Brazil vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sorghum — Area harvested

Brazil
1.36 million ha
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo
13,000 ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
9th
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
9th

Sorghum — Area harvested over time

  • Brazil
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1.36 million ha against 13,000 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 1.35 million ha.

That makes Brazil's figure about 104.9 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.

Brazil ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th of 120 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Democratic Republic of the Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 401.89 ha 36,363 ha 35,961 ha Democratic Republic of the Congo
1970s 82,258 ha 31,560 ha 50,698 ha Brazil
1980s 153,986 ha 51,150 ha 102,836 ha Brazil
1990s 209,098 ha 18,018 ha 191,080 ha Brazil
2000s 692,547 ha 9,440 ha 683,107 ha Brazil
2010s 739,369 ha 9,008 ha 730,361 ha Brazil
2020s 1.11 million ha 12,798 ha 1.09 million ha Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sorghum — area harvested, Brazil or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Brazil, at 1.36 million ha against 13,000 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in sorghum — area harvested between Brazil and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
1.35 million ha, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for sorghum — area harvested?
Brazil ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sorghum — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sorghum — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
163 places, 8,610 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.