Sorghum — Production, annual growth rate in South America
South America: Sorghum — Production, annual growth rate was 19.8 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Production, annual growth rate in South America, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — production, annual growth rate in South America is 19.8 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 149.2% on the previous year and up 1,239.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — production, annual growth rate in South America peaked at 118.6 % change on previous year in 1981 and was at its lowest, -45.47 % change on previous year, in 1972.
That places South America 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 South America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 8.34 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -25.93 % change on previous year | -410.9% |
| 1964 | 30.41 % change on previous year | -217.3% |
| 1965 | -25.69 % change on previous year | -184.5% |
| 1966 | 114.58 % change on previous year | -545.9% |
| 1967 | -29.04 % change on previous year | -125.3% |
| 1968 | 24.64 % change on previous year | -184.9% |
| 1969 | 26.89 % change on previous year | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 52.56 % change on previous year | +95.5% |
| 1971 | 20.6 % change on previous year | -60.8% |
| 1972 | -45.47 % change on previous year | -320.7% |
| 1973 | 112.78 % change on previous year | -348.0% |
| 1974 | 16.14 % change on previous year | -85.7% |
| 1975 | -18.03 % change on previous year | -211.7% |
| 1976 | 9.08 % change on previous year | -150.4% |
| 1977 | 30.92 % change on previous year | +240.5% |
| 1978 | 7.65 % change on previous year | -75.3% |
| 1979 | -14.41 % change on previous year | -288.4% |
| 1980 | -45.2 % change on previous year | +213.6% |
| 1981 | 118.6 % change on previous year | -362.4% |
| 1982 | 4.93 % change on previous year | -95.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7087 % change on previous year | -85.6% |
| 1984 | -9.92 % change on previous year | -1500.1% |
| 1985 | -9.01 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 1986 | -23.27 % change on previous year | +158.1% |
| 1987 | -14.3 % change on previous year | -38.5% |
| 1988 | 3.22 % change on previous year | -122.5% |
| 1989 | -38.24 % change on previous year | -1286.2% |
| 1990 | 10.56 % change on previous year | -127.6% |
| 1991 | 13.22 % change on previous year | +25.2% |
| 1992 | 11.62 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2928 % change on previous year | -97.5% |
| 1994 | -18.38 % change on previous year | -6376.2% |
| 1995 | -12.05 % change on previous year | -34.4% |
| 1996 | 10.36 % change on previous year | -186.0% |
| 1997 | 11.92 % change on previous year | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 29.88 % change on previous year | +150.7% |
| 1999 | -11.65 % change on previous year | -139.0% |
| 2000 | 8.43 % change on previous year | -172.4% |
| 2001 | -3.31 % change on previous year | -139.3% |
| 2002 | -3.53 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 20.64 % change on previous year | -684.9% |
| 2004 | -3.83 % change on previous year | -118.5% |
| 2005 | -0.8949 % change on previous year | -76.6% |
| 2006 | -6.11 % change on previous year | +582.7% |
| 2007 | 4.57 % change on previous year | -174.8% |
| 2008 | 14.68 % change on previous year | +221.2% |
| 2009 | -22 % change on previous year | -249.9% |
| 2010 | 33.58 % change on previous year | -252.6% |
| 2011 | 18.47 % change on previous year | -45.0% |
| 2012 | -1.49 % change on previous year | -108.1% |
| 2013 | -3.68 % change on previous year | +146.4% |
| 2014 | -1.74 % change on previous year | -52.8% |
| 2015 | -4.99 % change on previous year | +187.5% |
| 2016 | -18.28 % change on previous year | +266.0% |
| 2017 | 5.46 % change on previous year | -129.9% |
| 2018 | -10.22 % change on previous year | -287.3% |
| 2019 | 8.24 % change on previous year | -180.6% |
| 2020 | 6.45 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 28.6 % change on previous year | +343.4% |
| 2022 | -12.94 % change on previous year | -145.3% |
| 2023 | 7.95 % change on previous year | -161.4% |
| 2024 | 19.8 % change on previous year | +149.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Production, annual growth rate in South America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -6376.2% | 0.2928 % change on previous year | -18.38 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | -1500.1% | 0.7087 % change on previous year | -9.92 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.53 % change on previous year | -29.04 % change on previous year | 114.58 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 17.18 % change on previous year | -45.47 % change on previous year | 112.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.25 % change on previous year | -45.2 % change on previous year | 118.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.58 % change on previous year | -18.38 % change on previous year | 29.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8651 % change on previous year | -22 % change on previous year | 20.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.53 % change on previous year | -18.28 % change on previous year | 33.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.97 % change on previous year | -12.94 % change on previous year | 28.6 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 4 Uruguay 170.99 % change on previous year compare
- 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
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- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield, annual growth rate 0.8097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Goat fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — production, annual growth rate in South America?
- Sorghum — production, annual growth rate in South America was 19.8 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — production, annual growth rate recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 118.6 % change on previous year in 1981.
- What is the lowest sorghum — production, annual growth rate recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was -45.47 % change on previous year in 1972.
- How does South America rank for sorghum — production, annual growth rate?
- South America ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,239.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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.