Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 112.35 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — gross per capita production index number in Southern Asia stood at 112.35. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross per capita production index number in Southern Asia peaked at 112.35 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.26, in 1964.
Southern Asia ranks 4th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45.8 | — |
| 1962 | 47.31 | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 42.35 | -10.5% |
| 1964 | 40.26 | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 47.36 | +17.6% |
| 1966 | 42.18 | -10.9% |
| 1967 | 43.41 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 57.74 | +33.0% |
| 1969 | 60.53 | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 62.71 | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 65.15 | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 71.45 | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 68.47 | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 62.46 | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 66.35 | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 75.18 | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 73.09 | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 74.99 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 81.65 | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 75.72 | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 81.11 | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 81.62 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 87.56 | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 87.23 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 84.96 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 89.92 | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 82.84 | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 83 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 90.83 | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 85.78 | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 91.06 | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 92.27 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 93.43 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 93.59 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 100.07 | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 93.5 | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 99.03 | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 98.34 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 97.05 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 101.35 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 92.71 | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 96.7 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 91.25 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 95.24 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 93.61 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 91.69 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 99.16 | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 89.52 | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 98.03 | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 95.93 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 97.31 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 102.13 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 100.85 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 103.83 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 95.41 | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 100.76 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 103.05 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 101.75 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 103.84 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 106.46 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 105.66 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 103.89 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 108.58 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 112.35 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.44 | 40.26 | 60.53 | 9 |
| 1970s | 70.15 | 62.46 | 81.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.48 | 75.72 | 90.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.41 | 85.78 | 100.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.93 | 89.52 | 101.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.49 | 95.41 | 103.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.39 | 103.89 | 112.35 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross per capita production index number in Southern Asia?
- Wheat — gross per capita production index number in Southern Asia was 112.35 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 112.35 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.26 in 1964.
- How does Southern Asia rank for wheat — gross per capita production index number?
- Southern Asia ranks 4th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.