Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number was 138.65 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand is 138.65, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 215.26 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.27, in 1961.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.27 | — |
| 1962 | 14.47 | +56.1% |
| 1963 | 15.85 | +9.5% |
| 1964 | 12.19 | -23.1% |
| 1965 | 11.07 | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 11.05 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 18.11 | +63.9% |
| 1968 | 16.36 | -9.7% |
| 1969 | 16.73 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 31.09 | +85.8% |
| 1971 | 73.74 | +137.2% |
| 1972 | 69.75 | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 57.82 | -17.1% |
| 1974 | 60.26 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 51.18 | -15.1% |
| 1976 | 63.84 | +24.7% |
| 1977 | 54.3 | -14.9% |
| 1978 | 40.58 | -25.3% |
| 1979 | 63.91 | +57.5% |
| 1980 | 52.37 | -18.1% |
| 1981 | 68.39 | +30.6% |
| 1982 | 74.79 | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 54.41 | -27.2% |
| 1984 | 107.09 | +96.8% |
| 1985 | 77.76 | -27.4% |
| 1986 | 80.41 | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 80.62 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 92.73 | +15.0% |
| 1989 | 70.64 | -23.8% |
| 1990 | 53.71 | -24.0% |
| 1991 | 42.63 | -20.6% |
| 1992 | 82.21 | +92.8% |
| 1993 | 31.13 | -62.1% |
| 1994 | 61.55 | +97.7% |
| 1995 | 72.32 | +17.5% |
| 1996 | 90.42 | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 80.94 | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 61.4 | -24.1% |
| 1999 | 107.41 | +74.9% |
| 2000 | 120.18 | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 109.91 | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 114.78 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 83.18 | -27.5% |
| 2004 | 114.13 | +37.2% |
| 2005 | 114.2 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 109.76 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 72.87 | -33.6% |
| 2008 | 215.26 | +195.4% |
| 2009 | 152.89 | -29.0% |
| 2010 | 85.63 | -44.0% |
| 2011 | 109.88 | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 127.17 | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 126.65 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 72.82 | -42.5% |
| 2015 | 125.48 | +72.3% |
| 2016 | 101.7 | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 56.46 | -44.5% |
| 2018 | 71.41 | +26.5% |
| 2019 | 65.91 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 22.58 | -65.7% |
| 2021 | 93.09 | +312.3% |
| 2022 | 150.41 | +61.6% |
| 2023 | 132.13 | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 138.65 | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9 | 9.27 | 18.11 | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.65 | 31.09 | 73.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.92 | 52.37 | 107.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.37 | 31.13 | 107.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 120.72 | 72.87 | 215.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.31 | 56.46 | 127.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.37 | 22.58 | 150.41 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand?
- Sorghum — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand was 138.65 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 215.26 in 2008.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.27 in 1961.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for sorghum — gross production index number?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross production index number rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.