Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number was 104.31 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — gross production index number in Northern Africa is 104.31, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 58.3% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross production index number in Northern Africa peaked at 121.61 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28.57, in 1984.
Northern Africa ranks 13th 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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.61 | — |
| 1962 | 34 | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 36.99 | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 33.11 | -10.5% |
| 1965 | 33.08 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 29.58 | -10.6% |
| 1967 | 49.39 | +67.0% |
| 1968 | 31.66 | -35.9% |
| 1969 | 39.11 | +23.5% |
| 1970 | 41.63 | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 43.48 | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 37.18 | -14.5% |
| 1973 | 44 | +18.3% |
| 1974 | 45.81 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 50.69 | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 57.3 | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 46.34 | -19.1% |
| 1978 | 51.97 | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 35.93 | -30.9% |
| 1980 | 46.57 | +29.6% |
| 1981 | 67.63 | +45.2% |
| 1982 | 42.47 | -37.2% |
| 1983 | 44.84 | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 28.57 | -36.3% |
| 1985 | 70.47 | +146.7% |
| 1986 | 65.91 | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 32.65 | -50.5% |
| 1988 | 84.93 | +160.1% |
| 1989 | 36.14 | -57.4% |
| 1990 | 30.88 | -14.6% |
| 1991 | 72.19 | +133.8% |
| 1992 | 81.52 | +12.9% |
| 1993 | 53.83 | -34.0% |
| 1994 | 74.2 | +37.8% |
| 1995 | 52.6 | -29.1% |
| 1996 | 81.15 | +54.3% |
| 1997 | 61.97 | -23.6% |
| 1998 | 87.72 | +41.6% |
| 1999 | 56.07 | -36.1% |
| 2000 | 58.13 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 88.95 | +53.0% |
| 2002 | 63.1 | -29.1% |
| 2003 | 104.07 | +64.9% |
| 2004 | 60.53 | -41.8% |
| 2005 | 99.09 | +63.7% |
| 2006 | 88.31 | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 98.92 | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 80.21 | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 84.18 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 56.38 | -33.0% |
| 2011 | 92.1 | +63.4% |
| 2012 | 50.91 | -44.7% |
| 2013 | 89.35 | +75.5% |
| 2014 | 119.74 | +34.0% |
| 2015 | 58.65 | -51.0% |
| 2016 | 121.61 | +107.3% |
| 2017 | 83.27 | -31.5% |
| 2018 | 105.5 | +26.7% |
| 2019 | 75.61 | -28.3% |
| 2020 | 63.7 | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 73.18 | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 106.25 | +45.2% |
| 2023 | 65.88 | -38.0% |
| 2024 | 104.31 | +58.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.95 | 29.58 | 49.39 | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.43 | 35.93 | 57.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.02 | 28.57 | 84.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.21 | 30.88 | 87.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.55 | 58.13 | 104.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.31 | 50.91 | 121.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.66 | 63.7 | 106.25 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 10 Guinea 188.84 compare
- 11 Guinea-Bissau 185.11 compare
- 12 Mauritania 161.45 compare
- 13 Tajikistan 160.85 compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 153.46 compare
- 15 Romania 151.23 compare
- 16 Kenya 150.76 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — gross production index number in Northern Africa?
- Sorghum — gross production index number in Northern Africa was 104.31 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 121.61 in 2016.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.57 in 1984.
- How does Northern Africa rank for sorghum — gross production index number?
- Northern Africa ranks 13th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross production index number rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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.