Taro — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Melanesia
Melanesia: Taro — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 92.53 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
92.53
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
4th
of 10 groups
All-time high
195.44
in 1965
All-time low
89.78
in 2021
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Taro — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 92.53 for taro — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taro — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia peaked at 195.44 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 89.78, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Taro — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 188.16 | — |
| 1962 | 191.1 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 190.85 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 189.74 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 195.44 | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 190.04 | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 180.99 | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 182.8 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 183.3 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 173.86 | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 166.83 | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 160.07 | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 152.01 | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 162.28 | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 162.55 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 159.58 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 159.56 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 157.04 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 154.71 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 155.46 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 154.3 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 152.62 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 156.55 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 151.5 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 151 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 145.13 | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 145.75 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 144.05 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 138.23 | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 138.51 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 131.94 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 124.41 | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 121.68 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 115.1 | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 104.27 | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 101.02 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 103.45 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 110.02 | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 112.31 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 118.9 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 116.19 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 123.58 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 123.57 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 130.82 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 135.43 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 127.36 | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 120.81 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 123.83 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 119.9 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 113.51 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 115.8 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 101.79 | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 112.61 | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 105.3 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 101.84 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 92.86 | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 92.05 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 91.87 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.79 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 89.93 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 89.78 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.89 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 93.74 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 92.53 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 188.05 | 180.99 | 195.44 | 9 |
| 1970s | 160.85 | 152.01 | 173.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 149.46 | 138.23 | 156.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 116.27 | 101.02 | 138.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 124.04 | 116.19 | 135.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.84 | 90.79 | 115.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.17 | 89.78 | 94.89 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Melanesia
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -12.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.0124 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.1988 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 0.1818 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taro — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia?
- Taro — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia was 92.53 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 195.44 in 1965.
- What is the lowest taro — gross per capita production index number recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.78 in 2021.
- How does Melanesia rank for taro — gross per capita production index number?
- Melanesia ranks 4th out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
- Is taro — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia 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.