Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Namibia
Namibia: Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number was 14.81 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — gross production index number in Namibia stood at 14.81. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 66.3% on the previous year and down 91.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross production index number in Namibia peaked at 230.06 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 14.81, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 101st of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 58.99 | — |
| 1962 | 39.33 | -33.3% |
| 1963 | 39.33 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 58.99 | +50.0% |
| 1965 | 62.92 | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 66.86 | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 70.79 | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 74.72 | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 78.65 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 82.59 | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 86.52 | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 90.45 | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 94.38 | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 98.32 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 102.25 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 106.18 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 110.11 | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 114.05 | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 117.98 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 121.91 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 125.85 | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 129.78 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 133.71 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 137.64 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 141.58 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 143.54 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 147.47 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 153.37 | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 157.31 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 137.64 | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 230.06 | +67.1% |
| 1992 | 43.26 | -81.2% |
| 1993 | 137.64 | +218.2% |
| 1994 | 196.63 | +42.9% |
| 1995 | 176.07 | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 157.31 | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 186.8 | +18.7% |
| 1998 | 48.37 | -74.1% |
| 1999 | 76.69 | +58.5% |
| 2000 | 176.97 | +130.8% |
| 2001 | 159.27 | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 81.01 | -49.1% |
| 2003 | 167.33 | +106.6% |
| 2004 | 150.01 | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 98.32 | -34.5% |
| 2006 | 131.69 | +33.9% |
| 2007 | 79.58 | -39.6% |
| 2008 | 86.24 | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 91.81 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 119.04 | +29.7% |
| 2011 | 122.67 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 151.41 | +23.4% |
| 2013 | 129.77 | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 171.73 | +32.3% |
| 2015 | 98.64 | -42.6% |
| 2016 | 29.63 | -70.0% |
| 2017 | 54.74 | +84.7% |
| 2018 | 79.36 | +45.0% |
| 2019 | 19.66 | -75.2% |
| 2020 | 139.73 | +610.7% |
| 2021 | 161.55 | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 120.87 | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 43.99 | -63.6% |
| 2024 | 14.81 | -66.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.18 | 39.33 | 78.65 | 9 |
| 1970s | 100.28 | 82.59 | 117.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 139.22 | 121.91 | 157.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 139.05 | 43.26 | 230.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 122.22 | 79.58 | 176.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.66 | 19.66 | 171.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.19 | 14.81 | 161.55 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 340.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4913 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.99 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.99 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — gross production index number in Namibia?
- Sorghum — gross production index number in Namibia was 14.81 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 230.06 in 1991.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.81 in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for sorghum — gross production index number?
- Namibia ranks 101st out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross production index number rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.