Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America
South America: Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 94.26 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America, 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 South America is 94.26, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — gross per capita production index number in South America peaked at 110.96 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 76.99, in 1990.
South America ranks 16th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 79.33 | — |
| 1962 | 81.38 | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 79.33 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 86.88 | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 98.53 | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 78.82 | -20.0% |
| 1967 | 87.48 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 83.26 | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 81.29 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 92.32 | +13.6% |
| 1971 | 80.94 | -12.3% |
| 1972 | 80.66 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 84.65 | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 84.5 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 94.07 | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 104.16 | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 99.74 | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 86.14 | -13.6% |
| 1979 | 88.43 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 100.97 | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 92.39 | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 103.28 | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 82.51 | -20.1% |
| 1984 | 94.07 | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 90.6 | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 94.77 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 98.8 | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 105.65 | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 102.56 | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 76.99 | -24.9% |
| 1991 | 84.22 | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 91.55 | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 92.17 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 96.78 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 100.77 | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 88.2 | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 88.57 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 80.31 | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 109.03 | +35.8% |
| 2000 | 99.74 | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 94.16 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 92.55 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 93.75 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 110.96 | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 108.95 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 101.11 | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 97 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 104.73 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 109.4 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 97.02 | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 109.75 | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 101.04 | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 102.84 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 103.63 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 102.27 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 94.1 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 102.24 | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 98.91 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 90.65 | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 96.37 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 99.57 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 92.19 | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 92.29 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.26 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.03 | 78.82 | 98.53 | 9 |
| 1970s | 89.56 | 80.66 | 104.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.56 | 82.51 | 105.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.86 | 76.99 | 109.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.23 | 92.55 | 110.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.25 | 90.65 | 109.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.94 | 92.19 | 99.57 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — gross per capita production index number in South America?
- Rice — gross per capita production index number in South America was 94.26 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 110.96 in 2004.
- What is the lowest rice — gross per capita production index number recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.99 in 1990.
- How does South America rank for rice — gross per capita production index number?
- South America ranks 16th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is rice — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 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.