Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number was 103.84 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 103.84 for sorghum — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 108.98 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 27.52, in 1968.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30.42 | — |
| 1962 | 30.89 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 31.82 | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 29.9 | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 29.59 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 28.39 | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 35.5 | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 27.52 | -22.5% |
| 1969 | 33.02 | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 33.28 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 33.36 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 30.08 | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 30.39 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 32.75 | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 37.33 | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 39.3 | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 35.87 | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 38.16 | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 35.39 | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 40.76 | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 46.51 | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 38.03 | -18.2% |
| 1983 | 37.59 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 30.89 | -17.8% |
| 1985 | 45.41 | +47.0% |
| 1986 | 48.21 | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 37.29 | -22.7% |
| 1988 | 54.74 | +46.8% |
| 1989 | 40.13 | -26.7% |
| 1990 | 34.09 | -15.1% |
| 1991 | 46.3 | +35.8% |
| 1992 | 47.89 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 41.79 | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 46.88 | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 46.81 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 56.98 | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 49.53 | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 56.15 | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 49.61 | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 46.34 | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 62.8 | +35.5% |
| 2002 | 53.86 | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 67.07 | +24.5% |
| 2004 | 53.86 | -19.7% |
| 2005 | 71.5 | +32.8% |
| 2006 | 73.03 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 79.19 | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 74.78 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 78.09 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 83.79 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 85.86 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 85.09 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 93.3 | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 105.09 | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 87.84 | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 107.07 | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 95.56 | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 108.98 | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 98.2 | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 99.06 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 88.84 | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 102.77 | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 88.1 | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 103.84 | +17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.78 | 27.52 | 35.5 | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.59 | 30.08 | 39.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.96 | 30.89 | 54.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.6 | 34.09 | 56.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.05 | 46.34 | 79.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.08 | 83.79 | 108.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.52 | 88.1 | 103.84 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Sorghum — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 103.84 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 108.98 in 2018.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.52 in 1968.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for sorghum — gross production index number?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 9th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross production index number rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.