Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 114.38 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern 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 Eastern Africa is 114.38, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa peaked at 121.1 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.69, in 1992.
That places Eastern Africa 3rd out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70.55 | — |
| 1962 | 67.96 | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 70.33 | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 69.55 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 74.54 | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 72.23 | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 74.17 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 79.64 | +7.4% |
| 1969 | 80.82 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 81.75 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 83.13 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 81.77 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 62.68 | -23.3% |
| 1974 | 64.27 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 65.38 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 57.08 | -12.7% |
| 1977 | 59.35 | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 50.57 | -14.8% |
| 1979 | 52.49 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 56.46 | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 58.53 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 61.71 | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 67.66 | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 48.18 | -28.8% |
| 1985 | 56.7 | +17.7% |
| 1986 | 61.65 | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 57.99 | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 59.35 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 60.9 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 61.62 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 54.8 | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 46.69 | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 53.45 | +14.5% |
| 1994 | 52.29 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 54.56 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 62.02 | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 55.51 | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 57.58 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 53.94 | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 52.03 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 64.13 | +23.3% |
| 2002 | 58.16 | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 61.39 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 62.86 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 79.77 | +26.9% |
| 2006 | 77.11 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 80.51 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 69.51 | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 86.17 | +24.0% |
| 2010 | 93.44 | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 83.2 | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 92.61 | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 100.51 | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 99.19 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 103.44 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 97.37 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 100.38 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 107.14 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 110.2 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 115.73 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 121.1 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 117.35 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 115.62 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 114.38 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.31 | 67.96 | 80.82 | 9 |
| 1970s | 65.85 | 50.57 | 83.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.91 | 48.18 | 67.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.25 | 46.69 | 62.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.16 | 52.03 | 86.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.75 | 83.2 | 110.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.84 | 114.38 | 121.1 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa?
- Wheat — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa was 114.38 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 121.1 in 2021.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.69 in 1992.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for wheat — gross per capita production index number?
- Eastern Africa ranks 3rd out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 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.