Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Kenya
Kenya: Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number was 150.76 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — gross production index number in Kenya stood at 150.76.
The figure is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross production index number in Kenya peaked at 195.43 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.71, in 1983.
Kenya ranks 16th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 101.75 | — |
| 1962 | 111.67 | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 115.4 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 117.88 | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 101.13 | -14.2% |
| 1966 | 143.31 | +41.7% |
| 1967 | 148.28 | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 136.49 | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 127.18 | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 136.49 | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 136.49 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 142.69 | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 142.69 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 135.95 | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 135.8 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 138.6 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 136.48 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 137.11 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 115.4 | -15.8% |
| 1980 | 124.08 | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 58.01 | -53.2% |
| 1982 | 34.62 | -40.3% |
| 1983 | 21.71 | -37.3% |
| 1984 | 60.49 | +178.6% |
| 1985 | 74.45 | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 75.42 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 68.97 | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 89.34 | +29.5% |
| 1989 | 68.89 | -22.9% |
| 1990 | 62.01 | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 68.12 | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 80 | +17.4% |
| 1993 | 55.58 | -30.5% |
| 1994 | 67 | +20.5% |
| 1995 | 49.32 | -26.4% |
| 1996 | 49.5 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 61.97 | +25.2% |
| 1998 | 55.49 | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 68.19 | +22.9% |
| 2000 | 50.59 | -25.8% |
| 2001 | 72.34 | +43.0% |
| 2002 | 71.71 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 78.93 | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 43.12 | -45.4% |
| 2005 | 92.85 | +115.3% |
| 2006 | 81.39 | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 91.43 | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 33.7 | -63.1% |
| 2009 | 61.42 | +82.3% |
| 2010 | 101.79 | +65.7% |
| 2011 | 99.19 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 103.38 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 104.76 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 110.16 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 117.26 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 72.59 | -38.1% |
| 2017 | 89.34 | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 117.26 | +31.3% |
| 2019 | 178.68 | +52.4% |
| 2020 | 195.43 | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 86.18 | -55.9% |
| 2022 | 74.71 | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 123.41 | +65.2% |
| 2024 | 150.76 | +22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 122.57 | 101.13 | 148.28 | 9 |
| 1970s | 135.77 | 115.4 | 142.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.6 | 21.71 | 124.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.72 | 49.32 | 80 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.75 | 33.7 | 92.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.44 | 72.59 | 178.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.1 | 74.71 | 195.43 | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — gross production index number in Kenya?
- Sorghum — gross production index number in Kenya was 150.76 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 195.43 in 2020.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.71 in 1983.
- How does Kenya rank for sorghum — gross production index number?
- Kenya ranks 16th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross production index number rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.