Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 75.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 75.9 for sorghum — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa peaked at 128.1 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 52.43, in 1992.
That places Eastern Africa 21st out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 125 | — |
| 1962 | 128.1 | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 123.67 | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 120.67 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 116.45 | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 123.03 | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 126.32 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 107.02 | -15.3% |
| 1969 | 122.24 | +14.2% |
| 1970 | 126.1 | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 123.43 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 120.34 | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 100.08 | -16.8% |
| 1974 | 97.96 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 98.38 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 108.25 | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 97.52 | -9.9% |
| 1978 | 93.61 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 107.34 | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 122.66 | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 109.72 | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 100.44 | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 97.51 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 89.89 | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 78.62 | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 89.32 | +13.6% |
| 1987 | 84.84 | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 75.69 | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 75.81 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 72.59 | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 64.26 | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 52.43 | -18.4% |
| 1993 | 59.79 | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 58.18 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 73.71 | +26.7% |
| 1996 | 88.03 | +19.4% |
| 1997 | 84.47 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 67.29 | -20.3% |
| 1999 | 69.65 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 60.18 | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 70.64 | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 65.6 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 62.15 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 67.49 | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 69.57 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 78.33 | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 83.66 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 70.78 | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 81.94 | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 99.87 | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 100.16 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 102.94 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 96.11 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 104.63 | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 99.99 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 95.38 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 96.82 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 98.21 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 97.43 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 99.66 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 86.76 | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 74.81 | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 75.45 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 75.9 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 121.39 | 107.02 | 128.1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 107.3 | 93.61 | 126.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.45 | 75.69 | 122.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.04 | 52.43 | 88.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.03 | 60.18 | 83.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.15 | 95.38 | 104.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.52 | 74.81 | 99.66 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 18 Australia 124.51 compare
- 19 Australia and New Zealand 124.26 compare
- 20 Mauritania 124.22 compare
- 21 Zimbabwe 120.89 compare
- 22 Azerbaijan 119.32 compare
- 23 China 119.3 compare
- 24 China, mainland 119.27 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa?
- Sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa was 75.9 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 128.1 in 1962.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.43 in 1992.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for sorghum — gross per capita production index number?
- Eastern Africa ranks 21st out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum — Gross per capita 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.