Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Western Africa
Western Africa: Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number was 106.84 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — gross production index number in Western Africa is 106.84, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross production index number in Western Africa peaked at 113.78 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 28.14, in 1972.
That places Western Africa 11th out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41.55 | — |
| 1962 | 47.06 | +13.3% |
| 1963 | 43.31 | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 44.1 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 44.15 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 36.35 | -17.7% |
| 1967 | 39.59 | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 36.15 | -8.7% |
| 1969 | 44.41 | +22.8% |
| 1970 | 43.22 | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 40.83 | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 28.14 | -31.1% |
| 1973 | 34.32 | +22.0% |
| 1974 | 49.83 | +45.2% |
| 1975 | 36.58 | -26.6% |
| 1976 | 35.6 | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 38.44 | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 33.41 | -13.1% |
| 1979 | 35.84 | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 42.21 | +17.8% |
| 1981 | 41.26 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 43.79 | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 43.19 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 49.53 | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 55.72 | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 61.37 | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 60.91 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 62.78 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 60.21 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 49.49 | -17.8% |
| 1991 | 64.91 | +31.2% |
| 1992 | 69.12 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 71.59 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 70.64 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 80.61 | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 78.5 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 78.08 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 83.45 | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 83.54 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 82.08 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 81.87 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 86.32 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 92.59 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 93.67 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 103.38 | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 109.06 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 102.4 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 113.78 | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 78.88 | -30.7% |
| 2010 | 99.66 | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 78 | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 89.5 | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 84.85 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 94.97 | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 100.52 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 104.51 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 98.86 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 106.87 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 102.79 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 107.23 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 94.4 | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 108.74 | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 100.14 | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 106.84 | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.85 | 36.15 | 47.06 | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.62 | 28.14 | 49.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.1 | 41.26 | 62.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.99 | 49.49 | 83.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.4 | 78.88 | 113.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.05 | 78 | 106.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.47 | 94.4 | 108.74 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 8 Brazil 220.31 compare
- 9 Ghana 191.28 compare
- 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
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- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -7.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — gross production index number in Western Africa?
- Sorghum — gross production index number in Western Africa was 106.84 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 113.78 in 2008.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.14 in 1972.
- How does Western Africa rank for sorghum — gross production index number?
- Western Africa ranks 11th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross production index number rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.