Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa
Africa: Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 110.43 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — gross per capita production index number in Africa is 110.43, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — gross per capita production index number in Africa peaked at 110.43 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.31, in 1961.
That places Africa 4th out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55.31 | — |
| 1962 | 69.91 | +26.4% |
| 1963 | 71.06 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 69.56 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 63.64 | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 63.02 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 73.15 | +16.1% |
| 1968 | 75.05 | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 74.84 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 74.42 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 73.25 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 70.76 | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 69.32 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 70.55 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 72.27 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 67.95 | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 67.31 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 67.16 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 67.55 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 66.53 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 64.33 | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 65.2 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 64.35 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 62.71 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 64.18 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 65.55 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 66.08 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 65.7 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 78.01 | +18.7% |
| 1990 | 73.66 | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 75.63 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 75.42 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 76.65 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 72.56 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 74.52 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 77.95 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 78.64 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 74.01 | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 80.51 | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 78.38 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 72.89 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 75.34 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 77.38 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 77.46 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 80.47 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 85.1 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 79.55 | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 89.61 | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 83.14 | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 90.07 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 90.43 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.76 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 95.84 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.09 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 98.59 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 102.33 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 96.01 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 97.34 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 100.54 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 101.74 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 102.08 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 102.78 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 108.87 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 110.43 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.39 | 55.31 | 75.05 | 9 |
| 1970s | 70.05 | 67.16 | 74.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.26 | 62.71 | 78.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.95 | 72.56 | 80.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.93 | 72.89 | 89.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.6 | 90.07 | 102.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.18 | 101.74 | 110.43 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 136.33 compare
- 1 Puerto Rico 1,192 compare
- 2 Central African Republic 400.17 compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 397.46 compare
- 4 South Sudan 234.6 compare
- 4 Türkiye 104.63 compare
- 5 Ghana 222.8 compare
- 6 Kenya 213.67 compare
- 7 Benin 164.12 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — gross per capita production index number in Africa?
- Rice — gross per capita production index number in Africa was 110.43 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 110.43 in 2024.
- What is the lowest rice — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.31 in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for rice — gross per capita production index number?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is rice — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — 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.