Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in China
China: Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 1.88 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in China, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in China is 1.88 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 129.4% on the previous year and down 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in China peaked at 24.53 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -26.74 % change on previous year, in 2016.
That places China 56th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in China, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -1.32 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -3.13 % change on previous year | +136.7% |
| 1964 | -3.08 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1965 | -2.36 % change on previous year | -23.3% |
| 1966 | 5.7 % change on previous year | -341.5% |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1968 | -7.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | -3.33 % change on previous year | -56.7% |
| 1970 | -10 % change on previous year | +200.0% |
| 1971 | -0.37 % change on previous year | -96.3% |
| 1972 | -3.81 % change on previous year | +930.6% |
| 1973 | 0.002 % change on previous year | -100.1% |
| 1974 | -3.96 % change on previous year | -198196.2% |
| 1975 | -6.26 % change on previous year | +58.2% |
| 1976 | -3.85 % change on previous year | -38.5% |
| 1977 | -13.17 % change on previous year | +242.1% |
| 1978 | -8.02 % change on previous year | -39.1% |
| 1979 | -8.3 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1980 | -15.07 % change on previous year | +81.7% |
| 1981 | -3.06 % change on previous year | -79.7% |
| 1982 | 6.64 % change on previous year | -316.7% |
| 1983 | -2.72 % change on previous year | -140.9% |
| 1984 | -9.32 % change on previous year | +243.0% |
| 1985 | -20.06 % change on previous year | +115.2% |
| 1986 | -3.37 % change on previous year | -83.2% |
| 1987 | -0.6489 % change on previous year | -80.8% |
| 1988 | -3.98 % change on previous year | +513.7% |
| 1989 | -9.04 % change on previous year | +126.9% |
| 1990 | -4.67 % change on previous year | -48.3% |
| 1991 | -9.97 % change on previous year | +113.3% |
| 1992 | -6.38 % change on previous year | -36.0% |
| 1993 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -151.5% |
| 1994 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 1995 | -11.13 % change on previous year | -695.3% |
| 1996 | 5.43 % change on previous year | -148.8% |
| 1997 | -15.99 % change on previous year | -394.4% |
| 1998 | -10.61 % change on previous year | -33.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5632 % change on previous year | -105.3% |
| 2000 | -9.21 % change on previous year | -1734.6% |
| 2001 | -12.03 % change on previous year | +30.7% |
| 2002 | 7.62 % change on previous year | -163.3% |
| 2003 | -14.35 % change on previous year | -288.4% |
| 2004 | -21.44 % change on previous year | +49.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3431 % change on previous year | -101.6% |
| 2006 | -6.57 % change on previous year | -2016.1% |
| 2007 | -6.24 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 2008 | -2.13 % change on previous year | -65.8% |
| 2009 | 14.09 % change on previous year | -760.9% |
| 2010 | -1.8 % change on previous year | -112.8% |
| 2011 | -8.63 % change on previous year | +378.4% |
| 2012 | 24.53 % change on previous year | -384.3% |
| 2013 | -6.54 % change on previous year | -126.7% |
| 2014 | 6.32 % change on previous year | -196.7% |
| 2015 | -7.3 % change on previous year | -215.5% |
| 2016 | -26.74 % change on previous year | +266.2% |
| 2017 | 20.51 % change on previous year | -176.7% |
| 2018 | 21.96 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 3.56 % change on previous year | -83.8% |
| 2020 | -0.8899 % change on previous year | -125.0% |
| 2021 | 12.35 % change on previous year | -1487.5% |
| 2022 | -5.34 % change on previous year | -143.3% |
| 2023 | -6.39 % change on previous year | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -129.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.88 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.41 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -198196.2% | 0.002 % change on previous year | -3.96 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | -2016.1% | 0.3431 % change on previous year | -6.57 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | -1734.6% | 0.5632 % change on previous year | -9.21 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +1487.5% | -0.8899 % change on previous year | 12.35 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.9 % change on previous year | -7.7 % change on previous year | 5.7 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -5.77 % change on previous year | -13.17 % change on previous year | 0.002 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -6.06 % change on previous year | -20.06 % change on previous year | 6.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -4.76 % change on previous year | -15.99 % change on previous year | 5.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.99 % change on previous year | -21.44 % change on previous year | 14.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.59 % change on previous year | -26.74 % change on previous year | 24.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3202 % change on previous year | -6.39 % change on previous year | 12.35 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 53 Bangladesh 2.13 % change on previous year compare
- 54 Mozambique 2 % change on previous year compare
- 55 China, mainland 1.97 % change on previous year compare
- 57 Brazil 1.41 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Angola 1.3 % change on previous year compare
- 59 Guatemala 1.27 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in China?
- Sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in China was 1.88 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 24.53 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.74 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does China rank for sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- China ranks 56th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sorghum — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sorghum — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.