Soya beans — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Soya beans — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 176.56 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Soya beans — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 176.56 for soya beans — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of down 34.1% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya beans — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 268.1 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.53, in 1972.
That places Southern Africa 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soya beans — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.96 | — |
| 1962 | 0.93 | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.81 | -12.9% |
| 1964 | 1 | +23.5% |
| 1965 | 0.97 | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.88 | -9.3% |
| 1967 | 1.37 | +55.7% |
| 1968 | 1.21 | -11.7% |
| 1969 | 2.09 | +72.7% |
| 1970 | 2.14 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.78 | -63.6% |
| 1972 | 0.53 | -32.1% |
| 1973 | 1.17 | +120.8% |
| 1974 | 5.3 | +353.0% |
| 1975 | 5.47 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 4.19 | -23.4% |
| 1977 | 6.76 | +61.3% |
| 1978 | 8.88 | +31.4% |
| 1979 | 5.69 | -35.9% |
| 1980 | 8.34 | +46.6% |
| 1981 | 5.58 | -33.1% |
| 1982 | 4.19 | -24.9% |
| 1983 | 5.42 | +29.4% |
| 1984 | 7.1 | +31.0% |
| 1985 | 7.04 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 6.48 | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 5.78 | -10.8% |
| 1988 | 10.5 | +81.7% |
| 1989 | 12.26 | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 17.92 | +46.2% |
| 1991 | 18.66 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 9.14 | -51.0% |
| 1993 | 9.76 | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 8.83 | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 8.04 | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 10.9 | +35.6% |
| 1997 | 13.19 | +21.0% |
| 1998 | 28.57 | +116.6% |
| 1999 | 26.15 | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 20.03 | -23.4% |
| 2001 | 29.17 | +45.6% |
| 2002 | 28.48 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 17.27 | -39.4% |
| 2004 | 27.56 | +59.6% |
| 2005 | 33.8 | +22.6% |
| 2006 | 52.08 | +54.1% |
| 2007 | 24.91 | -52.2% |
| 2008 | 33.87 | +36.0% |
| 2009 | 61.24 | +80.8% |
| 2010 | 66.37 | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 82.21 | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 74.16 | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 88.05 | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 104.66 | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 115.83 | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 79.51 | -31.4% |
| 2017 | 139.92 | +76.0% |
| 2018 | 160.99 | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 120.34 | -25.3% |
| 2020 | 125.98 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 188.88 | +49.9% |
| 2022 | 218.82 | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 268.1 | +22.5% |
| 2024 | 176.56 | -34.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 | 0.81 | 2.09 | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.09 | 0.53 | 8.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.27 | 4.19 | 12.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.12 | 8.04 | 28.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.84 | 17.27 | 61.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.2 | 66.37 | 160.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 195.67 | 125.98 | 268.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 3 Kenya 623.95 compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 544.64 compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 195.65 compare
- 5 Uganda 427.08 compare
- 6 Belize 406.25 compare
- 7 Benin 389.23 compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 128.35 compare
- 8 Cameroon 365.54 compare
- 8 Türkiye 103.66 compare
- 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 275 compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is soya beans — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa?
- Soya beans — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa was 176.56 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soya beans — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 268.1 in 2023.
- What is the lowest soya beans — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.53 in 1972.
- How does Southern Africa rank for soya beans — gross per capita production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is soya beans — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soya beans — 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.