Eritrea vs Yemen: Sorghum — Area harvested

Eritrea
270,000 ha
in 2024
Yemen
333,017 ha
in 2024
Eritrea rank
24th
Yemen rank
21st

Sorghum — Area harvested over time

  • Eritrea
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 333,017 ha against 270,000 ha in Eritrea, a difference of 63,017 ha.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Yemen ahead.

Eritrea ranks 24th and Yemen ranks 21st of 120 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 175,463 ha 433,665 ha 258,202 ha Yemen
2000s 220,639 ha 437,977 ha 217,338 ha Yemen
2010s 268,700 ha 400,428 ha 131,728 ha Yemen
2020s 270,000 ha 310,634 ha 40,634 ha Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sorghum — area harvested, Eritrea or Yemen?
Yemen, at 333,017 ha against 270,000 ha in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in sorghum — area harvested between Eritrea and Yemen?
63,017 ha, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Yemen?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Yemen rank globally for sorghum — area harvested?
Eritrea ranks 24th and Yemen ranks 21st 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
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