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Land under sorghum production (hectares) by country

Land under sorghum production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Production data on relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.

Countries reporting
41
Highest
5.61 million hectares
Sudan
Lowest
43 hectares
Algeria
Median
111,874 hectares
Years covered
51
1961–2011
Data points
2,346

What the numbers show

Land under sorghum production (hectares) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 5.61 million hectares in Sudan; the lowest is 43 hectares in Algeria.

The median across all reporting countries is 111,874 hectares, and the mean is 614,020 hectares.

Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Botswana (up 505.4%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 78.5%).

Land under sorghum production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sudan 5.61 million hectares 2010 up 33.8% volatile
2 Nigeria 4.89 million hectares 2011 down 24.0% rising
3 Niger 2.88 million hectares 2011 up 10.5% volatile
4 Ethiopia 2.15 million hectares 2011 up 58.2% rising
5 Mali 1.69 million hectares 2011 up 139.9% rising
6 Burkina Faso 1.68 million hectares 2011 up 13.8% rising
7 Tanzania 811,164 hectares 2011 up 17.3% rising
8 Cameroon 800,000 hectares 2011 up 90.5% rising
9 Chad 792,667 hectares 2011 up 0.4% rising
10 Mozambique 638,872 hectares 2011 up 109.5% rising
11 Somalia 369,957 hectares 2011 up 14.4% falling
12 Uganda 364,000 hectares 2011 up 29.1% rising
13 Zimbabwe 280,979 hectares 2011 up 65.3% rising
14 Eritrea 257,610 hectares 2011 up 55.4% volatile
15 Kenya 254,125 hectares 2011 up 86.7% falling
16 Ghana 243,482 hectares 2011 down 26.0% rising
17 Togo 220,917 hectares 2011 up 20.3% rising
18 Egypt 156,986 hectares 2011 up 5.5% falling
19 Senegal 135,960 hectares 2011 down 22.2% rising
20 Rwanda 119,355 hectares 2011 down 35.6% rising
21 Benin 111,874 hectares 2011 down 38.7% rising
22 Malawi 89,607 hectares 2011 up 65.6% falling
23 Mauritania 88,155 hectares 2011 down 44.9% falling
24 Botswana 78,697 hectares 2011 up 505.4% volatile
25 South Africa 69,200 hectares 2011 down 21.4% volatile
26 Cote d'Ivoire 68,324 hectares 2011 up 16.0% rising
27 Burundi 67,800 hectares 2011 up 23.3% rising
28 Central African Republic 41,000 hectares 2011 down 18.0% falling
29 Guinea 34,000 hectares 2011 up 2.4% rising
30 Sierra Leone 30,778 hectares 2011 up 156.5% volatile
31 Gambia 29,756 hectares 2011 up 13.7% volatile
32 Zambia 27,718 hectares 2011 up 27.3% falling
33 Morocco 21,000 hectares 2011 up 25.0% volatile
34 Lesotho 18,864 hectares 2011 down 64.1% falling
35 Namibia 18,812 hectares 2011 down 11.3% rising
36 Guinea-Bissau 18,669 hectares 2011 down 1.0% volatile
37 Democratic Republic of Congo 8,462 hectares 2011 down 10.0% volatile
38 Madagascar 2,643 hectares 2011 up 21.8% falling
39 Tunisia 2,346 hectares 2011 down 29.2% volatile
40 Eswatini 847 hectares 2011 down 9.9% volatile
41 Algeria 43 hectares 2011 down 78.5% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Land under sorghum production (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 2,346 data points, 1961–2011
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Land under sorghum production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Production data on relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.