Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Americas
Americas: Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number was 85.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — gross production index number in Americas is 85.7, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross production index number in Americas peaked at 169.25 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 56.09, in 1961.
Americas ranks 19th of 27 groups 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 Production Index Number in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 56.09 | — |
| 1962 | 59.62 | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 65.85 | +10.4% |
| 1964 | 58.29 | -11.5% |
| 1965 | 75.83 | +30.1% |
| 1966 | 87.76 | +15.7% |
| 1967 | 89.88 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 91.14 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 94.72 | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 97 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 117.79 | +21.4% |
| 1972 | 102.43 | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 129.1 | +26.0% |
| 1974 | 102.78 | -20.4% |
| 1975 | 114.87 | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 112.04 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 127.5 | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 124.62 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 126.6 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 93.69 | -26.0% |
| 1981 | 147.38 | +57.3% |
| 1982 | 139.56 | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 106.18 | -23.9% |
| 1984 | 140.89 | +32.7% |
| 1985 | 169.25 | +20.1% |
| 1986 | 137.61 | -18.7% |
| 1987 | 118.73 | -13.7% |
| 1988 | 103 | -13.2% |
| 1989 | 95.39 | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 96.05 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 92.53 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 127.56 | +37.9% |
| 1993 | 82.96 | -35.0% |
| 1994 | 94.71 | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 76.34 | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 121.49 | +59.1% |
| 1997 | 102.92 | -15.3% |
| 1998 | 98.92 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 101 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 90.65 | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 97.13 | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 76.04 | -21.7% |
| 2003 | 89.66 | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 95.14 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 83.15 | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 70.38 | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 95.9 | +36.3% |
| 2008 | 98.19 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 81.82 | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 87.7 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 76.99 | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 82.07 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 92.86 | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 104.53 | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 106.19 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 89.28 | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 78.13 | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 74.66 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 73.22 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 79.06 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 91.73 | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 63.77 | -30.5% |
| 2023 | 78.71 | +23.4% |
| 2024 | 85.7 | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.46 | 56.09 | 94.72 | 9 |
| 1970s | 115.47 | 97 | 129.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 125.17 | 93.69 | 169.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.45 | 76.34 | 127.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.81 | 70.38 | 98.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.56 | 73.22 | 106.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.79 | 63.77 | 91.73 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — gross production index number in Americas?
- Sorghum — gross production index number in Americas was 85.7 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 169.25 in 1985.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.09 in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for sorghum — gross production index number?
- Americas ranks 19th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross production index number rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum — Gross 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.