Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Central America
Central America: Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number was 72.85 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — gross production index number in Central America is 72.85, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross production index number in Central America peaked at 134.25 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.59, in 1961.
Central America ranks 23rd of 27 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.59 | — |
| 1962 | 7.82 | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 9.47 | +21.1% |
| 1964 | 11.54 | +21.9% |
| 1965 | 15.39 | +33.4% |
| 1966 | 25.58 | +66.2% |
| 1967 | 29.3 | +14.5% |
| 1968 | 36.95 | +26.1% |
| 1969 | 42.21 | +14.2% |
| 1970 | 46.95 | +11.2% |
| 1971 | 43.31 | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 44.49 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 54.85 | +23.3% |
| 1974 | 53.63 | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 69.03 | +28.7% |
| 1976 | 66.97 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 71.57 | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 70.36 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 67.19 | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 78.42 | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 99.86 | +27.3% |
| 1982 | 78.4 | -21.5% |
| 1983 | 80.9 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 84.22 | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 108.6 | +28.9% |
| 1986 | 82.09 | -24.4% |
| 1987 | 101.79 | +24.0% |
| 1988 | 97.41 | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 83.15 | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 98.42 | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 72.47 | -26.4% |
| 1992 | 89.92 | +24.1% |
| 1993 | 46.95 | -47.8% |
| 1994 | 62.75 | +33.7% |
| 1995 | 70.06 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 111.62 | +59.3% |
| 1997 | 94.65 | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 105.02 | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 93.16 | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 95.12 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 106.34 | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 85.69 | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 104.82 | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 113.09 | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 90.29 | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 90.24 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 100.89 | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 106.8 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 99.16 | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 111.72 | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 103.84 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 112.3 | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 102.24 | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 134.25 | +31.3% |
| 2015 | 84.17 | -37.3% |
| 2016 | 81.58 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 78.49 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 73.52 | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 70.63 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 76.15 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 70.53 | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 77.2 | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 77.13 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 72.85 | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.65 | 7.59 | 42.21 | 9 |
| 1970s | 58.84 | 43.31 | 71.57 | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.48 | 78.4 | 108.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.5 | 46.95 | 111.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.24 | 85.69 | 113.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.27 | 70.63 | 134.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.77 | 70.53 | 77.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 20 Australia 138.65 compare
- 20 Australia and New Zealand 138.65 compare
- 22 Malawi 132.64 compare
- 23 Rwanda 128.69 compare
- 24 South Sudan 128.32 compare
- 25 Azerbaijan 126.32 compare
- 26 Mozambique 123.52 compare
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- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 5.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 0.5695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3756 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — gross production index number in Central America?
- Sorghum — gross production index number in Central America was 72.85 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 134.25 in 2014.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.59 in 1961.
- How does Central America rank for sorghum — gross production index number?
- Central America ranks 23rd out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross production index number rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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.