Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 99.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
99.8
Change on year
down 7.6%
Rank
8th
of 26 groups
All-time high
314.09
in 1988
All-time low
84.57
in 2015
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 99.8 for wheat — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 314.09 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 84.57, in 2015.
That places Southern Africa 8th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 181.73 | — |
| 1962 | 144.48 | -20.5% |
| 1963 | 172.53 | +19.4% |
| 1964 | 199.46 | +15.6% |
| 1965 | 122.76 | -38.5% |
| 1966 | 102.26 | -16.7% |
| 1967 | 184.33 | +80.3% |
| 1968 | 206.33 | +11.9% |
| 1969 | 211.74 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 217.1 | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 250.73 | +15.5% |
| 1972 | 249.51 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 261.07 | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 219.85 | -15.8% |
| 1975 | 237.34 | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 287.9 | +21.3% |
| 1977 | 237.13 | -17.6% |
| 1978 | 207.98 | -12.3% |
| 1979 | 245.08 | +17.8% |
| 1980 | 168.35 | -31.3% |
| 1981 | 257.49 | +52.9% |
| 1982 | 257.89 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 182.49 | -29.2% |
| 1984 | 231.57 | +26.9% |
| 1985 | 162.45 | -29.8% |
| 1986 | 215.48 | +32.6% |
| 1987 | 282.39 | +31.1% |
| 1988 | 314.09 | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 171.02 | -45.6% |
| 1990 | 142.04 | -16.9% |
| 1991 | 171.09 | +20.5% |
| 1992 | 104.29 | -39.0% |
| 1993 | 152.43 | +46.2% |
| 1994 | 139.52 | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 147.77 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 200.84 | +35.9% |
| 1997 | 178.06 | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 137.28 | -22.9% |
| 1999 | 123.41 | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 170.67 | +38.3% |
| 2001 | 177 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 169.4 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 107.05 | -36.8% |
| 2004 | 114.91 | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 128.31 | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 139.85 | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 125.07 | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 138.23 | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 125.71 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 91.98 | -26.8% |
| 2011 | 126.69 | +37.7% |
| 2012 | 118.65 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 114.22 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 104.9 | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 84.57 | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 110.53 | +30.7% |
| 2017 | 88.34 | -20.1% |
| 2018 | 105.48 | +19.4% |
| 2019 | 85.05 | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 115.72 | +36.1% |
| 2021 | 122.75 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 112.4 | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 108 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 99.8 | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 169.51 | 102.26 | 211.74 | 9 |
| 1970s | 241.37 | 207.98 | 287.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 224.32 | 162.45 | 314.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 149.67 | 104.29 | 200.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 139.62 | 107.05 | 177 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.04 | 84.57 | 126.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.73 | 99.8 | 122.75 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 123.78 compare
- 5 Oman 282.56 compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 116.99 compare
- 6 Rwanda 156.08 compare
- 7 Georgia 148.63 compare
- 8 Namibia 143.72 compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 94.53 compare
- 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 134.63 compare
- 10 Russian Federation 127.64 compare
- 11 Romania 126.69 compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 91.69 compare
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- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa?
- Wheat — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa was 99.8 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 314.09 in 1988.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.57 in 2015.
- How does Southern Africa rank for wheat — gross per capita production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 8th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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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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.