Non-Food Agricultural Production Index Using International Prices

Non-food agricultural production indices measure output volumes for commodities excluding food items. The Africa Development Indicators organization calculates these indices using the Laspeyres formula, weighting production quantities by 2004-2006 average international commodity prices. Data is aggregated at country, regional, and world levels from calendar-year production data.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in non-food crop production volumes over time at the country level.
• Compare regional productivity for commodities like industrial crops using the standardized international price weighting.
• Model the relationship between non-food agricultural output and broader economic indicators using the indexed time-series data.
• Benchmark national non-food agricultural performance against continental or world aggregates provided in the dataset.

Strengths

• Indices calculated using a consistent Laspeyres formula and methodology.
• International price weighting facilitates cross-country comparative analysis.
• Provides aggregated data at country, regional, and world levels.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column details, and temporal coverage are unknown.
• Base period for index calculation (2004-2006) may be outdated for contemporary analysis.
• Methodology deducts intermediate agricultural inputs, which may complicate direct comparisons with gross output figures.

Provenance

Source

Africa Development Indicators, likely sourced from World Bank/FAO.

Collection Method

Calculated from production data, using the Laspeyres formula with weights from 2004-2006 average international commodity prices.

Time Range

Base period is 2004-2006; specific year range of data is unknown.

Geography

Country, regional, and world levels.