Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern America
Northern America: Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 64.26 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Northern America stood at 64.26.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Northern America peaked at 301.32 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 35.54, in 2022.
Northern America ranks 25th of 27 groups on this measure, 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 171.33 | — |
| 1962 | 178.88 | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 201.82 | +12.8% |
| 1964 | 166.19 | -17.7% |
| 1965 | 224.86 | +35.3% |
| 1966 | 235.74 | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 245.9 | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 235.26 | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 232.13 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 214.52 | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 268.93 | +25.4% |
| 1972 | 245.38 | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 279.79 | +14.0% |
| 1974 | 186.84 | -33.2% |
| 1975 | 224.12 | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 209.15 | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 227.59 | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 211.08 | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 230.8 | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 163.93 | -29.0% |
| 1981 | 245.26 | +49.6% |
| 1982 | 231.44 | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 133.74 | -42.2% |
| 1984 | 235.28 | +75.9% |
| 1985 | 301.32 | +28.1% |
| 1986 | 250.14 | -17.0% |
| 1987 | 192.9 | -22.9% |
| 1988 | 150.77 | -21.8% |
| 1989 | 159.32 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 146.77 | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 147.91 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 218.62 | +47.8% |
| 1993 | 131.92 | -39.7% |
| 1994 | 157.77 | +19.6% |
| 1995 | 110.91 | -29.7% |
| 1996 | 190.42 | +71.7% |
| 1997 | 150.25 | -21.1% |
| 1998 | 122.13 | -18.7% |
| 1999 | 138.47 | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 108.42 | -21.7% |
| 2001 | 117.28 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 81.49 | -30.5% |
| 2003 | 92 | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 100.49 | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 86.15 | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 60.11 | -30.2% |
| 2007 | 106.91 | +77.9% |
| 2008 | 101.21 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 80.35 | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 72.02 | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 43.97 | -38.9% |
| 2012 | 50.66 | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 79.46 | +56.8% |
| 2014 | 86.79 | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 118.63 | +36.7% |
| 2016 | 94.57 | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 70.59 | -25.4% |
| 2018 | 70.56 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 65.44 | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 71.1 | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 85.14 | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 35.54 | -58.3% |
| 2023 | 59.75 | +68.1% |
| 2024 | 64.26 | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 210.23 | 166.19 | 245.9 | 9 |
| 1970s | 229.82 | 186.84 | 279.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 206.41 | 133.74 | 301.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 151.52 | 110.91 | 218.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.44 | 60.11 | 117.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.27 | 43.97 | 118.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.16 | 35.54 | 85.14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 22 Azerbaijan 119.32 compare
- 23 China 119.3 compare
- 24 China, mainland 119.27 compare
- 25 South Sudan 119.13 compare
- 26 Thailand 117.98 compare
- 27 Serbia 111.22 compare
- 28 Austria 107.28 compare
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 4.89 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Northern America?
- Sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Northern America was 64.26 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 301.32 in 1985.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross per capita production index number recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.54 in 2022.
- How does Northern America rank for sorghum — gross per capita production index number?
- Northern America ranks 25th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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.