Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Benin
Benin: Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number was 232.99 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — gross production index number in Benin is 232.99, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 85.6% on the previous year and up 178.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross production index number in Benin peaked at 266.28 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.59, in 1970.
That places Benin 7th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 51.06 | — |
| 1962 | 46.18 | -9.6% |
| 1963 | 52.56 | +13.8% |
| 1964 | 47.23 | -10.1% |
| 1965 | 49.21 | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 40.66 | -17.4% |
| 1967 | 48.2 | +18.5% |
| 1968 | 48.89 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 52.94 | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 35.59 | -32.8% |
| 1971 | 40.36 | +13.4% |
| 1972 | 41.57 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 65.3 | +57.1% |
| 1974 | 66.1 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 43.03 | -34.9% |
| 1976 | 59.79 | +38.9% |
| 1977 | 63.13 | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 51.7 | -18.1% |
| 1979 | 52.69 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 46.67 | -11.4% |
| 1981 | 47.54 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 50.4 | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 47.32 | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 69.21 | +46.3% |
| 1985 | 68.7 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 74.17 | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 75.68 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 81.26 | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 88.76 | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 82.62 | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 95.99 | +16.2% |
| 1992 | 91.98 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 88.14 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 94.1 | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 97.78 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 91.99 | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 100.26 | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 115.49 | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 105.49 | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 129.54 | +22.8% |
| 2001 | 137.94 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 152.37 | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 136.22 | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 136.68 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 141.19 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 110.98 | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 97.88 | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 118.48 | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 103.42 | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 140.24 | +35.6% |
| 2011 | 111.14 | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 119.96 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 73.48 | -38.7% |
| 2014 | 83.64 | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 108.19 | +29.4% |
| 2016 | 108.18 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 115.46 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 266.28 | +130.6% |
| 2019 | 133.49 | -49.9% |
| 2020 | 123.67 | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 111.04 | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 103.65 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 125.53 | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 232.99 | +85.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.55 | 40.66 | 52.94 | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.93 | 35.59 | 66.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.97 | 46.67 | 88.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.38 | 82.62 | 115.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 126.47 | 97.88 | 152.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 126.01 | 73.48 | 266.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 139.38 | 103.65 | 232.99 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 380.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4664 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 22.92 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.92 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — gross production index number in Benin?
- Sorghum — gross production index number in Benin was 232.99 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 266.28 in 2018.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.59 in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for sorghum — gross production index number?
- Benin ranks 7th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross production index number rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.