Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in South America
South America: Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 12.39 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in South America, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in South America stood at 12.39 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 212.5% on the previous year and up 229.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in South America peaked at 55.67 % change on previous year in 1973 and was at its lowest, -32.12 % change on previous year, in 1980.
That places South America 12th out of 29 groups 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 South America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 9.45 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -3.48 % change on previous year | -136.8% |
| 1964 | 21.22 % change on previous year | -710.2% |
| 1965 | -12.48 % change on previous year | -158.8% |
| 1966 | 35.07 % change on previous year | -381.0% |
| 1967 | -6.91 % change on previous year | -119.7% |
| 1968 | 21.99 % change on previous year | -418.4% |
| 1969 | 13.89 % change on previous year | -36.8% |
| 1970 | 42.09 % change on previous year | +203.0% |
| 1971 | 14.57 % change on previous year | -65.4% |
| 1972 | -31.79 % change on previous year | -318.2% |
| 1973 | 55.67 % change on previous year | -275.1% |
| 1974 | 5.6 % change on previous year | -89.9% |
| 1975 | -17.31 % change on previous year | -409.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0853 % change on previous year | -100.5% |
| 1977 | 32.28 % change on previous year | +37747.2% |
| 1978 | -4.24 % change on previous year | -113.1% |
| 1979 | -8.3 % change on previous year | +95.8% |
| 1980 | -32.12 % change on previous year | +286.9% |
| 1981 | 48.86 % change on previous year | -252.1% |
| 1982 | 17.08 % change on previous year | -65.0% |
| 1983 | -0.8894 % change on previous year | -105.2% |
| 1984 | -3.15 % change on previous year | +254.1% |
| 1985 | -13.14 % change on previous year | +317.3% |
| 1986 | -19.99 % change on previous year | +52.1% |
| 1987 | -10.97 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
| 1988 | -1.48 % change on previous year | -86.5% |
| 1989 | -25.41 % change on previous year | +1616.8% |
| 1990 | -2.37 % change on previous year | -90.7% |
| 1991 | 5.71 % change on previous year | -340.7% |
| 1992 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -58.9% |
| 1993 | -7.67 % change on previous year | -426.6% |
| 1994 | -6.67 % change on previous year | -13.1% |
| 1995 | -11.68 % change on previous year | +75.2% |
| 1996 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -126.5% |
| 1997 | 13.71 % change on previous year | +342.4% |
| 1998 | 9.12 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 1999 | -1.82 % change on previous year | -120.0% |
| 2000 | 17.3 % change on previous year | -1050.8% |
| 2001 | -7.53 % change on previous year | -143.5% |
| 2002 | -10.71 % change on previous year | +42.2% |
| 2003 | 28.97 % change on previous year | -370.5% |
| 2004 | 3.75 % change on previous year | -87.1% |
| 2005 | -7.55 % change on previous year | -301.5% |
| 2006 | -2.71 % change on previous year | -64.1% |
| 2007 | -1.21 % change on previous year | -55.5% |
| 2008 | 13.52 % change on previous year | -1219.5% |
| 2009 | -12.13 % change on previous year | -189.7% |
| 2010 | 10.04 % change on previous year | -182.8% |
| 2011 | 20.85 % change on previous year | +107.6% |
| 2012 | -10.5 % change on previous year | -150.4% |
| 2013 | 18.43 % change on previous year | -275.4% |
| 2014 | -9.59 % change on previous year | -152.1% |
| 2015 | -11.97 % change on previous year | +24.8% |
| 2016 | -10.41 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 2.97 % change on previous year | -128.5% |
| 2018 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -58.7% |
| 2019 | -3.92 % change on previous year | -419.8% |
| 2020 | 10.38 % change on previous year | -365.1% |
| 2021 | 22.39 % change on previous year | +115.6% |
| 2022 | 4.42 % change on previous year | -80.3% |
| 2023 | 3.96 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 12.39 % change on previous year | +212.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in South America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +37747.2% | 0.0853 % change on previous year | 32.28 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | -1616.8% | -1.48 % change on previous year | -25.41 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | +1219.5% | -1.21 % change on previous year | 13.52 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.85 % change on previous year | -12.48 % change on previous year | 35.07 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 8.86 % change on previous year | -31.79 % change on previous year | 55.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -4.12 % change on previous year | -32.12 % change on previous year | 48.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3789 % change on previous year | -11.68 % change on previous year | 13.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.17 % change on previous year | -12.13 % change on previous year | 28.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7115 % change on previous year | -11.97 % change on previous year | 20.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.71 % change on previous year | 3.96 % change on previous year | 22.39 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 9 Bulgaria 68.08 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Gambia 53.49 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Uzbekistan 50.98 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Albania 49.08 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Peru 46.34 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 45.85 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Sudan 42.38 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 9.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield, annual growth rate 0.8097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Goat fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in South America?
- Sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in South America was 12.39 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 55.67 % change on previous year in 1973.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.12 % change on previous year in 1980.
- How does South America rank for sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- South America ranks 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 229.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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.