Algeria vs Argentina: Sorghum yields

Algeria
3.72 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Argentina
3.99 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Algeria rank
21st
Argentina rank
18th

Sorghum yields over time

  • Algeria
  • Argentina
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 3.99 tonnes per hectare against 3.72 tonnes per hectare in Algeria, a difference of 0.27 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Argentina ahead.

Algeria ranks 21st and Argentina ranks 18th of 114 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Argentina in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Argentina Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7939 tonnes per hectare 1.67 tonnes per hectare 0.8781 tonnes per hectare Argentina
1970s 1.42 tonnes per hectare 2.43 tonnes per hectare 1 tonnes per hectare Argentina
1980s 1.88 tonnes per hectare 3.03 tonnes per hectare 1.14 tonnes per hectare Argentina
1990s 2.77 tonnes per hectare 3.77 tonnes per hectare 0.9957 tonnes per hectare Argentina
2000s 5.62 tonnes per hectare 4.74 tonnes per hectare 0.8804 tonnes per hectare Algeria
2010s 12.01 tonnes per hectare 4.45 tonnes per hectare 7.57 tonnes per hectare Algeria
2020s 4.58 tonnes per hectare 4.08 tonnes per hectare 0.5067 tonnes per hectare Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sorghum yields, Algeria or Argentina?
Argentina, at 3.99 tonnes per hectare against 3.72 tonnes per hectare in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in sorghum yields between Algeria and Argentina?
0.27 tonnes per hectare, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Argentina?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Argentina rank globally for sorghum yields?
Algeria ranks 21st and Argentina ranks 18th of 114 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sorghum yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sorghum yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
115 places, 6,139 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.