Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number was 104.63 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
104.63
Change on year
up 17.0%
Rank
12th
of 27 groups
All-time high
109.3
in 2018
All-time low
28.33
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

20406080100196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

In 2024, sorghum — gross production index number in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 104.63.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sorghum — gross production index number in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 109.3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 28.33, in 1968.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 12th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 31.16
1962 31.65 +1.6%
1963 32.54 +2.8%
1964 30.77 -5.4%
1965 30.24 -1.7%
1966 29.91 -1.1%
1967 36.77 +22.9%
1968 28.33 -23.0%
1969 34.33 +21.2%
1970 34.07 -0.8%
1971 34.52 +1.3%
1972 31.36 -9.2%
1973 31.22 -0.4%
1974 34.15 +9.4%
1975 38.34 +12.3%
1976 40.11 +4.6%
1977 36.38 -9.3%
1978 39.05 +7.3%
1979 36.24 -7.2%
1980 41.77 +15.3%
1981 46.52 +11.4%
1982 38.19 -17.9%
1983 37.51 -1.8%
1984 31.31 -16.5%
1985 46.31 +47.9%
1986 49.9 +7.8%
1987 37.52 -24.8%
1988 55.53 +48.0%
1989 40.62 -26.9%
1990 34.93 -14.0%
1991 46.79 +34.0%
1992 48.24 +3.1%
1993 42.73 -11.4%
1994 47.14 +10.3%
1995 47.23 +0.2%
1996 57.25 +21.2%
1997 49.07 -14.3%
1998 55.54 +13.2%
1999 48.48 -12.7%
2000 45.92 -5.3%
2001 62.11 +35.3%
2002 53.8 -13.4%
2003 66.66 +23.9%
2004 54.36 -18.5%
2005 71 +30.6%
2006 72.65 +2.3%
2007 79.47 +9.4%
2008 74.67 -6.0%
2009 77.98 +4.4%
2010 84.41 +8.2%
2011 86.51 +2.5%
2012 86.36 -0.2%
2013 94.32 +9.2%
2014 105.06 +11.4%
2015 88.73 -15.5%
2016 106.2 +19.7%
2017 95.74 -9.8%
2018 109.3 +14.2%
2019 99.91 -8.6%
2020 99.97 +0.1%
2021 90.19 -9.8%
2022 103.04 +14.2%
2023 89.44 -13.2%
2024 104.63 +17.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 31.74 28.33 36.77 9
1970s 35.54 31.22 40.11 10
1980s 42.52 31.31 55.53 10
1990s 47.74 34.93 57.25 10
2000s 65.86 45.92 79.47 10
2010s 95.65 84.41 109.3 10
2020s 97.45 89.44 104.63 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 9 Ghana 191.28 compare
  2. 10 Guinea 188.84 compare
  3. 10 Micronesia (Federated States of) 102.92 compare
  4. 10 Micronesia 102.92 compare
  5. 11 Guinea-Bissau 185.11 compare
  6. 12 Mauritania 161.45 compare
  7. 12 Melanesia 100.96 compare
  8. 13 Tajikistan 160.85 compare
  9. 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
  10. 14 Sierra Leone 153.46 compare
  11. 15 Romania 151.23 compare

See the full ranking of 143 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sorghum — gross production index number in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Sorghum — gross production index number in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 104.63 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 109.3 in 2018.
What is the lowest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 28.33 in 1968.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for sorghum — gross production index number?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 12th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
Is sorghum — gross production index number rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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Indicator
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100)
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
143 places, 7,938 data points, 1961–2024
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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.