Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Africa
Western Africa: Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 60.55 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western 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 Western Africa is 60.55, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa peaked at 253.29 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 45.63, in 1973.
That places Western Africa 25th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.98 | — |
| 1962 | 68.08 | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 64 | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 72.39 | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 69.54 | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 68.83 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 69.43 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 65.08 | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 63.08 | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 59.31 | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 60.19 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 58.94 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 45.63 | -22.6% |
| 1974 | 54.07 | +18.5% |
| 1975 | 52.99 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 49.91 | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 55.26 | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 53.79 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 54.28 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 56.96 | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 60.99 | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 59.26 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 58.27 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 69.86 | +19.9% |
| 1985 | 221.77 | +217.4% |
| 1986 | 250.63 | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 253.29 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 89.98 | -64.5% |
| 1989 | 105.51 | +17.3% |
| 1990 | 104.33 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 113.93 | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 75.76 | -33.5% |
| 1993 | 58.15 | -23.2% |
| 1994 | 64.85 | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 74.05 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 70.79 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 91.97 | +29.9% |
| 1998 | 150.99 | +64.2% |
| 1999 | 152.08 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 110.22 | -27.5% |
| 2001 | 79.39 | -28.0% |
| 2002 | 74.22 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 75.83 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 84.84 | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 84.96 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 90.47 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 61.61 | -31.9% |
| 2008 | 76.79 | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 99.07 | +29.0% |
| 2010 | 117.83 | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 181.63 | +54.1% |
| 2012 | 129.91 | -28.5% |
| 2013 | 101.46 | -21.9% |
| 2014 | 120.22 | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 89.01 | -26.0% |
| 2016 | 90.76 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 94.75 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 96.48 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 77.96 | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 74.37 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 48.78 | -34.4% |
| 2022 | 49.22 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 63.42 | +28.9% |
| 2024 | 60.55 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.82 | 63.08 | 72.39 | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.44 | 45.63 | 60.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 122.65 | 56.96 | 253.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.69 | 58.15 | 152.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.74 | 61.61 | 110.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110 | 77.96 | 181.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.27 | 48.78 | 74.37 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa?
- Wheat — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa was 60.55 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 253.29 in 1987.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.63 in 1973.
- How does Western Africa rank for wheat — gross per capita production index number?
- Western Africa ranks 25th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.