Burkina Faso vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sorghum — Area harvested
Sorghum — Area harvested over time
- Burkina Faso
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1.90 million ha against 13,000 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 1.89 million ha.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 146.2 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th of 120 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 998,336 ha | 36,363 ha | 961,974 ha | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 1.08 million ha | 31,560 ha | 1.05 million ha | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 1.14 million ha | 51,150 ha | 1.09 million ha | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1.34 million ha | 18,018 ha | 1.32 million ha | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 1.52 million ha | 9,440 ha | 1.51 million ha | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 1.75 million ha | 9,008 ha | 1.74 million ha | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 1.84 million ha | 12,798 ha | 1.83 million ha | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum — area harvested, Burkina Faso or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Burkina Faso, at 1.90 million ha against 13,000 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum — area harvested between Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 1.89 million ha, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for sorghum — area harvested?
- Burkina Faso ranks 6th 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
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.