Sugar cane — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Sugar cane — Gross Production Index Number was 104.07 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar cane — gross production index number in Southern Africa stood at 104.07.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — gross production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 129.7 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 42.66, in 1961.
Southern Africa ranks 12th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42.66 | — |
| 1962 | 48.28 | +13.2% |
| 1963 | 49.72 | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 53.83 | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 44.01 | -18.2% |
| 1966 | 71.97 | +63.5% |
| 1967 | 85.35 | +18.6% |
| 1968 | 70.29 | -17.6% |
| 1969 | 75.76 | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 64.84 | -14.4% |
| 1971 | 85.18 | +31.4% |
| 1972 | 85.89 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 79.43 | -7.5% |
| 1974 | 87.12 | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 87.39 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 98.81 | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 98.12 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 98.92 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 96.28 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 78.7 | -18.3% |
| 1981 | 106.43 | +35.2% |
| 1982 | 106.61 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 79.35 | -25.6% |
| 1984 | 121.2 | +52.7% |
| 1985 | 103.67 | -14.5% |
| 1986 | 104.35 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 116.29 | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 109.79 | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 104.58 | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 102.43 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 112.22 | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 78.68 | -29.9% |
| 1993 | 69.57 | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 90.96 | +30.7% |
| 1995 | 94.15 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 115.85 | +23.0% |
| 1997 | 120.76 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 125.29 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 119.35 | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 129.7 | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 117.53 | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 129 | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 116.89 | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 111.63 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 122.65 | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 118.1 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 115.51 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 113.32 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 110.51 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 98.7 | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 103.2 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 105.78 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 119 | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 108.38 | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 95.2 | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 96.42 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 107.46 | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 116.77 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 116.48 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 112.03 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 104.96 | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 109.56 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 108.22 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 104.07 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.21 | 42.66 | 85.35 | 9 |
| 1970s | 88.2 | 64.84 | 98.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 103.1 | 78.7 | 121.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.93 | 69.57 | 125.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 118.48 | 110.51 | 129.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.74 | 95.2 | 119 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.77 | 104.07 | 112.03 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane — gross production index number in Southern Africa?
- Sugar cane — gross production index number in Southern Africa was 104.07 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar cane — gross production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 129.7 in 2000.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — gross production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.66 in 1961.
- How does Southern Africa rank for sugar cane — gross production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 12th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane — gross production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Sugar cane — 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.