Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Eastern Africa: Sorghum — Yield
Sorghum — Yield over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Eastern Africa
How they compare
Eastern Africa currently reports 1,352 kg/ha against 693 kg/ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 659 kg/ha.
That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 2.0 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eastern Africa ahead.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 15th and Eastern Africa ranks 16th of 15 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 1 and Eastern Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Eastern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 665.02 kg/ha | 758.32 kg/ha | 93.3 kg/ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1970s | 868.05 kg/ha | 820.58 kg/ha | 47.47 kg/ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1980s | 780.65 kg/ha | 929.98 kg/ha | 149.33 kg/ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1990s | 637.07 kg/ha | 910.89 kg/ha | 273.82 kg/ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2000s | 661.72 kg/ha | 989.84 kg/ha | 328.12 kg/ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2010s | 666.47 kg/ha | 1,407 kg/ha | 740.17 kg/ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2020s | 681.42 kg/ha | 1,438 kg/ha | 757.02 kg/ha | Eastern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum — yield, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Eastern Africa?
- Eastern Africa, at 1,352 kg/ha against 693 kg/ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum — yield between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Eastern Africa?
- 659 kg/ha, with Eastern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Eastern Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Eastern Africa rank globally for sorghum — yield?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 15th and Eastern Africa ranks 16th of 15 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.