South America vs Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Sorghum — Area harvested
Sorghum — Area harvested over time
- South America
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
How they compare
South America currently reports 2.71 million ha against 18,695 ha in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), a difference of 2.69 million ha.
That makes South America's figure about 144.8 times Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)'s.
Across all 61 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
South America ranks 11th and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 8th of 28 groups.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 million ha | 4,784 ha | 1.19 million ha | South America |
| 1970s | 2.55 million ha | 74,391 ha | 2.47 million ha | South America |
| 1980s | 2.42 million ha | 279,799 ha | 2.14 million ha | South America |
| 1990s | 1.35 million ha | 205,770 ha | 1.14 million ha | South America |
| 2000s | 1.67 million ha | 235,499 ha | 1.43 million ha | South America |
| 2010s | 1.88 million ha | 73,144 ha | 1.81 million ha | South America |
| 2020s | 2.29 million ha | 20,260 ha | 2.27 million ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum — area harvested, South America or Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- South America, at 2.71 million ha against 18,695 ha in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum — area harvested between South America and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- 2.69 million ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do South America and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank globally for sorghum — area harvested?
- South America ranks 11th and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 8th of 28 groups.
- 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.