Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 99.08 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa is 99.08, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 108.71 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60.95, in 1962.
That places Southern Africa 18th 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 61.28 | — |
| 1962 | 60.95 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 65.77 | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 64.97 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 61.87 | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 62.55 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 68.27 | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 72.14 | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 68.17 | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 75.07 | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 71.88 | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 75.85 | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 64.59 | -14.8% |
| 1974 | 69.99 | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 72.78 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 69.67 | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 72.96 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 67.91 | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 66.43 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 63.88 | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 72.63 | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 78.96 | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 68.22 | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 74.19 | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 76.36 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 72.75 | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 70.98 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 71.68 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 79.12 | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 77.1 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 78.77 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 65.42 | -16.9% |
| 1993 | 74.22 | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 74.2 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 79.37 | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 85.72 | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 85.08 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 87.74 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 92.32 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 88.11 | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 90.34 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 82.44 | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 85.69 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 91.22 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 89.54 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 91.95 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 94.02 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 97.46 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 90 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 98.08 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 101.19 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 101.22 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.66 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 99.94 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 106.12 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 93.95 | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 104.28 | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 103.64 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 108.71 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 106.62 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 102.54 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 99.49 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 94.23 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 99.08 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.11 | 60.95 | 72.14 | 9 |
| 1970s | 70.71 | 64.59 | 75.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.88 | 63.88 | 79.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.99 | 65.42 | 92.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.08 | 82.44 | 97.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.58 | 93.95 | 108.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.39 | 94.23 | 106.62 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 15 Burkina Faso 147.77 compare
- 16 Egypt 145.95 compare
- 16 Polynesia 74.13 compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 143.73 compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 71.11 compare
- 18 Fiji 137.74 compare
- 18 Republic of Moldova 68.83 compare
- 19 Guyana 134.45 compare
- 19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 52.3 compare
- 20 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 50.62 compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 132.49 compare
- 21 Mongolia 131.66 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa was 99.08 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 108.71 in 2019.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.95 in 1962.
- How does Southern Africa rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 18th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita 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.