Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in India
India: Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 33.98 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in India, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
India recorded 33.98 % change on previous year for sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 560.3% on the previous year and up 832.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in India peaked at 33.98 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -16.1 % change on previous year, in 2018.
India ranks 18th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in India, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.9042 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.2064 % change on previous year | -122.8% |
| 1964 | -1.74 % change on previous year | +743.8% |
| 1965 | -2.09 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 1966 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -201.6% |
| 1967 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 1969 | -0.6743 % change on previous year | -140.2% |
| 1970 | -6.62 % change on previous year | +881.3% |
| 1971 | -3.44 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
| 1972 | -7.54 % change on previous year | +119.3% |
| 1973 | 7.76 % change on previous year | -202.9% |
| 1974 | -3.15 % change on previous year | -140.6% |
| 1975 | -0.5985 % change on previous year | -81.0% |
| 1976 | -1.99 % change on previous year | +233.1% |
| 1977 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -273.8% |
| 1978 | -1.05 % change on previous year | -130.4% |
| 1979 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -409.9% |
| 1980 | -5.18 % change on previous year | -258.6% |
| 1981 | 4.99 % change on previous year | -196.4% |
| 1982 | -1.34 % change on previous year | -126.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3407 % change on previous year | -125.4% |
| 1984 | -3 % change on previous year | -979.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9887 % change on previous year | -133.0% |
| 1986 | -0.9263 % change on previous year | -193.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3229 % change on previous year | -134.9% |
| 1988 | -8.75 % change on previous year | -2809.9% |
| 1989 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -118.7% |
| 1990 | -3.23 % change on previous year | -297.9% |
| 1991 | -7.3 % change on previous year | +125.7% |
| 1992 | -6.52 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 1993 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -76.9% |
| 1994 | -3.54 % change on previous year | +135.1% |
| 1995 | -4.82 % change on previous year | +36.2% |
| 1996 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -126.6% |
| 1997 | -4.54 % change on previous year | -455.0% |
| 1998 | -2.19 % change on previous year | -51.8% |
| 1999 | -9.98 % change on previous year | +356.2% |
| 2000 | 7.41 % change on previous year | -174.2% |
| 2001 | -7.99 % change on previous year | -207.7% |
| 2002 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -113.2% |
| 2003 | -0.4903 % change on previous year | -146.6% |
| 2004 | -5.8 % change on previous year | +1083.2% |
| 2005 | -2.34 % change on previous year | -59.7% |
| 2006 | -1.31 % change on previous year | -43.9% |
| 2007 | -4.72 % change on previous year | +260.3% |
| 2008 | -13.08 % change on previous year | +176.9% |
| 2009 | 10.07 % change on previous year | -177.0% |
| 2010 | -3.26 % change on previous year | -132.4% |
| 2011 | -9.07 % change on previous year | +178.0% |
| 2012 | -12.67 % change on previous year | +39.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2403 % change on previous year | -101.9% |
| 2014 | -4.64 % change on previous year | -2030.4% |
| 2015 | 4.27 % change on previous year | -192.1% |
| 2016 | -0.5526 % change on previous year | -112.9% |
| 2017 | -6.23 % change on previous year | +1026.7% |
| 2018 | -16.1 % change on previous year | +158.6% |
| 2019 | -13.25 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 15.07 % change on previous year | -213.7% |
| 2021 | -10.8 % change on previous year | -171.7% |
| 2022 | -11.55 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 2023 | -7.38 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 2024 | 33.98 % change on previous year | -560.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -2809.9% | 0.3229 % change on previous year | -8.75 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | -2030.4% | 0.2403 % change on previous year | -4.64 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.254 % change on previous year | -2.09 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.9896 % change on previous year | -7.54 % change on previous year | 7.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.09 % change on previous year | -8.75 % change on previous year | 4.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -4.23 % change on previous year | -9.98 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.72 % change on previous year | -13.08 % change on previous year | 10.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -6.13 % change on previous year | -16.1 % change on previous year | 4.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.86 % change on previous year | -11.55 % change on previous year | 33.98 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 15 Sudan 42.38 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Ukraine 38.76 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Yugoslav SFR 35.78 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 32.09 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Paraguay 30.65 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Hungary 29.31 % change on previous year compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in India?
- Sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in India was 33.98 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 33.98 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.1 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does India rank for sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- India ranks 18th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 832.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.
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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.