Soya beans — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Soya beans — Gross Production Index Number was 200.87 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Soya beans — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, soya beans — gross production index number in Southern Africa stood at 200.87.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and up 94.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya beans — gross production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 301.09 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.22, in 1972.
That places Southern Africa 5th 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 Production Index Number in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.29 | — |
| 1962 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.26 | -10.3% |
| 1964 | 0.33 | +26.9% |
| 1965 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3 | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.49 | +63.3% |
| 1968 | 0.45 | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.79 | +75.6% |
| 1970 | 0.84 | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 0.32 | -61.9% |
| 1972 | 0.22 | -31.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5 | +127.3% |
| 1974 | 2.33 | +366.0% |
| 1975 | 2.47 | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 1.95 | -21.1% |
| 1977 | 3.23 | +65.6% |
| 1978 | 4.36 | +35.0% |
| 1979 | 2.87 | -34.2% |
| 1980 | 4.34 | +51.2% |
| 1981 | 3 | -30.9% |
| 1982 | 2.33 | -22.3% |
| 1983 | 3.12 | +33.9% |
| 1984 | 4.23 | +35.6% |
| 1985 | 4.34 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 4.12 | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 3.79 | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 7.1 | +87.3% |
| 1989 | 8.54 | +20.3% |
| 1990 | 12.85 | +50.5% |
| 1991 | 13.7 | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 6.84 | -50.1% |
| 1993 | 7.46 | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 6.86 | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 6.33 | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 8.7 | +37.4% |
| 1997 | 10.65 | +22.4% |
| 1998 | 23.37 | +119.4% |
| 1999 | 21.63 | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 16.73 | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 24.59 | +47.0% |
| 2002 | 24.24 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 14.84 | -38.8% |
| 2004 | 23.91 | +61.1% |
| 2005 | 29.62 | +23.9% |
| 2006 | 46.09 | +55.6% |
| 2007 | 22.28 | -51.7% |
| 2008 | 30.65 | +37.6% |
| 2009 | 56.09 | +83.0% |
| 2010 | 61.52 | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 77.17 | +25.4% |
| 2012 | 70.65 | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 85.27 | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 103.04 | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 116.3 | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 80.65 | -30.7% |
| 2017 | 143.04 | +77.4% |
| 2018 | 167.39 | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 127.21 | -24.0% |
| 2020 | 135.38 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 206.2 | +52.3% |
| 2022 | 242.39 | +17.6% |
| 2023 | 301.09 | +24.2% |
| 2024 | 200.87 | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3922 | 0.26 | 0.79 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.91 | 0.22 | 4.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.49 | 2.33 | 8.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.84 | 6.33 | 23.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.9 | 14.84 | 56.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.22 | 61.52 | 167.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 217.19 | 135.38 | 301.09 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is soya beans — gross production index number in Southern Africa?
- Soya beans — gross production index number in Southern Africa was 200.87 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soya beans — gross production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 301.09 in 2023.
- What is the lowest soya beans — gross production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 in 1972.
- How does Southern Africa rank for soya beans — gross production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 5th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is soya beans — gross production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.9%. 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 Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.