Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Somalia
Somalia: Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 32.44 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Somalia stood at 32.44. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.8% on the previous year and down 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Somalia peaked at 516.24 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 32.44, in 2024.
That places Somalia 90th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 503.56 | — |
| 1962 | 483.32 | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 453.15 | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 438 | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 419.91 | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 425.39 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 430.31 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 412.93 | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 405.25 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 371.12 | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 343.16 | -7.5% |
| 1972 | 490.55 | +43.0% |
| 1973 | 279.53 | -43.0% |
| 1974 | 250.89 | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 348.38 | +38.9% |
| 1976 | 352.85 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 356.32 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 322.69 | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 282.91 | -12.3% |
| 1980 | 259.69 | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 408.96 | +57.5% |
| 1982 | 431.18 | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 213.18 | -50.6% |
| 1984 | 378.9 | +77.7% |
| 1985 | 364.56 | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 373.69 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 371.09 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 357.18 | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 516.24 | +44.5% |
| 1990 | 388.66 | -24.7% |
| 1991 | 234.33 | -39.7% |
| 1992 | 155.97 | -33.4% |
| 1993 | 131.84 | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 395.21 | +199.8% |
| 1995 | 205.56 | -48.0% |
| 1996 | 198.56 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 236.28 | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 84.45 | -64.3% |
| 1999 | 168.57 | +99.6% |
| 2000 | 153.88 | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 163.54 | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 163.03 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 134.46 | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 155.3 | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 144.83 | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 145.47 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 77.8 | -46.5% |
| 2008 | 112.89 | +45.1% |
| 2009 | 87.06 | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 191.83 | +120.3% |
| 2011 | 43.22 | -77.5% |
| 2012 | 206.65 | +378.1% |
| 2013 | 197.45 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 122.17 | -38.1% |
| 2015 | 116.44 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 61.39 | -47.3% |
| 2017 | 70.13 | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 92.64 | +32.1% |
| 2019 | 85.86 | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 66.13 | -23.0% |
| 2021 | 37.62 | -43.1% |
| 2022 | 44.54 | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 42.59 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 32.44 | -23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 441.31 | 405.25 | 503.56 | 9 |
| 1970s | 339.84 | 250.89 | 490.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 367.47 | 213.18 | 516.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 219.94 | 84.45 | 395.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 133.83 | 77.8 | 163.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.78 | 43.22 | 206.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.66 | 32.44 | 66.13 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -13.31 % change on previous year (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.5579 current US$ per US$ of GDP (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 81.24 current US$ per person (1990)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4486 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Somalia?
- Sorghum — gross per capita production index number in Somalia was 32.44 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 516.24 in 1989.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross per capita production index number recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.44 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for sorghum — gross per capita production index number?
- Somalia ranks 90th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.