Crop Production Index with Regional Aggregates

World Bank data provides a crop production index normalized to a 2004-2006 base period, excluding fodder crops. Aggregates are calculated for regions and income groups from underlying values in international dollars. The dataset is sourced from Africa Development Indicators.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in the crop_production_index for specific countries or regions.
• Compare agricultural output between different income_group aggregates using the normalized index values.
• Model the relationship between regional_aggregate production indices and other economic or climatic variables.

Strengths

• Index values are normalized to a consistent 2004-2006 base period for comparability.
• Provides aggregated data for regions and income groups derived from underlying international dollar values.

Limitations

• The specific number of countries, rows, and temporal coverage is unknown.
• Excludes data for fodder crops, limiting analysis of total agricultural feed production.

Provenance

Source

World Bank, Africa Development Indicators

Collection Method

Calculated from the FAO's production indexes, with underlying values in international dollars normalized to the base period.

Geography

Global, with regional and income group aggregates.