Taro — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Taro — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 100.48 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taro — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, taro — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa stood at 100.48.
That represents a change of up 16.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taro — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa peaked at 143.48 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.92, in 1982.
That places Eastern Africa 9th out of 21 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Taro — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48.18 | — |
| 1962 | 47.43 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 47.71 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 48.24 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 47.21 | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 43.83 | -7.2% |
| 1967 | 43.96 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 43.41 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 46.42 | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 43.89 | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 42.25 | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 37.65 | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 37.37 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 31.34 | -16.1% |
| 1975 | 35.1 | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 33.97 | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 29.26 | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 29.98 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 32.02 | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 30.33 | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 30.11 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 28.92 | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 29.89 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 30.42 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 31.29 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 31.97 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 30.96 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 31.26 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 35.79 | +14.5% |
| 1990 | 36.2 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 34.48 | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 38.28 | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 113.11 | +195.5% |
| 1994 | 107.07 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 94.83 | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 92.95 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 91.98 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 94.92 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 100.19 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 97.94 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 99.05 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 98.06 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 90.59 | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 78.54 | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 79.21 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 83.83 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 96.61 | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 80.76 | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 114.62 | +41.9% |
| 2010 | 98.42 | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 91.76 | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 90.28 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 98.73 | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 93.48 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 107.44 | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 99.08 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 96.89 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 107.05 | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 109.19 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 143.48 | +31.4% |
| 2021 | 134.5 | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 90.24 | -32.9% |
| 2023 | 86.17 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 100.48 | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.27 | 43.41 | 48.24 | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.28 | 29.26 | 43.89 | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.09 | 28.92 | 35.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.4 | 34.48 | 113.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.92 | 78.54 | 114.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.23 | 90.28 | 109.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.97 | 86.17 | 143.48 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 6 Nigeria 155.44 compare
- 7 Honduras 131.45 compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 75.48 compare
- 8 Fiji 124.69 compare
- 9 Ghana 113.13 compare
- 9 Polynesia 74.9 compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 44.27 compare
- 10 Sao Tome and Principe 112.97 compare
- 11 Dominica 110.99 compare
- 12 Comoros 110.8 compare
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- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.2095 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.1174 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 5.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -4.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 7.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate -0.2281 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taro — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa?
- Taro — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa was 100.48 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest taro — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 143.48 in 2020.
- What is the lowest taro — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.92 in 1982.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for taro — gross per capita production index number?
- Eastern Africa ranks 9th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is taro — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Taro — Gross per capita 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.