Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria vs Sudan: Sorghum seed quantity

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
308,659 FAO, metric tonnes
in 2011
Sudan
75,526 FAO, metric tonnes
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
5th
Sudan rank
2nd

Sorghum seed quantity over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria currently reports 308,659 FAO, metric tonnes against 75,526 FAO, metric tonnes in Sudan, a difference of 233,133 FAO, metric tonnes.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 4.1 times Sudan's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th and Sudan ranks 2nd of 6 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 130,842 FAO, metric tonnes 13,138 FAO, metric tonnes 117,703 FAO, metric tonnes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1970s 149,384 FAO, metric tonnes 22,344 FAO, metric tonnes 127,041 FAO, metric tonnes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1980s 189,708 FAO, metric tonnes 39,648 FAO, metric tonnes 150,061 FAO, metric tonnes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1990s 261,423 FAO, metric tonnes 62,697 FAO, metric tonnes 198,726 FAO, metric tonnes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2000s 322,178 FAO, metric tonnes 75,525 FAO, metric tonnes 246,654 FAO, metric tonnes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2010s 384,185 FAO, metric tonnes 75,526 FAO, metric tonnes 308,659 FAO, metric tonnes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sorghum seed quantity, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria or Sudan?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 308,659 FAO, metric tonnes against 75,526 FAO, metric tonnes in Sudan as of 2011.
What is the difference in sorghum seed quantity between Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria and Sudan?
233,133 FAO, metric tonnes, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria and Sudan?
50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for sorghum seed quantity?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th and Sudan ranks 2nd of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Sorghum seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sorghum seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes)
Unit
FAO, metric tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 2,316 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.