Argentina vs Southern Africa: Sorghum — Yield
Sorghum — Yield over time
- Argentina
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 3,985 kg/ha against 1,237 kg/ha in Southern Africa, a difference of 2,748 kg/ha.
That makes Argentina's figure about 3.2 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 18th and Southern Africa ranks 17th of 111 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,672 kg/ha | 697.3 kg/ha | 974.68 kg/ha | Argentina |
| 1970s | 2,429 kg/ha | 1,168 kg/ha | 1,262 kg/ha | Argentina |
| 1980s | 3,026 kg/ha | 1,189 kg/ha | 1,837 kg/ha | Argentina |
| 1990s | 3,744 kg/ha | 1,331 kg/ha | 2,413 kg/ha | Argentina |
| 2000s | 4,743 kg/ha | 1,590 kg/ha | 3,153 kg/ha | Argentina |
| 2010s | 4,447 kg/ha | 1,186 kg/ha | 3,261 kg/ha | Argentina |
| 2020s | 4,077 kg/ha | 1,674 kg/ha | 2,403 kg/ha | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum — yield, Argentina or Southern Africa?
- Argentina, at 3,985 kg/ha against 1,237 kg/ha in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum — yield between Argentina and Southern Africa?
- 2,748 kg/ha, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Southern Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Southern Africa rank globally for sorghum — yield?
- Argentina ranks 18th and Southern Africa ranks 17th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sorghum — Yield. 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.