Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 7.98 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern 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 Southern Africa is 7.98 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 181.9% on the previous year and down 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Africa peaked at 95.69 % change on previous year in 2018 and was at its lowest, -53.71 % change on previous year, in 1968.
Southern Africa ranks 16th of 29 groups on this measure, 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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -35.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 56.89 % change on previous year | -260.5% |
| 1964 | -21.09 % change on previous year | -137.1% |
| 1965 | 19.94 % change on previous year | -194.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6223 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 1967 | 52.5 % change on previous year | +8336.6% |
| 1968 | -53.71 % change on previous year | -202.3% |
| 1969 | 9.31 % change on previous year | -117.3% |
| 1970 | 24.6 % change on previous year | +164.3% |
| 1971 | 13.34 % change on previous year | -45.8% |
| 1972 | -27.49 % change on previous year | -306.1% |
| 1973 | -21.56 % change on previous year | -21.6% |
| 1974 | 42.34 % change on previous year | -296.4% |
| 1975 | -16.88 % change on previous year | -139.9% |
| 1976 | -11.7 % change on previous year | -30.7% |
| 1977 | 17.47 % change on previous year | -249.3% |
| 1978 | -2.47 % change on previous year | -114.1% |
| 1979 | -15.48 % change on previous year | +526.3% |
| 1980 | 30.27 % change on previous year | -295.6% |
| 1981 | -11.1 % change on previous year | -136.6% |
| 1982 | -22.97 % change on previous year | +107.1% |
| 1983 | 8.08 % change on previous year | -135.2% |
| 1984 | 27.93 % change on previous year | +245.7% |
| 1985 | 18.38 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 1986 | 4.59 % change on previous year | -75.0% |
| 1987 | 8.56 % change on previous year | +86.6% |
| 1988 | 9.86 % change on previous year | +15.1% |
| 1989 | -25.88 % change on previous year | -362.6% |
| 1990 | -16.9 % change on previous year | -34.7% |
| 1991 | -26.2 % change on previous year | +55.0% |
| 1992 | -2.68 % change on previous year | -89.8% |
| 1993 | 27.17 % change on previous year | -1113.7% |
| 1994 | 34.76 % change on previous year | +28.0% |
| 1995 | -43.76 % change on previous year | -225.9% |
| 1996 | 44.26 % change on previous year | -201.2% |
| 1997 | -30.28 % change on previous year | -168.4% |
| 1998 | -33.38 % change on previous year | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -104.4% |
| 2000 | 12.76 % change on previous year | +761.1% |
| 2001 | -9.15 % change on previous year | -171.7% |
| 2002 | -19.09 % change on previous year | +108.7% |
| 2003 | 35.84 % change on previous year | -287.7% |
| 2004 | 5.53 % change on previous year | -84.6% |
| 2005 | -22.67 % change on previous year | -510.0% |
| 2006 | -18.79 % change on previous year | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 19.25 % change on previous year | -202.5% |
| 2008 | 0.616 % change on previous year | -96.8% |
| 2009 | 2.91 % change on previous year | +372.3% |
| 2010 | 9.28 % change on previous year | +218.8% |
| 2011 | -20.11 % change on previous year | -316.7% |
| 2012 | -20.84 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 12.91 % change on previous year | -162.0% |
| 2014 | 32.85 % change on previous year | +154.4% |
| 2015 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -89.5% |
| 2016 | -28.33 % change on previous year | -920.2% |
| 2017 | -8.73 % change on previous year | -69.2% |
| 2018 | 95.69 % change on previous year | -1195.8% |
| 2019 | -38.41 % change on previous year | -140.1% |
| 2020 | 13.03 % change on previous year | -133.9% |
| 2021 | -37.25 % change on previous year | -385.9% |
| 2022 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -109.3% |
| 2023 | -9.74 % change on previous year | -381.3% |
| 2024 | 7.98 % change on previous year | -181.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +8336.6% | 0.6223 % change on previous year | 52.5 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.63 % change on previous year | -53.71 % change on previous year | 56.89 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.217 % change on previous year | -27.49 % change on previous year | 42.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.77 % change on previous year | -25.88 % change on previous year | 30.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -4.55 % change on previous year | -43.76 % change on previous year | 44.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7198 % change on previous year | -22.67 % change on previous year | 35.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.78 % change on previous year | -38.41 % change on previous year | 95.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.5 % change on previous year | -37.25 % change on previous year | 13.03 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 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
- 16 Ukraine 38.76 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Yugoslav SFR 35.78 % change on previous year compare
- 18 India 33.98 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 32.09 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Africa?
- Sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Africa was 7.98 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 95.69 % change on previous year in 2018.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -53.71 % change on previous year in 1968.
- How does Southern Africa rank for sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Southern Africa ranks 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern 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.