Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Africa
Western Africa: Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 4.25 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Africa is 4.25 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 248.1% on the previous year and up 566.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Africa peaked at 39.27 % change on previous year in 1969 and was at its lowest, -25.24 % change on previous year, in 2009.
That places Western Africa 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.55 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 5.62 % change on previous year | +58.1% |
| 1964 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -74.9% |
| 1965 | 6.38 % change on previous year | +353.0% |
| 1966 | -13.83 % change on previous year | -317.0% |
| 1967 | 7.53 % change on previous year | -154.4% |
| 1968 | -2.44 % change on previous year | -132.3% |
| 1969 | 39.27 % change on previous year | -1712.8% |
| 1970 | -20.51 % change on previous year | -152.2% |
| 1971 | -4.52 % change on previous year | -78.0% |
| 1972 | -20.54 % change on previous year | +354.7% |
| 1973 | 20.79 % change on previous year | -201.2% |
| 1974 | -2.79 % change on previous year | -113.4% |
| 1975 | -24.45 % change on previous year | +776.7% |
| 1976 | 35.3 % change on previous year | -244.4% |
| 1977 | -17.03 % change on previous year | -148.2% |
| 1978 | 0.078 % change on previous year | -100.5% |
| 1979 | -11.93 % change on previous year | -15391.9% |
| 1980 | 11.1 % change on previous year | -193.0% |
| 1981 | -13.6 % change on previous year | -222.6% |
| 1982 | 7.03 % change on previous year | -151.7% |
| 1983 | -0.6853 % change on previous year | -109.7% |
| 1984 | 34.04 % change on previous year | -5066.9% |
| 1985 | 9.45 % change on previous year | -72.2% |
| 1986 | 4.64 % change on previous year | -51.0% |
| 1987 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 1988 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 1989 | 6.08 % change on previous year | +280.5% |
| 1990 | -2.79 % change on previous year | -145.9% |
| 1991 | 13.78 % change on previous year | -593.2% |
| 1992 | 4.87 % change on previous year | -64.7% |
| 1993 | -1.52 % change on previous year | -131.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3931 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 1995 | 3.56 % change on previous year | +804.7% |
| 1996 | -0.8508 % change on previous year | -123.9% |
| 1997 | 0.978 % change on previous year | -214.9% |
| 1998 | 4.76 % change on previous year | +386.5% |
| 1999 | -0.5193 % change on previous year | -110.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2261 % change on previous year | -143.5% |
| 2001 | 2.85 % change on previous year | +1162.2% |
| 2002 | 2 % change on previous year | -29.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3866 % change on previous year | -80.7% |
| 2004 | -2.58 % change on previous year | -767.6% |
| 2005 | 5.83 % change on previous year | -326.0% |
| 2006 | 2.54 % change on previous year | -56.4% |
| 2007 | 7.42 % change on previous year | +191.9% |
| 2008 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -63.8% |
| 2009 | -25.24 % change on previous year | -1039.2% |
| 2010 | 14.76 % change on previous year | -158.5% |
| 2011 | -6.44 % change on previous year | -143.6% |
| 2012 | 4.86 % change on previous year | -175.5% |
| 2013 | 6.25 % change on previous year | +28.5% |
| 2014 | -0.9113 % change on previous year | -114.6% |
| 2015 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -377.9% |
| 2016 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -42.1% |
| 2017 | 3.37 % change on previous year | +129.8% |
| 2018 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -34.8% |
| 2019 | -3.5 % change on previous year | -259.6% |
| 2020 | 4.18 % change on previous year | -219.4% |
| 2021 | -1.81 % change on previous year | -143.2% |
| 2022 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -236.3% |
| 2023 | -2.87 % change on previous year | -216.6% |
| 2024 | 4.25 % change on previous year | -248.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -15391.9% | 0.078 % change on previous year | -11.93 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | +5066.9% | -0.6853 % change on previous year | 34.04 % change on previous year |
| 1969 | +1712.8% | -2.44 % change on previous year | 39.27 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.94 % change on previous year | -13.83 % change on previous year | 39.27 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -4.56 % change on previous year | -24.45 % change on previous year | 35.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.19 % change on previous year | -13.6 % change on previous year | 34.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.26 % change on previous year | -2.79 % change on previous year | 13.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.386 % change on previous year | -25.24 % change on previous year | 7.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 % change on previous year | -6.44 % change on previous year | 14.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 % change on previous year | -2.87 % change on previous year | 4.25 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 16 Ukraine 38.76 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Yugoslav SFR 35.78 % change on previous year compare
- 18 India 33.98 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 32.09 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Paraguay 30.65 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Hungary 29.31 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Sudan (former) 29.29 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.7857 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate -0.715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Africa?
- Sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Africa was 4.25 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 39.27 % change on previous year in 1969.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.24 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Western Africa rank for sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Western Africa ranks 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 566.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sorghum — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sorghum — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.