Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -3.78 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa is -3.78 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 37.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa peaked at 29.91 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -28.95 % change on previous year, in 1981.
Middle Africa ranks 27th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.41 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.8341 % change on previous year | -113.0% |
| 1964 | -2.15 % change on previous year | +157.7% |
| 1965 | -2.01 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1966 | -7.7 % change on previous year | +283.9% |
| 1967 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -77.0% |
| 1968 | -2.93 % change on previous year | +65.8% |
| 1969 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -190.7% |
| 1970 | -5.15 % change on previous year | -293.6% |
| 1971 | 8.26 % change on previous year | -260.5% |
| 1972 | -5.52 % change on previous year | -166.8% |
| 1973 | -3.6 % change on previous year | -34.7% |
| 1974 | -2.92 % change on previous year | -19.0% |
| 1975 | 12.87 % change on previous year | -540.9% |
| 1976 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -85.3% |
| 1977 | 3.22 % change on previous year | +70.1% |
| 1978 | 5.8 % change on previous year | +80.1% |
| 1979 | -5.89 % change on previous year | -201.5% |
| 1980 | -3.13 % change on previous year | -47.0% |
| 1981 | -28.95 % change on previous year | +826.1% |
| 1982 | 13.01 % change on previous year | -144.9% |
| 1983 | 9.54 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 1984 | -10.09 % change on previous year | -205.8% |
| 1985 | 27.02 % change on previous year | -367.8% |
| 1986 | 13.41 % change on previous year | -50.4% |
| 1987 | -21.99 % change on previous year | -264.0% |
| 1988 | 13.39 % change on previous year | -160.9% |
| 1989 | 5.48 % change on previous year | -59.1% |
| 1990 | -9.21 % change on previous year | -268.2% |
| 1991 | 12.81 % change on previous year | -239.0% |
| 1992 | -0.0743 % change on previous year | -100.6% |
| 1993 | -1.56 % change on previous year | +1995.2% |
| 1994 | 9.52 % change on previous year | -711.3% |
| 1995 | 11.19 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 1996 | -10.77 % change on previous year | -196.2% |
| 1997 | 9.29 % change on previous year | -186.2% |
| 1998 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -76.2% |
| 1999 | -24.84 % change on previous year | -1224.8% |
| 2000 | 14.59 % change on previous year | -158.7% |
| 2001 | 21.5 % change on previous year | +47.4% |
| 2002 | -9.89 % change on previous year | -146.0% |
| 2003 | 6.21 % change on previous year | -162.8% |
| 2004 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -77.4% |
| 2005 | 15.68 % change on previous year | +1013.8% |
| 2006 | 14.85 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -91.5% |
| 2008 | -0.052 % change on previous year | -104.1% |
| 2009 | 7.94 % change on previous year | -15370.9% |
| 2010 | 29.91 % change on previous year | +276.7% |
| 2011 | -15.15 % change on previous year | -150.6% |
| 2012 | 4.44 % change on previous year | -129.3% |
| 2013 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -56.7% |
| 2014 | -3.87 % change on previous year | -301.4% |
| 2015 | -0.1373 % change on previous year | -96.5% |
| 2016 | 21.27 % change on previous year | -15589.8% |
| 2017 | -16.54 % change on previous year | -177.8% |
| 2018 | -2.24 % change on previous year | -86.4% |
| 2019 | -0.7566 % change on previous year | -66.3% |
| 2020 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -458.8% |
| 2021 | -1.21 % change on previous year | -144.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7798 % change on previous year | -164.4% |
| 2023 | -2.76 % change on previous year | -453.7% |
| 2024 | -3.78 % change on previous year | +37.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +15589.8% | -0.1373 % change on previous year | 21.27 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +15370.9% | -0.052 % change on previous year | 7.94 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | -1995.2% | -0.0743 % change on previous year | -1.56 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.04 % change on previous year | -7.7 % change on previous year | 6.41 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.8972 % change on previous year | -5.89 % change on previous year | 12.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.77 % change on previous year | -28.95 % change on previous year | 27.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1441 % change on previous year | -24.84 % change on previous year | 12.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.35 % change on previous year | -9.89 % change on previous year | 21.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 % change on previous year | -16.54 % change on previous year | 29.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8512 % change on previous year | -3.78 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 24 Argentina 25.13 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 25 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Mauritania 25 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Burundi 24.38 % change on previous year compare
- 28 South Africa 23.82 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Kazakhstan 23.82 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Benin 23.04 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle Africa
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -6.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 5.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual -3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.3406 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 0.2752 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa?
- Sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa was -3.78 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 29.91 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.95 % change on previous year in 1981.
- How does Middle Africa rank for sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Middle Africa ranks 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.