Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa
Africa: Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 80.91 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — gross per capita production index number in Africa is 80.91, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross per capita production index number in Africa peaked at 137.35 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 79.35, in 1984.
Africa ranks 20th of 26 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 82.57 | — |
| 1962 | 108.35 | +31.2% |
| 1963 | 110.48 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 102.65 | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 98.92 | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 79.82 | -19.3% |
| 1967 | 96.15 | +20.5% |
| 1968 | 118.84 | +23.6% |
| 1969 | 96.21 | -19.0% |
| 1970 | 103.74 | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 113.44 | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 117.17 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 103.16 | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 100.27 | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 108.72 | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 112.18 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 83.95 | -25.2% |
| 1978 | 90.22 | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 88.27 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 86.68 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 84.15 | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 93.12 | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 80.15 | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 79.35 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 87.39 | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 96.93 | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 100.68 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 102.6 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 95.52 | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 99.84 | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 124.78 | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 91.51 | -26.7% |
| 1993 | 87.26 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 99.73 | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 83.72 | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 137.35 | +64.1% |
| 1997 | 90.11 | -34.4% |
| 1998 | 111.3 | +23.5% |
| 1999 | 88.81 | -20.2% |
| 2000 | 80.24 | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 99.36 | +23.8% |
| 2002 | 90.9 | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 111.71 | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 111.95 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 104.08 | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 119.57 | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 89.68 | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 90.67 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 117.31 | +29.4% |
| 2010 | 95.52 | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 108.81 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 102.55 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 113.72 | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 100.43 | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 111.94 | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 87.62 | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 98.01 | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 105.7 | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 93.15 | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 87.4 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 103.75 | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 86.17 | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 83.22 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 80.91 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.33 | 79.82 | 118.84 | 9 |
| 1970s | 102.11 | 83.95 | 117.17 | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.66 | 79.35 | 102.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 101.44 | 83.72 | 137.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.55 | 80.24 | 119.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.75 | 87.62 | 113.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.29 | 80.91 | 103.75 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross per capita production index number in Africa?
- Wheat — gross per capita production index number in Africa was 80.91 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 137.35 in 1996.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.35 in 1984.
- How does Africa rank for wheat — gross per capita production index number?
- Africa ranks 20th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — 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.