Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross Production Index Number was 78.71 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number in Southern Africa stood at 78.71.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 119.17 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.88, in 2006.
That places Southern Africa 29th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.67 | — |
| 1962 | 29.33 | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 32 | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 34.67 | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 37.33 | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 38.67 | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 37.33 | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 40 | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 42.67 | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 45.33 | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 45.33 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 46.67 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 50.67 | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 49.6 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 50.13 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 54.4 | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 59.86 | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 57.43 | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 59.1 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 58.67 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 61.33 | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 62.67 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 62.13 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 64 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 66.67 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 68 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 69.98 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 66.87 | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 70.71 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 69.58 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 74.44 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 76.17 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 80.05 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 79.45 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 77.82 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 83.52 | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 88.37 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 87.27 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 89.75 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 75.2 | -16.2% |
| 2001 | 78.03 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 78.4 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 95.21 | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 68.27 | -28.3% |
| 2005 | 67.71 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 20.88 | -69.2% |
| 2007 | 21.65 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 44.3 | +104.6% |
| 2009 | 42.22 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 62.4 | +47.8% |
| 2011 | 63.2 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 65.07 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 65.87 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 112.82 | +71.3% |
| 2015 | 119.17 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 68.01 | -42.9% |
| 2017 | 69.32 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 71.13 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 72.16 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 71.86 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 73.72 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 74.09 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 73.87 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 78.71 | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.41 | 26.67 | 42.67 | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.85 | 45.33 | 59.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.1 | 58.67 | 70.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.64 | 69.58 | 89.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.19 | 20.88 | 95.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.91 | 62.4 | 119.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.45 | 71.86 | 78.71 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number in Southern Africa?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number in Southern Africa was 78.71 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 119.17 in 2015.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.88 in 2006.
- How does Southern Africa rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 29th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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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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.