating from within the same group are deducted; thus, only seed is removed from the group “crops” and from all crop subgroups, such as cereals, oil crops, etc.; and both feed and seed originating from within the livestock sector (e.g. milk feed, hatching eggs) are removed from the group “livestock products”. For the main two livestock subgroups, namely, meat and milk, only feed originating from the respective subgroup is removed. The ""international commodity prices” are used in order to avoid the use of exchange rates for obtaining continental and world aggregates, and also to improve and facilitate international comparative analysis of productivity at the national level. These” international prices”, expressed in so-called ""international dollars”, are derived using a Geary-Khamis formula for the agricultural sector. This method assigns a single “price” to each commodity. For example, one metric ton of wheat has the same price regardless of the country where it was produced. The currency unit in which the prices are expressed has no influence on the indices published. The indices are calculated from production data presented on a calendar year basis. Aggregates are the sum of available data.