Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Eswatini
Eswatini: Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number was 100 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — gross production index number in Eswatini is 100, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross production index number in Eswatini peaked at 1,600 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 35, in 1993.
Eswatini ranks 51st of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,600 | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 | -37.5% |
| 1963 | 700 | -30.0% |
| 1964 | 300 | -57.1% |
| 1965 | 263.1 | -12.3% |
| 1966 | 254 | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 181.4 | -28.6% |
| 1968 | 200 | +10.3% |
| 1969 | 240.9 | +20.5% |
| 1970 | 272.2 | +13.0% |
| 1971 | 373.5 | +37.2% |
| 1972 | 282.1 | -24.5% |
| 1973 | 248.3 | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 237 | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 232 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 321.6 | +38.6% |
| 1977 | 59.6 | -81.5% |
| 1978 | 53.8 | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 164.9 | +206.5% |
| 1980 | 158.2 | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 114.7 | -27.5% |
| 1982 | 72 | -37.2% |
| 1983 | 45.1 | -37.4% |
| 1984 | 268.3 | +494.9% |
| 1985 | 225.9 | -15.8% |
| 1986 | 376.2 | +66.5% |
| 1987 | 200 | -46.8% |
| 1988 | 56.9 | -71.5% |
| 1989 | 75.5 | +32.7% |
| 1990 | 99.6 | +31.9% |
| 1991 | 40 | -59.8% |
| 1992 | 49.82 | +24.6% |
| 1993 | 35 | -29.7% |
| 1994 | 80 | +128.6% |
| 1995 | 142.8 | +78.5% |
| 1996 | 100 | -30.0% |
| 1997 | 70.8 | -29.2% |
| 1998 | 64.7 | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 60 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 62.14 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 60.03 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 58.03 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 58.06 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 56.63 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 55.2 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 53.06 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 48.92 | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 36 | -26.4% |
| 2009 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 58.41 | +66.9% |
| 2011 | 67.8 | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 77.25 | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 100 | +29.4% |
| 2014 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 526.6 | 181.4 | 1,600 | 9 |
| 1970s | 224.5 | 53.8 | 373.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 159.28 | 45.1 | 376.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.27 | 35 | 142.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.31 | 35 | 62.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.35 | 58.41 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agriculture share gdp 6.41 (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — gross production index number in Eswatini?
- Sorghum — gross production index number in Eswatini was 100 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1,600 in 1961.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 1993.
- How does Eswatini rank for sorghum — gross production index number?
- Eswatini ranks 51st out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross production index number rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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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.