Northern America vs South Africa: Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate
Northern America
-8.34 % change on previous year
in 2024
South Africa
23.82 % change on previous year
in 2024
Northern America rank
28th
South Africa rank
28th
Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time
- Northern America
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 23.82 % change on previous year against -8.34 % change on previous year in Northern America, a difference of 32.16 % change on previous year.
That makes South Africa's figure about 2.9 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Northern America ahead.
Northern America ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 28th of 29 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.04 % change on previous year | 5.93 % change on previous year | 2.89 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.2819 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.04 % change on previous year | 0.6169 % change on previous year | 0.428 % change on previous year | Northern America |
| 1990s | -0.5314 % change on previous year | -6.01 % change on previous year | 5.48 % change on previous year | Northern America |
| 2000s | -2.79 % change on previous year | 7.37 % change on previous year | 10.16 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0794 % change on previous year | -0.49 % change on previous year | 0.5694 % change on previous year | Northern America |
| 2020s | 6.45 % change on previous year | -1.85 % change on previous year | 8.3 % change on previous year | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate, Northern America or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 23.82 % change on previous year against -8.34 % change on previous year in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate between Northern America and South Africa?
- 32.16 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and South Africa rank globally for sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Northern America ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 28th of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sorghum — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.