Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Wheat — Gross Production Index Number was 123.9 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 123.9 for wheat — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross production index number in Southern Asia peaked at 123.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.86, in 1964.
Southern Asia ranks 3rd of 26 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.65 | — |
| 1962 | 15.51 | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 14.23 | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 13.86 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 16.7 | +20.5% |
| 1966 | 15.22 | -8.9% |
| 1967 | 16.03 | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 21.82 | +36.1% |
| 1969 | 23.4 | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 24.82 | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 26.37 | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 29.57 | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 29.03 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 27.13 | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 29.54 | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 34.3 | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 34.17 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 35.92 | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 40.07 | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 38.1 | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 41.83 | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 43.16 | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 47.47 | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 48.48 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 48.38 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 52.47 | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 49.51 | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 50.79 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 56.9 | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 55 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 59.72 | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 61.88 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 64.03 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 65.5 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 71.51 | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 68.2 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 73.72 | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 74.7 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 75.19 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 80.07 | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 74.66 | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 79.32 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 76.2 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 80.96 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 80.96 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.62 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 88.58 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 81.19 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 90.28 | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 89.69 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 92.33 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 98.29 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 98.37 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 102.58 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 95.43 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 101.99 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 105.56 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 105.45 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 108.84 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 112.83 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 113.09 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 112.26 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 118.53 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 123.9 | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.82 | 13.86 | 23.4 | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.09 | 24.82 | 40.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.71 | 38.1 | 56.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.95 | 55 | 75.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.28 | 74.66 | 90.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.85 | 89.69 | 108.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.12 | 112.26 | 123.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross production index number in Southern Asia?
- Wheat — gross production index number in Southern Asia was 123.9 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 123.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.86 in 1964.
- How does Southern Asia rank for wheat — gross production index number?
- Southern Asia ranks 3rd out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross production index number rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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.