Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Niger
Niger: Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number was 111.07 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Niger recorded 111.07 for sorghum — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross production index number in Niger peaked at 124.15 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.34, in 1973.
Niger ranks 33rd of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.04 | — |
| 1962 | 18.65 | +16.3% |
| 1963 | 20.49 | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 18.37 | -10.3% |
| 1965 | 15.46 | -15.8% |
| 1966 | 16.13 | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 19.92 | +23.5% |
| 1968 | 12.52 | -37.1% |
| 1969 | 16.84 | +34.5% |
| 1970 | 13.4 | -20.4% |
| 1971 | 15.53 | +15.9% |
| 1972 | 12.13 | -21.9% |
| 1973 | 7.34 | -39.5% |
| 1974 | 12.74 | +73.6% |
| 1975 | 14.78 | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 16.69 | +12.9% |
| 1977 | 19.91 | +19.3% |
| 1978 | 21.61 | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 20.42 | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 21.42 | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 18.72 | -12.6% |
| 1982 | 20.89 | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 20.69 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 13.77 | -33.4% |
| 1985 | 19.17 | +39.2% |
| 1986 | 20.98 | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 21.3 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 32.62 | +53.1% |
| 1989 | 24.56 | -24.7% |
| 1990 | 16.38 | -33.3% |
| 1991 | 16.94 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 22.71 | +34.1% |
| 1993 | 17.47 | -23.1% |
| 1994 | 17.7 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 24.34 | +37.5% |
| 1996 | 15.78 | -35.2% |
| 1997 | 23.87 | +51.3% |
| 1998 | 29.29 | +22.7% |
| 1999 | 27.71 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 21.6 | -22.0% |
| 2001 | 38.64 | +78.9% |
| 2002 | 38.99 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 32.43 | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 32.55 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 54.96 | +68.8% |
| 2006 | 54.09 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 56.77 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 76.34 | +34.5% |
| 2009 | 43.01 | -43.7% |
| 2010 | 75.8 | +76.2% |
| 2011 | 44.85 | -40.8% |
| 2012 | 80.1 | +78.6% |
| 2013 | 76.87 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 83.03 | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 111.69 | +34.5% |
| 2016 | 105.28 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 113.25 | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 122.28 | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 110.43 | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 124.15 | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 70.29 | -43.4% |
| 2022 | 122.37 | +74.1% |
| 2023 | 99.03 | -19.1% |
| 2024 | 111.07 | +12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.16 | 12.52 | 20.49 | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.46 | 7.34 | 21.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.41 | 13.77 | 32.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.22 | 15.78 | 29.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.94 | 21.6 | 76.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.36 | 44.85 | 122.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.38 | 70.29 | 124.15 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 47.59 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 47.59 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — gross production index number in Niger?
- Sorghum — gross production index number in Niger was 111.07 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 124.15 in 2020.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.34 in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for sorghum — gross production index number?
- Niger ranks 33rd out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross production index number rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.