Australia vs Brazil: Sorghum yields
Australia
3.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil
3 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Australia rank
27th
Brazil rank
29th
Sorghum yields over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.15 tonnes per hectare against 3 tonnes per hectare in Brazil, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Australia ranks 27th and Brazil ranks 29th of 114 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Brazil in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.8407 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 1970s | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.2812 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 0.0982 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 0.4594 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 0.2039 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.11 tonnes per hectare | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.0858 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Australia or Brazil?
- Australia, at 3.15 tonnes per hectare against 3 tonnes per hectare in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Australia and Brazil?
- 0.15 tonnes per hectare, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Australia ranks 27th and Brazil ranks 29th 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
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.