Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Western Europe
Western Europe: Wheat — Gross Production Index Number was 71.12 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 71.12 for wheat — gross production index number in 2024.
The figure is down 22.1% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross production index number in Western Europe peaked at 109.14 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.67, in 1961.
That places Western Europe 24th 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 Production Index Number in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.67 | — |
| 1962 | 32.87 | +33.2% |
| 1963 | 27.27 | -17.0% |
| 1964 | 33.76 | +23.8% |
| 1965 | 34.27 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 28.84 | -15.8% |
| 1967 | 36.76 | +27.5% |
| 1968 | 38.73 | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 36.79 | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 33.5 | -8.9% |
| 1971 | 40.6 | +21.2% |
| 1972 | 44.08 | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 44.99 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 48.42 | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 39.77 | -17.9% |
| 1976 | 41.97 | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 44.33 | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 51.9 | +17.1% |
| 1979 | 49.27 | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 55.93 | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 55.7 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 58.86 | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 60.07 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 75.22 | +25.2% |
| 1985 | 68.09 | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 65.88 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 65.78 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 71.24 | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 74.06 | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 77.12 | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 80.54 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 76.18 | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 71.49 | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 74.73 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 77.52 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 87.27 | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 85.04 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 94.4 | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 88.6 | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 92.82 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 85.75 | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 93.92 | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 78.92 | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 102.78 | +30.2% |
| 2005 | 95.48 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 91.22 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 84.74 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 102.71 | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 100.47 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 98.04 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 93.25 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 95.08 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 100.43 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 105.51 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 109.14 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 85.35 | -21.8% |
| 2017 | 98.95 | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 87.75 | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 100.28 | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 83.4 | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 91.25 | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 91.02 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 91.26 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 71.12 | -22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.66 | 24.67 | 38.73 | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.88 | 33.5 | 51.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.08 | 55.7 | 75.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.29 | 71.49 | 94.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.88 | 78.92 | 102.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.38 | 85.35 | 109.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.61 | 71.12 | 91.26 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross production index number in Western Europe?
- Wheat — gross production index number in Western Europe was 71.12 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 109.14 in 2015.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.67 in 1961.
- How does Western Europe rank for wheat — gross production index number?
- Western Europe ranks 24th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross production index number rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.