Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in South America
South America: Wheat — Gross Production Index Number was 119.24 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — gross production index number in South America is 119.24, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross production index number in South America peaked at 134.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.3, in 1961.
That places South America 4th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32.3 | — |
| 1962 | 32.93 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 44.13 | +34.0% |
| 1964 | 56.02 | +26.9% |
| 1965 | 35.02 | -37.5% |
| 1966 | 35.57 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 38.52 | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 34.55 | -10.3% |
| 1969 | 41.71 | +20.7% |
| 1970 | 35.08 | -15.9% |
| 1971 | 37.75 | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 42.17 | +11.7% |
| 1973 | 39.7 | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 42.4 | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 48.36 | +14.1% |
| 1976 | 65.82 | +36.1% |
| 1977 | 37.41 | -43.2% |
| 1978 | 49.82 | +33.2% |
| 1979 | 51.74 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 48.84 | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 48.01 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 73.19 | +52.4% |
| 1983 | 66.55 | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 69.26 | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 59.56 | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 67.04 | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 71.64 | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 68.8 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 74.24 | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 63.09 | -15.0% |
| 1991 | 60.31 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 60.28 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 57.19 | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 63.29 | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 53.06 | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 87.55 | +65.0% |
| 1997 | 80.68 | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 70.04 | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 79.37 | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 80.04 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 85.55 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 73.33 | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 94.88 | +29.4% |
| 2004 | 99.87 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 82.94 | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 79.27 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 93.19 | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 70.15 | -24.7% |
| 2009 | 72.22 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 108.86 | +50.7% |
| 2011 | 99.48 | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 70.26 | -29.4% |
| 2013 | 76.83 | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 96.96 | +26.2% |
| 2015 | 84.08 | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 118.97 | +41.5% |
| 2017 | 105.05 | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 111.93 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 116.79 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 110.92 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 134.8 | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 106.89 | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 110.31 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 119.24 | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.97 | 32.3 | 56.02 | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.02 | 35.08 | 65.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.71 | 48.01 | 74.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.49 | 53.06 | 87.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.14 | 70.15 | 99.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.92 | 70.26 | 118.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.43 | 106.89 | 134.8 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross production index number in South America?
- Wheat — gross production index number in South America was 119.24 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross production index number recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 134.8 in 2021.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross production index number recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3 in 1961.
- How does South America rank for wheat — gross production index number?
- South America ranks 4th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross production index number rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.