China vs Italy: Sorghum yields
China
4.77 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Italy
5.92 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
11th
Italy rank
8th
Sorghum yields over time
- China
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 5.92 tonnes per hectare against 4.77 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 1.15 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
China ranks 11th and Italy ranks 8th of 114 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | 5.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1990s | 3.88 tonnes per hectare | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 5.95 tonnes per hectare | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | 6.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2020s | 4.69 tonnes per hectare | 6.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, China or Italy?
- Italy, at 5.92 tonnes per hectare against 4.77 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between China and Italy?
- 1.15 tonnes per hectare, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Italy?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Italy rank globally for sorghum yields?
- China ranks 11th and Italy ranks 8th 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.