Sorghum — Production, annual growth rate in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Sorghum — Production, annual growth rate was 58.33 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Production, annual growth rate in Northern Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — production, annual growth rate in Northern Africa is 58.33 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 253.5% on the previous year and up 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — production, annual growth rate in Northern Africa peaked at 160.09 % change on previous year in 1988 and was at its lowest, -57.44 % change on previous year, in 1989.
Northern Africa ranks 2nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Production, annual growth rate in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -7.12 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 8.79 % change on previous year | -223.4% |
| 1964 | -10.5 % change on previous year | -219.4% |
| 1965 | -0.0816 % change on previous year | -99.2% |
| 1966 | -10.58 % change on previous year | +12868.7% |
| 1967 | 66.97 % change on previous year | -732.8% |
| 1968 | -35.9 % change on previous year | -153.6% |
| 1969 | 23.54 % change on previous year | -165.6% |
| 1970 | 6.44 % change on previous year | -72.6% |
| 1971 | 4.43 % change on previous year | -31.2% |
| 1972 | -14.48 % change on previous year | -426.6% |
| 1973 | 18.35 % change on previous year | -226.7% |
| 1974 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -77.6% |
| 1975 | 10.66 % change on previous year | +159.7% |
| 1976 | 13.04 % change on previous year | +22.3% |
| 1977 | -19.12 % change on previous year | -246.7% |
| 1978 | 12.13 % change on previous year | -163.4% |
| 1979 | -30.86 % change on previous year | -354.4% |
| 1980 | 29.6 % change on previous year | -195.9% |
| 1981 | 45.24 % change on previous year | +52.8% |
| 1982 | -37.21 % change on previous year | -182.3% |
| 1983 | 5.59 % change on previous year | -115.0% |
| 1984 | -36.29 % change on previous year | -748.8% |
| 1985 | 146.68 % change on previous year | -504.2% |
| 1986 | -6.48 % change on previous year | -104.4% |
| 1987 | -50.45 % change on previous year | +678.3% |
| 1988 | 160.09 % change on previous year | -417.3% |
| 1989 | -57.44 % change on previous year | -135.9% |
| 1990 | -14.57 % change on previous year | -74.6% |
| 1991 | 133.77 % change on previous year | -1018.2% |
| 1992 | 12.93 % change on previous year | -90.3% |
| 1993 | -33.96 % change on previous year | -362.7% |
| 1994 | 37.85 % change on previous year | -211.4% |
| 1995 | -29.12 % change on previous year | -176.9% |
| 1996 | 54.28 % change on previous year | -286.4% |
| 1997 | -23.64 % change on previous year | -143.5% |
| 1998 | 41.55 % change on previous year | -275.8% |
| 1999 | -36.08 % change on previous year | -186.8% |
| 2000 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -110.2% |
| 2001 | 53.01 % change on previous year | +1342.6% |
| 2002 | -29.06 % change on previous year | -154.8% |
| 2003 | 64.91 % change on previous year | -323.4% |
| 2004 | -41.84 % change on previous year | -164.5% |
| 2005 | 63.72 % change on previous year | -252.3% |
| 2006 | -10.88 % change on previous year | -117.1% |
| 2007 | 12.01 % change on previous year | -210.4% |
| 2008 | -18.91 % change on previous year | -257.5% |
| 2009 | 4.95 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 2010 | -33.03 % change on previous year | -767.2% |
| 2011 | 63.36 % change on previous year | -291.8% |
| 2012 | -44.73 % change on previous year | -170.6% |
| 2013 | 75.53 % change on previous year | -268.9% |
| 2014 | 34.01 % change on previous year | -55.0% |
| 2015 | -51.02 % change on previous year | -250.0% |
| 2016 | 107.34 % change on previous year | -310.4% |
| 2017 | -31.53 % change on previous year | -129.4% |
| 2018 | 26.7 % change on previous year | -184.7% |
| 2019 | -28.33 % change on previous year | -206.1% |
| 2020 | -15.75 % change on previous year | -44.4% |
| 2021 | 14.88 % change on previous year | -194.5% |
| 2022 | 45.2 % change on previous year | +203.7% |
| 2023 | -38 % change on previous year | -184.1% |
| 2024 | 58.33 % change on previous year | -253.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Production, annual growth rate in Northern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | -12868.7% | -0.0816 % change on previous year | -10.58 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.39 % change on previous year | -35.9 % change on previous year | 66.97 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.469 % change on previous year | -30.86 % change on previous year | 18.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.93 % change on previous year | -57.44 % change on previous year | 160.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.3 % change on previous year | -36.08 % change on previous year | 133.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.16 % change on previous year | -41.84 % change on previous year | 64.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.83 % change on previous year | -51.02 % change on previous year | 107.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.93 % change on previous year | -38 % change on previous year | 58.33 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — production, annual growth rate in Northern Africa?
- Sorghum — production, annual growth rate in Northern Africa was 58.33 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — production, annual growth rate recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 160.09 % change on previous year in 1988.
- What is the lowest sorghum — production, annual growth rate recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -57.44 % change on previous year in 1989.
- How does Northern Africa rank for sorghum — production, annual growth rate?
- Northern Africa ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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.