Sorghum and products — Production in Africa
Africa: Sorghum and products — Production was 25,865 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum and products — Production in Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Africa recorded 25,865 1000 t for sorghum and products — production in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum and products — production in Africa peaked at 29,499 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19,235 1000 t, in 2011.
Africa ranks 2nd of 28 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sorghum and products — Production in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22,379 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 19,235 1000 t | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 22,797 1000 t | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 24,427 1000 t | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 28,185 1000 t | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 25,303 1000 t | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 29,496 1000 t | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 27,096 1000 t | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 29,255 1000 t | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 27,804 1000 t | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 28,068 1000 t | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 26,240 1000 t | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 29,499 1000 t | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 25,865 1000 t | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25,598 1000 t | 19,235 1000 t | 29,496 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,418 1000 t | 25,865 1000 t | 29,499 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.0042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 706,446 t (2024)
- Bananas — Production 31.26 million t (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 50 kg/An (2024)
- Bananas — Area harvested 2.29 million ha (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production 2.37 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum and products — production in Africa?
- Sorghum and products — production in Africa was 25,865 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum and products — production recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 29,499 1000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest sorghum and products — production recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,235 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Africa rank for sorghum and products — production?
- Africa ranks 2nd out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum and products — production rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum and products — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.