Sorghum — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Sorghum — Production was 21.50 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
21.50 million t
Change on year
up 17.0%
Rank
4th
of 28 groups
All-time high
22.45 million t
in 2018
All-time low
5.82 million t
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sorghum — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sorghum — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 21.50 million t, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 17.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sorghum — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 22.45 million t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.82 million t, in 1968.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 4th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Sorghum — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Sorghum — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 6.40 million t
1962 6.50 million t +1.6%
1963 6.69 million t +2.8%
1964 6.32 million t -5.4%
1965 6.21 million t -1.7%
1966 6.14 million t -1.1%
1967 7.55 million t +22.9%
1968 5.82 million t -23.0%
1969 7.05 million t +21.2%
1970 7.00 million t -0.8%
1971 7.09 million t +1.3%
1972 6.44 million t -9.2%
1973 6.41 million t -0.4%
1974 7.02 million t +9.4%
1975 7.88 million t +12.3%
1976 8.24 million t +4.6%
1977 7.47 million t -9.3%
1978 8.02 million t +7.3%
1979 7.44 million t -7.2%
1980 8.58 million t +15.3%
1981 9.56 million t +11.4%
1982 7.85 million t -17.9%
1983 7.71 million t -1.8%
1984 6.43 million t -16.5%
1985 9.51 million t +47.9%
1986 10.25 million t +7.7%
1987 7.71 million t -24.8%
1988 11.41 million t +48.0%
1989 8.35 million t -26.8%
1990 7.18 million t -14.0%
1991 9.93 million t +38.4%
1992 10.31 million t +3.9%
1993 9.06 million t -12.2%
1994 10.20 million t +12.6%
1995 10.20 million t +0.0%
1996 12.14 million t +19.0%
1997 10.52 million t -13.3%
1998 11.93 million t +13.4%
1999 9.96 million t -16.5%
2000 9.43 million t -5.3%
2001 12.76 million t +35.3%
2002 11.05 million t -13.4%
2003 13.70 million t +23.9%
2004 11.17 million t -18.5%
2005 14.59 million t +30.6%
2006 14.93 million t +2.3%
2007 16.33 million t +9.4%
2008 15.42 million t -5.6%
2009 16.09 million t +4.4%
2010 17.34 million t +7.8%
2011 17.77 million t +2.5%
2012 17.74 million t -0.2%
2013 19.38 million t +9.2%
2014 21.58 million t +11.4%
2015 18.23 million t -15.5%
2016 21.82 million t +19.7%
2017 19.67 million t -9.8%
2018 22.45 million t +14.2%
2019 20.53 million t -8.6%
2020 20.54 million t +0.1%
2021 18.53 million t -9.8%
2022 21.17 million t +14.2%
2023 18.38 million t -13.2%
2024 21.50 million t +17.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.52 million t 5.82 million t 7.55 million t 9
1970s 7.30 million t 6.41 million t 8.24 million t 10
1980s 8.74 million t 6.43 million t 11.41 million t 10
1990s 10.14 million t 7.18 million t 12.14 million t 10
2000s 13.55 million t 9.43 million t 16.33 million t 10
2010s 19.65 million t 17.34 million t 22.45 million t 10
2020s 20.02 million t 18.38 million t 21.50 million t 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 1 Nigeria 6.50 million t compare
  2. 2 India 5.41 million t compare
  3. 3 Sudan 5.39 million t compare
  4. 4 Sudan (former) 4.61 million t compare
  5. 5 Mexico 4.53 million t compare
  6. 6 Ethiopia 4.10 million t compare
  7. 7 Brazil 4.09 million t compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sorghum — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Sorghum — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 21.50 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sorghum — production recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 22.45 million t in 2018.
What is the lowest sorghum — production recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 5.82 million t in 1968.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for sorghum — production?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 4th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is sorghum — production rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sorghum — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
163 places, 8,613 data points, 1961–2024
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