Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross Production Index Number in South America
South America: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross Production Index Number was 114.08 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross Production Index Number in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
South America recorded 114.08 for pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number in South America peaked at 114.08 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.94, in 1977.
That places South America 20th 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.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross Production Index Number in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 78.23 | — |
| 1962 | 80.86 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 73.48 | -9.1% |
| 1964 | 67.7 | -7.9% |
| 1965 | 77.21 | +14.0% |
| 1966 | 71.82 | -7.0% |
| 1967 | 79.89 | +11.2% |
| 1968 | 72.89 | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 74.54 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 84.73 | +13.7% |
| 1971 | 80.21 | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 69.55 | -13.3% |
| 1973 | 74.31 | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 71.79 | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 85.02 | +18.4% |
| 1976 | 79.55 | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 61.94 | -22.1% |
| 1978 | 67.62 | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 79.56 | +17.7% |
| 1980 | 92.66 | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 83.58 | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 93.02 | +11.3% |
| 1983 | 87.88 | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 93.11 | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 90.69 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 94.27 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 92.63 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 94.12 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 91.82 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 90.51 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 100.71 | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 90.55 | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 84.13 | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 100.37 | +19.3% |
| 1995 | 101.48 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 98.83 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 87.06 | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 88.57 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 90.53 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 89.15 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 83.71 | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 83.96 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 86.72 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 80.66 | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 78.92 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 83.71 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 82.53 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 86.55 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 93.18 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 95.42 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 97.46 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 102.7 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 101.84 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 105.31 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 97.95 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 96.74 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 95.76 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 99.08 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 102.39 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 105.8 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 105.64 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 109.22 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 110.45 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 114.08 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.18 | 67.7 | 80.86 | 9 |
| 1970s | 75.43 | 61.94 | 85.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.38 | 83.58 | 94.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.27 | 84.13 | 101.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.91 | 78.92 | 93.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.47 | 95.42 | 105.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.04 | 105.64 | 114.08 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number in South America?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number in South America was 114.08 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 114.08 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.94 in 1977.
- How does South America rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number?
- South America ranks 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross 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.