Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number was 140.38 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — gross production index number in Zimbabwe stood at 140.38.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross production index number in Zimbabwe peaked at 333.59 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 36.97, in 2002.
That places Zimbabwe 19th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 110.16 | — |
| 1962 | 111.19 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 94.08 | -15.4% |
| 1964 | 94.08 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 88.95 | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 171.06 | +92.3% |
| 1967 | 333.59 | +95.0% |
| 1968 | 65.17 | -80.5% |
| 1969 | 253.08 | +288.3% |
| 1970 | 123.53 | -51.2% |
| 1971 | 248.01 | +100.8% |
| 1972 | 239.57 | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 86.62 | -63.8% |
| 1974 | 280.62 | +224.0% |
| 1975 | 189.11 | -32.6% |
| 1976 | 233.1 | +23.3% |
| 1977 | 87.58 | -62.4% |
| 1978 | 125.18 | +42.9% |
| 1979 | 83.62 | -33.2% |
| 1980 | 140.78 | +68.4% |
| 1981 | 214.05 | +52.0% |
| 1982 | 115.22 | -46.2% |
| 1983 | 88.16 | -23.5% |
| 1984 | 94.96 | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 227.51 | +139.6% |
| 1986 | 224.43 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 95.28 | -57.5% |
| 1988 | 300.41 | +215.3% |
| 1989 | 135.46 | -54.9% |
| 1990 | 158.53 | +17.0% |
| 1991 | 116.46 | -26.5% |
| 1992 | 49.61 | -57.4% |
| 1993 | 164.77 | +232.1% |
| 1994 | 90.01 | -45.4% |
| 1995 | 65.58 | -27.1% |
| 1996 | 154.32 | +135.3% |
| 1997 | 110.21 | -28.6% |
| 1998 | 66.98 | -39.2% |
| 1999 | 98.42 | +46.9% |
| 2000 | 79.21 | -19.5% |
| 2001 | 96.41 | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 36.97 | -61.7% |
| 2003 | 121.89 | +229.7% |
| 2004 | 271.04 | +122.4% |
| 2005 | 83.2 | -69.3% |
| 2006 | 202.24 | +143.1% |
| 2007 | 165.2 | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 126.03 | -23.7% |
| 2011 | 86.47 | -31.4% |
| 2012 | 75.86 | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 118.96 | +56.8% |
| 2014 | 177.51 | +49.2% |
| 2015 | 60.39 | -66.0% |
| 2016 | 62.1 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 93.68 | +50.9% |
| 2018 | 128.85 | +37.5% |
| 2019 | 113.38 | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 244.71 | +115.8% |
| 2021 | 220.51 | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 140.63 | -36.2% |
| 2023 | 133.27 | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 140.38 | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 146.82 | 65.17 | 333.59 | 9 |
| 1970s | 169.69 | 83.62 | 280.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 163.63 | 88.16 | 300.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 107.49 | 49.61 | 164.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 132.02 | 36.97 | 271.04 | 8 |
| 2010s | 104.32 | 60.39 | 177.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 175.9 | 133.27 | 244.71 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 9.47 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.47 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — gross production index number in Zimbabwe?
- Sorghum — gross production index number in Zimbabwe was 140.38 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 333.59 in 1967.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.97 in 2002.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sorghum — gross production index number?
- Zimbabwe ranks 19th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross production index number rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.