Rice — Gross Production Index Number in South America

South America: Rice — Gross Production Index Number was 100.27 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
100.27
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
19th
of 27 groups
All-time high
105.72
in 2011
All-time low
29.55
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — Gross Production Index Number in South America, 1961–2024

20406080100196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

In 2024, rice — gross production index number in South America stood at 100.27.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — gross production index number in South America peaked at 105.72 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 29.55, in 1961.

That places South America 19th out of 27 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.

Rice — Gross Production Index Number in South America, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in South America, 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 29.55
1962 31.16 +5.4%
1963 31.2 +0.1%
1964 35.1 +12.5%
1965 40.86 +16.4%
1966 33.52 -18.0%
1967 38.15 +13.8%
1968 37.2 -2.5%
1969 37.2 +0.0%
1970 43.25 +16.3%
1971 38.81 -10.3%
1972 39.58 +2.0%
1973 42.49 +7.4%
1974 43.4 +2.1%
1975 49.41 +13.8%
1976 55.95 +13.2%
1977 54.79 -2.1%
1978 48.4 -11.7%
1979 50.81 +5.0%
1980 59.33 +16.8%
1981 55.5 -6.5%
1982 63.42 +14.3%
1983 51.78 -18.4%
1984 60.32 +16.5%
1985 59.32 -1.7%
1986 63.33 +6.8%
1987 67.35 +6.3%
1988 73.45 +9.1%
1989 72.67 -1.1%
1990 55.58 -23.5%
1991 61.91 +11.4%
1992 68.5 +10.6%
1993 70.16 +2.4%
1994 74.92 +6.8%
1995 79.3 +5.8%
1996 70.53 -11.1%
1997 71.95 +2.0%
1998 66.26 -7.9%
1999 91.34 +37.9%
2000 84.77 -7.2%
2001 81.13 -4.3%
2002 80.79 -0.4%
2003 82.87 +2.6%
2004 99.27 +19.8%
2005 98.63 -0.6%
2006 92.57 -6.1%
2007 89.78 -3.0%
2008 97.96 +9.1%
2009 103.37 +5.5%
2010 92.57 -10.4%
2011 105.72 +14.2%
2012 98.26 -7.1%
2013 100.96 +2.7%
2014 102.7 +1.7%
2015 102.3 -0.4%
2016 95 -7.1%
2017 104.12 +9.6%
2018 101.56 -2.5%
2019 93.76 -7.7%
2020 100.31 +7.0%
2021 104.16 +3.8%
2022 96.92 -7.0%
2023 97.59 +0.7%
2024 100.27 +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 34.88 29.55 40.86 9
1970s 46.69 38.81 55.95 10
1980s 62.65 51.78 73.45 10
1990s 71.05 55.58 91.34 10
2000s 91.11 80.79 103.37 10
2010s 99.7 92.57 105.72 10
2020s 99.85 96.92 104.16 5

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 16 Rwanda 151.69 compare
  2. 17 Guinea-Bissau 149.63 compare
  3. 17 Timor-Leste 84.41 compare
  4. 18 Cambodia 148.89 compare
  5. 19 Cameroon 146.16 compare
  6. 20 Burkina Faso 145.62 compare
  7. 21 Brunei Darussalam 142.58 compare
  8. 22 Sierra Leone 141.39 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — gross production index number in South America?
Rice — gross production index number in South America was 100.27 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — gross production index number recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 105.72 in 2011.
What is the lowest rice — gross production index number recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 29.55 in 1961.
How does South America rank for rice — gross production index number?
South America ranks 19th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
Is rice — gross production index number rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100)
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
150 places, 8,865 data points, 1961–2024
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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.