Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Africa
Africa: Wheat — Gross Production Index Number was 100.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — gross production index number in Africa is 100.56, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross production index number in Africa peaked at 120.32 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.72, in 1961.
Africa ranks 16th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.72 | — |
| 1962 | 26.51 | +34.4% |
| 1963 | 27.7 | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 26.39 | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 26.07 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 21.58 | -17.2% |
| 1967 | 26.67 | +23.6% |
| 1968 | 33.83 | +26.8% |
| 1969 | 28.12 | -16.9% |
| 1970 | 31.13 | +10.7% |
| 1971 | 34.95 | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 37.06 | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 33.52 | -9.6% |
| 1974 | 33.49 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 37.34 | +11.5% |
| 1976 | 39.64 | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 30.51 | -23.0% |
| 1978 | 33.74 | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 34 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 34.37 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 34.37 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 39.21 | +14.1% |
| 1983 | 34.75 | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 35.4 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 40.14 | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 45.82 | +14.2% |
| 1987 | 48.96 | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 51.31 | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 49.1 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 52.75 | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 67.7 | +28.3% |
| 1992 | 50.96 | -24.7% |
| 1993 | 49.89 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 58.48 | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 50.34 | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 84.7 | +68.3% |
| 1997 | 56.97 | -32.7% |
| 1998 | 72.15 | +26.6% |
| 1999 | 59.03 | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 54.69 | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 69.44 | +27.0% |
| 2002 | 65.14 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 82.11 | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 84.4 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 80.49 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 94.86 | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 73 | -23.0% |
| 2008 | 75.74 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 100.57 | +32.8% |
| 2010 | 84.04 | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 98.23 | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 94.99 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 108.12 | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 98 | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 112.06 | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 89.95 | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 103.16 | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 114.06 | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 103 | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 99 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 120.32 | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 102.27 | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 101.08 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 100.56 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.29 | 19.72 | 33.83 | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.54 | 30.51 | 39.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.34 | 34.37 | 51.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.3 | 49.89 | 84.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.04 | 54.69 | 100.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.56 | 84.04 | 114.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.65 | 99 | 120.32 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 13 Kenya 137.29 compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 133.55 compare
- 15 Australia 131.47 compare
- 16 Australia and New Zealand 131.09 compare
- 17 Jordan 128.26 compare
- 18 Argentina 127.25 compare
- 19 Russian Federation 127.16 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross production index number in Africa?
- Wheat — gross production index number in Africa was 100.56 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 120.32 in 2021.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.72 in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for wheat — gross production index number?
- Africa ranks 16th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross production index number rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Gross 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.