Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Melanesia
Melanesia: Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 84.61 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.61
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
11th
of 15 groups
All-time high
177.65
in 1978
All-time low
17.52
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia stood at 84.61.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia peaked at 177.65 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 17.52, in 1962.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.28 | — |
| 1962 | 17.52 | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 19.21 | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 21.71 | +13.0% |
| 1965 | 29.55 | +36.1% |
| 1966 | 29.14 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 65.17 | +123.6% |
| 1968 | 94.27 | +44.7% |
| 1969 | 73.95 | -21.6% |
| 1970 | 106.04 | +43.4% |
| 1971 | 146.99 | +38.6% |
| 1972 | 103.97 | -29.3% |
| 1973 | 109.98 | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 84.03 | -23.6% |
| 1975 | 126.12 | +50.1% |
| 1976 | 50.11 | -60.3% |
| 1977 | 114.36 | +128.2% |
| 1978 | 177.65 | +55.3% |
| 1979 | 129.71 | -27.0% |
| 1980 | 169.65 | +30.8% |
| 1981 | 166.61 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 104.45 | -37.3% |
| 1983 | 111.96 | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 65.04 | -41.9% |
| 1985 | 50.86 | -21.8% |
| 1986 | 45.68 | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 29.95 | -34.4% |
| 1988 | 37.09 | +23.8% |
| 1989 | 40.29 | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 44.21 | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 45.43 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 54.94 | +20.9% |
| 1993 | 56.01 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 71.16 | +27.0% |
| 1995 | 75.07 | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 86.5 | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 105.36 | +21.8% |
| 1998 | 106.8 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 109.34 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 103.57 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 103.45 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 102.49 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 97.56 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 99.62 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 101.79 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 108.6 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 110.42 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 84.85 | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 98.98 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 93.95 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 97.78 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 96.6 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 99.32 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 100.45 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 101.12 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 98.43 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 96.21 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 94.87 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 92.3 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 91.83 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 88.8 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 87.7 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 86.31 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 84.61 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.98 | 17.52 | 94.27 | 9 |
| 1970s | 114.9 | 50.11 | 177.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.16 | 29.95 | 169.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.48 | 44.21 | 109.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.13 | 84.85 | 110.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1 | 92.3 | 101.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.85 | 84.61 | 91.83 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia?
- Sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia was 84.61 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 177.65 in 1978.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross per capita production index number recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.52 in 1962.
- How does Melanesia rank for sorghum — gross per capita production index number?
- Melanesia ranks 11th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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.