Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Ghana
Ghana: Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number was 191.28 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 191.28 for sorghum — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 84.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross production index number in Ghana peaked at 191.28 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.02, in 1969.
That places Ghana 9th 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.93 | — |
| 1962 | 41.93 | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 43.48 | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 45.93 | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 36.11 | -21.4% |
| 1966 | 50.91 | +41.0% |
| 1967 | 38.99 | -23.4% |
| 1968 | 33.27 | -14.7% |
| 1969 | 33.02 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 74.24 | +124.8% |
| 1971 | 68.96 | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 60.86 | -11.7% |
| 1973 | 66.53 | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 70.6 | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 53.95 | -23.6% |
| 1976 | 75.47 | +39.9% |
| 1977 | 52.31 | -30.7% |
| 1978 | 48.32 | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 63.09 | +30.6% |
| 1980 | 52.71 | -16.5% |
| 1981 | 52.31 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 50.32 | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 42.33 | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 68.68 | +62.2% |
| 1985 | 57.9 | -15.7% |
| 1986 | 51.11 | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 82.22 | +60.9% |
| 1988 | 64.29 | -21.8% |
| 1989 | 85.86 | +33.6% |
| 1990 | 54.23 | -36.8% |
| 1991 | 96.4 | +77.8% |
| 1992 | 103.35 | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 131.1 | +26.9% |
| 1994 | 129.34 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 143.8 | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 141.13 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 132.82 | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 154.7 | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 120.61 | -22.0% |
| 2000 | 111.73 | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 111.7 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 126.22 | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 134.84 | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 114.61 | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 121.8 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 125.79 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 61.83 | -50.8% |
| 2008 | 132.16 | +113.7% |
| 2009 | 139.99 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 129.55 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 114.64 | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 111.81 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 102.52 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 103.43 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 104.89 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 91.69 | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 91.85 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 126.28 | +37.5% |
| 2019 | 137.77 | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 142.16 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 129.38 | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 160.33 | +23.9% |
| 2023 | 164.92 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 191.28 | +16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.4 | 33.02 | 50.91 | 9 |
| 1970s | 63.43 | 48.32 | 75.47 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.77 | 42.33 | 85.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 120.75 | 54.23 | 154.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 118.07 | 61.83 | 139.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.44 | 91.69 | 137.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 157.61 | 129.38 | 191.28 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — gross production index number in Ghana?
- Sorghum — gross production index number in Ghana was 191.28 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 191.28 in 2024.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.02 in 1969.
- How does Ghana rank for sorghum — gross production index number?
- Ghana ranks 9th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross production index number rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.