Taro — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America
South America: Taro — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 185.75 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taro — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taro — gross per capita production index number in South America is 185.75, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 820.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taro — gross per capita production index number in South America peaked at 421.87 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 20.18, in 2014.
South America ranks 2nd of 21 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taro — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 337.04 | — |
| 1962 | 421.7 | +25.1% |
| 1963 | 421.87 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 205.39 | -51.3% |
| 1965 | 212 | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 206.66 | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 260.39 | +26.0% |
| 1968 | 160.58 | -38.3% |
| 1969 | 156.78 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 201.01 | +28.2% |
| 1971 | 340.46 | +69.4% |
| 1972 | 332.71 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 351.98 | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 344.08 | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 153.7 | -55.3% |
| 1976 | 110.21 | -28.3% |
| 1977 | 113.64 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 135.7 | +19.4% |
| 1979 | 168.6 | +24.2% |
| 1980 | 164.87 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 151.69 | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 148.4 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 150.92 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 139.6 | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 144.65 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 164.82 | +13.9% |
| 1987 | 121.17 | -26.5% |
| 1988 | 193.54 | +59.7% |
| 1989 | 321.21 | +66.0% |
| 1990 | 315.26 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 309.61 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 243.02 | -21.5% |
| 1993 | 209.59 | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 232.39 | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 93.35 | -59.8% |
| 1996 | 91.86 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 90.43 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 89.03 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 87.69 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 164.29 | +87.4% |
| 2001 | 193.32 | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 161.18 | -16.6% |
| 2003 | 144.71 | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 132.33 | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 146.18 | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 43.1 | -70.5% |
| 2007 | 65.65 | +52.3% |
| 2008 | 66.9 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 70.69 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 66.24 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 42.9 | -35.2% |
| 2012 | 83.48 | +94.6% |
| 2013 | 61.85 | -25.9% |
| 2014 | 20.18 | -67.4% |
| 2015 | 175.4 | +769.2% |
| 2016 | 104.42 | -40.5% |
| 2017 | 151.71 | +45.3% |
| 2018 | 153.22 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 157.82 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 158.9 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 158.53 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 167.71 | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 178.93 | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 185.75 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 264.71 | 156.78 | 421.87 | 9 |
| 1970s | 225.21 | 110.21 | 351.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 170.09 | 121.17 | 321.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | 176.22 | 87.69 | 315.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 118.84 | 43.1 | 193.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.72 | 20.18 | 175.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 169.96 | 158.53 | 185.75 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
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- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -4.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 6.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.1424 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taro — gross per capita production index number in South America?
- Taro — gross per capita production index number in South America was 185.75 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 421.87 in 1963.
- What is the lowest taro — gross per capita production index number recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.18 in 2014.
- How does South America rank for taro — gross per capita production index number?
- South America ranks 2nd out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is taro — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 820.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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.