Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 33.49 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Asia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Asia stood at 33.49 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 540.6% on the previous year and up 835.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Asia peaked at 33.49 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -15.64 % change on previous year, in 2018.
Southern Asia ranks 4th of 29 groups 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.736 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.3021 % change on previous year | -141.0% |
| 1964 | -1.07 % change on previous year | +255.4% |
| 1965 | -1.97 % change on previous year | +83.7% |
| 1966 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -194.0% |
| 1967 | 2.12 % change on previous year | +14.2% |
| 1968 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -50.9% |
| 1969 | -0.567 % change on previous year | -154.5% |
| 1970 | -6.09 % change on previous year | +974.2% |
| 1971 | -3.61 % change on previous year | -40.7% |
| 1972 | -7.35 % change on previous year | +103.4% |
| 1973 | 8.07 % change on previous year | -209.8% |
| 1974 | -3.86 % change on previous year | -147.9% |
| 1975 | -0.3858 % change on previous year | -90.0% |
| 1976 | -2.12 % change on previous year | +450.4% |
| 1977 | 3.81 % change on previous year | -279.3% |
| 1978 | -1.32 % change on previous year | -134.7% |
| 1979 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -319.1% |
| 1980 | -5.23 % change on previous year | -280.6% |
| 1981 | 4.87 % change on previous year | -193.0% |
| 1982 | -1.33 % change on previous year | -127.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3393 % change on previous year | -125.5% |
| 1984 | -2.9 % change on previous year | -954.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8276 % change on previous year | -128.5% |
| 1986 | -0.7437 % change on previous year | -189.9% |
| 1987 | -0.1731 % change on previous year | -76.7% |
| 1988 | -7.9 % change on previous year | +4461.6% |
| 1989 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -120.8% |
| 1990 | -3.3 % change on previous year | -300.4% |
| 1991 | -7.32 % change on previous year | +122.1% |
| 1992 | -6.19 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 1993 | -1.76 % change on previous year | -71.6% |
| 1994 | -2.85 % change on previous year | +62.2% |
| 1995 | -4.81 % change on previous year | +68.7% |
| 1996 | 0.82 % change on previous year | -117.0% |
| 1997 | -4.22 % change on previous year | -614.8% |
| 1998 | -2.18 % change on previous year | -48.4% |
| 1999 | -9.87 % change on previous year | +353.1% |
| 2000 | 7.11 % change on previous year | -172.0% |
| 2001 | -7.68 % change on previous year | -208.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8168 % change on previous year | -110.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0763 % change on previous year | -90.7% |
| 2004 | -6.43 % change on previous year | -8522.8% |
| 2005 | -2.84 % change on previous year | -55.9% |
| 2006 | -0.8641 % change on previous year | -69.5% |
| 2007 | -4.68 % change on previous year | +442.0% |
| 2008 | -12.87 % change on previous year | +174.7% |
| 2009 | 9.52 % change on previous year | -174.0% |
| 2010 | -3.4 % change on previous year | -135.8% |
| 2011 | -9 % change on previous year | +164.4% |
| 2012 | -12.51 % change on previous year | +39.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2459 % change on previous year | -102.0% |
| 2014 | -4.55 % change on previous year | -1951.2% |
| 2015 | 5.45 % change on previous year | -219.7% |
| 2016 | -0.8014 % change on previous year | -114.7% |
| 2017 | -5.99 % change on previous year | +647.1% |
| 2018 | -15.64 % change on previous year | +161.2% |
| 2019 | -13.46 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 12.66 % change on previous year | -194.1% |
| 2021 | -11.54 % change on previous year | -191.1% |
| 2022 | -11.75 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2023 | -7.6 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 2024 | 33.49 % change on previous year | -540.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -8522.8% | 0.0763 % change on previous year | -6.43 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | -4461.6% | -0.1731 % change on previous year | -7.9 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | -1951.2% | 0.2459 % change on previous year | -4.55 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2292 % change on previous year | -1.97 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.9977 % change on previous year | -7.35 % change on previous year | 8.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.06 % change on previous year | -7.9 % change on previous year | 4.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -4.17 % change on previous year | -9.87 % change on previous year | 0.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.78 % change on previous year | -12.87 % change on previous year | 9.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.97 % change on previous year | -15.64 % change on previous year | 5.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.05 % change on previous year | -11.75 % change on previous year | 33.49 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 1 Kyrgyzstan 200 % change on previous year compare
- 1 Slovenia 200 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Türkiye 100 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Central African Republic 95.11 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Iraq 92.44 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Romania 89.94 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Slovakia 88.75 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Asia?
- Sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Asia was 33.49 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.49 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.64 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does Southern Asia rank for sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Southern Asia ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 835.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.