Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Africa
Western Africa: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 109.46 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
109.46
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
6th
of 29 groups
All-time high
109.64
in 2018
All-time low
36.94
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western 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 Western Africa is 109.46, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa peaked at 109.64 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 36.94, in 1983.
That places Western Africa 6th out of 29 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52.02 | — |
| 1962 | 53.27 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 55.88 | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 57.48 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 59.97 | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 61.76 | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 64.92 | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 64.56 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 69.88 | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 74.06 | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 63.24 | -14.6% |
| 1972 | 55.43 | -12.3% |
| 1973 | 55.43 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 53.7 | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 56.48 | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 49.85 | -11.7% |
| 1977 | 46.72 | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 45.81 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 43.48 | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 42.11 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 40.75 | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 40.9 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 36.94 | -9.7% |
| 1984 | 39.6 | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 38.64 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 40.64 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 40.33 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 49.35 | +22.4% |
| 1989 | 51.6 | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 56.65 | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 72.72 | +28.4% |
| 1992 | 77.32 | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 80.37 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 79.93 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 81.2 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 81.53 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 82.6 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 83.15 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 85.29 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 83.49 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 82.74 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 86.08 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 88.32 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 89.95 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 91.38 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 94.96 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 86.17 | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 92.54 | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 81.44 | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 90.58 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 87.45 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 87.77 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 88.05 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.05 | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 97.12 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 104.83 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 105.08 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 109.64 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 104.04 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 105.39 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 108.51 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 109.44 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 109.1 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 109.46 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.97 | 52.02 | 69.88 | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.42 | 43.48 | 74.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.09 | 36.94 | 51.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.08 | 56.65 | 85.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.71 | 81.44 | 94.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.26 | 87.45 | 109.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.38 | 105.39 | 109.46 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 110.72 compare
- 3 Niger 304.79 compare
- 4 Turkmenistan 203.69 compare
- 5 Pakistan 200.98 compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 103.32 compare
- 6 Afghanistan 197.26 compare
- 7 South Sudan 174.06 compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 173.7 compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 96.36 compare
- 9 Guinea 173.45 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production, annual growth rate -0.9422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual 0.7857 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.7808 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa was 109.46 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 109.64 in 2018.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.94 in 1983.
- How does Western Africa rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Western Africa ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.