Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Western Africa
Western Africa: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number was 135.69 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 135.69 for roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Western Africa peaked at 135.69 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.43, in 1961.
That places Western Africa 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.43 | — |
| 1962 | 13.01 | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 13.94 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 14.66 | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 15.64 | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 16.47 | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 17.7 | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 18.01 | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 19.95 | +10.8% |
| 1970 | 21.66 | +8.6% |
| 1971 | 18.95 | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 17.02 | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 17.46 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 17.37 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 18.77 | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 17.03 | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 16.41 | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 16.56 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 16.18 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 16.14 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 16.08 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 16.61 | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 15.42 | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 16.97 | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 17.03 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 18.4 | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 18.77 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 23.6 | +25.7% |
| 1989 | 25.36 | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 28.59 | +12.7% |
| 1991 | 37.65 | +31.7% |
| 1992 | 41.13 | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 43.91 | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 44.84 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 46.79 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 48.25 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 50.22 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 51.97 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 54.77 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 55.08 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 56.12 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 60.05 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 63.34 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 66.32 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 69.28 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 74.03 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 69.09 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 76.31 | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 69.05 | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 78.97 | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 78.41 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 80.89 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 83.38 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 95.4 | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 97.05 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 107.55 | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 110.62 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 118.32 | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 115 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 119.25 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 125.64 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 129.63 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 132.21 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 135.69 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.76 | 12.43 | 19.95 | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.74 | 16.18 | 21.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.44 | 15.42 | 25.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.81 | 28.59 | 54.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.87 | 55.08 | 76.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.56 | 78.41 | 118.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 128.48 | 119.25 | 135.69 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 235.06 compare
- 1 Qatar 1,731 compare
- 2 Senegal 417.11 compare
- 2 Türkiye 151.32 compare
- 3 Niger 411.53 compare
- 4 Afghanistan 248.67 compare
- 4 Côte d'Ivoire 134.69 compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 129.84 compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 129.81 compare
- 5 Turkmenistan 245.43 compare
- 6 Pakistan 232.21 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
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- 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 — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 1.5 % 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 sheep or lambs — Production, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing -2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0.4184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Western Africa?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Western Africa was 135.69 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 135.69 in 2024.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.43 in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for roots and tubers, total — gross production index number?
- Western Africa ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross production index number rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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.