Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Niger
Niger: Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 82.11 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Niger recorded 82.11 for sorghum — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Niger peaked at 111.94 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 29.13, in 1973.
That places Niger 56th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 88.82 | — |
| 1962 | 100.36 | +13.0% |
| 1963 | 107.11 | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 93.25 | -12.9% |
| 1965 | 76.31 | -18.2% |
| 1966 | 77.4 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 92.94 | +20.1% |
| 1968 | 56.83 | -38.9% |
| 1969 | 74.38 | +30.9% |
| 1970 | 57.6 | -22.6% |
| 1971 | 65 | +12.8% |
| 1972 | 49.44 | -23.9% |
| 1973 | 29.13 | -41.1% |
| 1974 | 49.21 | +68.9% |
| 1975 | 55.54 | +12.9% |
| 1976 | 61.02 | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 70.81 | +16.0% |
| 1978 | 74.69 | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 68.54 | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 69.76 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 59.19 | -15.2% |
| 1982 | 64.09 | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 61.64 | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 39.82 | -35.4% |
| 1985 | 53.81 | +35.1% |
| 1986 | 57.16 | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 56.3 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 83.63 | +48.5% |
| 1989 | 61.09 | -27.0% |
| 1990 | 39.5 | -35.3% |
| 1991 | 39.61 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 51.46 | +29.9% |
| 1993 | 38.36 | -25.5% |
| 1994 | 37.64 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 50.07 | +33.0% |
| 1996 | 31.39 | -37.3% |
| 1997 | 45.94 | +46.4% |
| 1998 | 54.49 | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 49.82 | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 37.51 | -24.7% |
| 2001 | 64.77 | +72.7% |
| 2002 | 63.1 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 50.64 | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 49.03 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 79.85 | +62.9% |
| 2006 | 75.76 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 76.63 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 99.31 | +29.6% |
| 2009 | 53.91 | -45.7% |
| 2010 | 91.53 | +69.8% |
| 2011 | 52.18 | -43.0% |
| 2012 | 89.74 | +72.0% |
| 2013 | 82.95 | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 86.35 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 111.94 | +29.6% |
| 2016 | 101.71 | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 105.58 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 110.13 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 96.17 | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 104.61 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 57.33 | -45.2% |
| 2022 | 96.61 | +68.5% |
| 2023 | 75.65 | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 82.11 | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.27 | 56.83 | 107.11 | 9 |
| 1970s | 58.1 | 29.13 | 74.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.65 | 39.82 | 83.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.83 | 31.39 | 54.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.05 | 37.51 | 99.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.83 | 52.18 | 111.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.26 | 57.33 | 104.61 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 47.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Niger?
- Sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Niger was 82.11 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 111.94 in 2015.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross per capita production index number recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.13 in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for sorghum — gross per capita production index number?
- Niger ranks 56th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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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.