Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 74.54 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 74.54 for sorghum — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Nigeria peaked at 255.62 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 74.54, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 60th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 229.65 | — |
| 1962 | 255.62 | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 225.83 | -11.7% |
| 1964 | 230.3 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 225.62 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 164.73 | -27.0% |
| 1967 | 172.93 | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 161.6 | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 199.91 | +23.7% |
| 1970 | 193.44 | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 176.95 | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 104.64 | -40.9% |
| 1973 | 138.79 | +32.6% |
| 1974 | 204.72 | +47.5% |
| 1975 | 123.13 | -39.9% |
| 1976 | 120.63 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 130.41 | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 92.72 | -28.9% |
| 1979 | 104.39 | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 133.48 | +27.9% |
| 1981 | 118.01 | -11.6% |
| 1982 | 127.33 | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 122.54 | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 148.99 | +21.6% |
| 1985 | 154.36 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 165.94 | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 162.47 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 150.27 | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 136.37 | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 114.98 | -15.7% |
| 1991 | 143.61 | +24.9% |
| 1992 | 154.02 | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 153.6 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 153.2 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 168.48 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 166.17 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 166.77 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 167.34 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 163.08 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 162.81 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 145.5 | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 150.62 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 155.9 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 162.27 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 168.88 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 176.6 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 157.7 | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 157.77 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 86.93 | -44.9% |
| 2010 | 114.35 | +31.5% |
| 2011 | 88.6 | -22.5% |
| 2012 | 88.4 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 78.12 | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 98.8 | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 98.03 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 103.16 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 92.46 | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 88.54 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 84.9 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 82.18 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 82.12 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.39 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 74.96 | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 74.54 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 207.35 | 161.6 | 255.62 | 9 |
| 1970s | 138.98 | 92.72 | 204.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 141.98 | 118.01 | 165.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 155.12 | 114.98 | 168.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 152.5 | 86.93 | 176.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.54 | 78.12 | 114.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.04 | 74.54 | 82.18 | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3622 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Nigeria?
- Sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Nigeria was 74.54 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 255.62 in 1962.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross per capita production index number recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.54 in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for sorghum — gross per capita production index number?
- Nigeria ranks 60th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.