Sorghum — Production, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Sorghum — Production, annual growth rate was 17.87 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Production, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 17.87 % change on previous year for sorghum — production, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 225.2% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — production, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 47.03 % change on previous year in 1985 and was at its lowest, -26.69 % change on previous year, in 1989.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 8th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Production, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.55 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 3.03 % change on previous year | +95.4% |
| 1964 | -6.04 % change on previous year | -299.3% |
| 1965 | -1.06 % change on previous year | -82.5% |
| 1966 | -4.04 % change on previous year | +282.6% |
| 1967 | 25.03 % change on previous year | -719.9% |
| 1968 | -22.49 % change on previous year | -189.8% |
| 1969 | 19.99 % change on previous year | -188.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7893 % change on previous year | -96.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2562 % change on previous year | -67.5% |
| 1972 | -9.84 % change on previous year | -3940.5% |
| 1973 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -110.5% |
| 1974 | 7.75 % change on previous year | +650.4% |
| 1975 | 14.01 % change on previous year | +80.7% |
| 1976 | 5.25 % change on previous year | -62.5% |
| 1977 | -8.72 % change on previous year | -266.1% |
| 1978 | 6.38 % change on previous year | -173.2% |
| 1979 | -7.25 % change on previous year | -213.6% |
| 1980 | 15.18 % change on previous year | -309.4% |
| 1981 | 14.1 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1982 | -18.23 % change on previous year | -229.3% |
| 1983 | -1.16 % change on previous year | -93.6% |
| 1984 | -17.83 % change on previous year | +1435.0% |
| 1985 | 47.03 % change on previous year | -363.8% |
| 1986 | 6.15 % change on previous year | -86.9% |
| 1987 | -22.64 % change on previous year | -468.1% |
| 1988 | 46.77 % change on previous year | -306.6% |
| 1989 | -26.69 % change on previous year | -157.1% |
| 1990 | -15.04 % change on previous year | -43.7% |
| 1991 | 40.95 % change on previous year | -372.3% |
| 1992 | 4.12 % change on previous year | -89.9% |
| 1993 | -13.23 % change on previous year | -421.0% |
| 1994 | 14.51 % change on previous year | -209.7% |
| 1995 | -0.3884 % change on previous year | -102.7% |
| 1996 | 19.36 % change on previous year | -5084.2% |
| 1997 | -12.09 % change on previous year | -162.5% |
| 1998 | 13.45 % change on previous year | -211.2% |
| 1999 | -15.62 % change on previous year | -216.1% |
| 2000 | -6.51 % change on previous year | -58.3% |
| 2001 | 35.25 % change on previous year | -641.1% |
| 2002 | -14.22 % change on previous year | -140.3% |
| 2003 | 24.52 % change on previous year | -272.4% |
| 2004 | -19.64 % change on previous year | -180.1% |
| 2005 | 32.44 % change on previous year | -265.2% |
| 2006 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -93.4% |
| 2007 | 8.43 % change on previous year | +293.1% |
| 2008 | -5.57 % change on previous year | -166.0% |
| 2009 | 4.42 % change on previous year | -179.4% |
| 2010 | 7.31 % change on previous year | +65.3% |
| 2011 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -66.2% |
| 2012 | -0.8946 % change on previous year | -136.2% |
| 2013 | 9.64 % change on previous year | -1178.1% |
| 2014 | 12.64 % change on previous year | +31.0% |
| 2015 | -16.41 % change on previous year | -229.9% |
| 2016 | 21.89 % change on previous year | -233.4% |
| 2017 | -10.75 % change on previous year | -149.1% |
| 2018 | 14.04 % change on previous year | -230.6% |
| 2019 | -9.89 % change on previous year | -170.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8755 % change on previous year | -108.8% |
| 2021 | -10.31 % change on previous year | -1277.8% |
| 2022 | 15.68 % change on previous year | -252.0% |
| 2023 | -14.27 % change on previous year | -191.0% |
| 2024 | 17.87 % change on previous year | -225.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Production, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +5084.2% | -0.3884 % change on previous year | 19.36 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | -3940.5% | 0.2562 % change on previous year | -9.84 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 % change on previous year | -22.49 % change on previous year | 25.03 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.9663 % change on previous year | -9.84 % change on previous year | 14.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.27 % change on previous year | -26.69 % change on previous year | 47.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6 % change on previous year | -15.62 % change on previous year | 40.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.13 % change on previous year | -19.64 % change on previous year | 35.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 % change on previous year | -16.41 % change on previous year | 21.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 % change on previous year | -14.27 % change on previous year | 17.87 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 99.8 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Benin 85.6 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Slovakia 84.62 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 76.97 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Sudan 76.56 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Sudan (former) 75.1 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Uzbekistan 66.96 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — production, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Sorghum — production, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 17.87 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — production, annual growth rate recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.03 % change on previous year in 1985.
- What is the lowest sorghum — production, annual growth rate recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.69 % change on previous year in 1989.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for sorghum — production, annual growth rate?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sorghum — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sorghum — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sorghum — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.