Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Wheat — Gross Production Index Number was 113.49 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 113.49, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 113.49 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.77, in 1963.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.55 | — |
| 1962 | 23.81 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 21.77 | -8.6% |
| 1964 | 23.82 | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 24.76 | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 23.74 | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 25.7 | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 26.77 | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 28.02 | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 25.99 | -7.2% |
| 1971 | 25.08 | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 28.97 | +15.5% |
| 1973 | 30.02 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 31.51 | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 33.02 | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 33.42 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 32.41 | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 33.45 | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 32.55 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 35.43 | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 37.74 | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 36.51 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 39.46 | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 38.05 | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 37.93 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 35.83 | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 39.61 | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 36.99 | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 37.58 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 37.01 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 39.15 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 39.91 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 40.47 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 41.41 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 44.64 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 48.81 | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 53.04 | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 56.67 | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 52.34 | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 45.43 | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 49.16 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 55.14 | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 62.54 | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 54.07 | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 71.39 | +32.0% |
| 2006 | 64.8 | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 77.73 | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 62.09 | -20.1% |
| 2009 | 85.57 | +37.8% |
| 2010 | 83.17 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 75.01 | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 90.86 | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 95.73 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 102.1 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 102.09 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.81 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 96.8 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 95.06 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 105.93 | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 112.2 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 106.39 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 103.65 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 106.19 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 113.49 | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.66 | 21.77 | 28.02 | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.64 | 25.08 | 33.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.51 | 35.43 | 39.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.34 | 37.01 | 56.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.79 | 45.43 | 85.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.26 | 75.01 | 105.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.38 | 103.65 | 113.49 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Wheat — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 113.49 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 113.49 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.77 in 1963.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for wheat — gross production index number?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 8th out of 14 regions with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross production index number rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.