Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in South America
South America: Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number was 134.94 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — gross production index number in South America is 134.94, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross production index number in South America peaked at 149.82 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 18.38, in 1965.
South America ranks 4th of 27 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.63 | — |
| 1962 | 25.6 | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 18.96 | -25.9% |
| 1964 | 24.73 | +30.4% |
| 1965 | 18.38 | -25.7% |
| 1966 | 39.43 | +114.5% |
| 1967 | 27.98 | -29.0% |
| 1968 | 34.88 | +24.7% |
| 1969 | 44.26 | +26.9% |
| 1970 | 67.52 | +52.6% |
| 1971 | 81.43 | +20.6% |
| 1972 | 44.4 | -45.5% |
| 1973 | 94.48 | +112.8% |
| 1974 | 109.73 | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 89.95 | -18.0% |
| 1976 | 98.12 | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 128.46 | +30.9% |
| 1978 | 138.29 | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 118.36 | -14.4% |
| 1980 | 64.86 | -45.2% |
| 1981 | 141.78 | +118.6% |
| 1982 | 148.77 | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 149.82 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 134.96 | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 122.79 | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 94.23 | -23.3% |
| 1987 | 80.75 | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 83.35 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 51.47 | -38.2% |
| 1990 | 56.91 | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 64.43 | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 71.92 | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 72.13 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 58.87 | -18.4% |
| 1995 | 51.78 | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 57.14 | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 63.95 | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 83.06 | +29.9% |
| 1999 | 73.39 | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 79.58 | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 76.94 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 74.23 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 89.55 | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 86.12 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 85.35 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 80.14 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 83.8 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 96.1 | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 74.96 | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 100.13 | +33.6% |
| 2011 | 118.62 | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 116.85 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 112.55 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 110.59 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 104.23 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 85.18 | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 89.84 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 80.59 | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 87.37 | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 92.79 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 119.92 | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 104.01 | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 112.54 | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 134.94 | +19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.65 | 18.38 | 44.26 | 9 |
| 1970s | 97.07 | 44.4 | 138.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 107.28 | 51.47 | 149.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.36 | 51.78 | 83.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.68 | 74.23 | 96.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.59 | 80.59 | 118.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.84 | 92.79 | 134.94 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 1 Kazakhstan 679.11 compare
- 2 Kyrgyzstan 489.25 compare
- 3 Oman 447.54 compare
- 3 Türkiye 327.27 compare
- 4 Uzbekistan 339.08 compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 165.61 compare
- 5 Senegal 275.67 compare
- 6 Belize 246.79 compare
- 7 Benin 232.99 compare
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- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.1725 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.3049 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — gross production index number in South America?
- Sorghum — gross production index number in South America was 134.94 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 149.82 in 1983.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.38 in 1965.
- How does South America rank for sorghum — gross production index number?
- South America ranks 4th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross production index number rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.