Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 84.95 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 84.95 for wheat — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross per capita production index number in European Union (27) peaked at 104.47 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38.69, in 1961.
That places European Union (27) 19th out of 26 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.
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38.69 | — |
| 1962 | 46.16 | +19.3% |
| 1963 | 40.16 | -13.0% |
| 1964 | 44.8 | +11.6% |
| 1965 | 49.62 | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 44.43 | -10.5% |
| 1967 | 51.96 | +16.9% |
| 1968 | 51.82 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 49.29 | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 45.78 | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 54.88 | +19.9% |
| 1972 | 55.46 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 54.82 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 58.73 | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 51.14 | -12.9% |
| 1976 | 55.76 | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 52.41 | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 60.4 | +15.2% |
| 1979 | 53.08 | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 62.6 | +17.9% |
| 1981 | 58.26 | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 63.8 | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 62.4 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 78.41 | +25.7% |
| 1985 | 68.32 | -12.9% |
| 1986 | 69.5 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 70.72 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 75.11 | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 77.08 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 78.38 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 72.16 | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 65.56 | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 71.71 | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 74.19 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 76.89 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 80.55 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 81.56 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 89.84 | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 81.59 | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 87.29 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 86.48 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 88.28 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 72.68 | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 99.65 | +37.1% |
| 2005 | 89.3 | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 82.93 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 79.06 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 97.95 | +23.9% |
| 2009 | 91.59 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 89.06 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 89.71 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 87.94 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 95.95 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 101.77 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 104.47 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 93.76 | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 98.82 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 89.32 | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 99.84 | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 90.43 | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 98.87 | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 95.79 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 94.88 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 84.95 | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.33 | 38.69 | 51.96 | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.25 | 45.78 | 60.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.62 | 58.26 | 78.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.24 | 65.56 | 89.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.52 | 72.68 | 99.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.06 | 87.94 | 104.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.98 | 84.95 | 98.87 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross per capita production index number in European Union (27)?
- Wheat — gross per capita production index number in European Union (27) was 84.95 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 104.47 in 2015.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.69 in 1961.
- How does European Union (27) rank for wheat — gross per capita production index number?
- European Union (27) ranks 19th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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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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.