Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Australia
Australia: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0285 ha per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Australia is 0.0285 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0521 ha per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.008 ha per person, in 2020.
That places Australia 10th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0098 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0137 ha per person | +38.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0145 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0133 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0123 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0151 ha per person | +22.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0172 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0156 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0171 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0287 ha per person | +67.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0427 ha per person | +48.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0484 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0521 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0393 ha per person | -24.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0368 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0359 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0375 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0274 ha per person | -26.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0323 ha per person | +17.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0353 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0441 ha per person | +24.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0427 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0459 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0469 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0458 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0458 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0503 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0451 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0372 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0223 ha per person | -40.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0219 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0326 ha per person | +49.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0242 ha per person | -25.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0281 ha per person | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0381 ha per person | +35.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0422 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0295 ha per person | -30.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0272 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0312 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0327 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0393 ha per person | +20.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0422 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0338 ha per person | -19.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0368 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0374 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0375 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0294 ha per person | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0443 ha per person | +50.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0354 ha per person | -20.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0226 ha per person | -36.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0283 ha per person | +25.4% |
| 2012 | 0.029 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.028 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0227 ha per person | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0308 ha per person | +35.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0215 ha per person | -30.0% |
| 2017 | 0.015 ha per person | -30.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0185 ha per person | +23.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0217 ha per person | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.008 ha per person | -63.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0223 ha per person | +180.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0239 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0264 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0285 ha per person | +8.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0285 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 263.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0285 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 266.9× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +180.1% | 0.008 ha per person | 0.0223 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0143 ha per person | 0.0098 ha per person | 0.0172 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0381 ha per person | 0.0274 ha per person | 0.0521 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0439 ha per person | 0.0353 ha per person | 0.0503 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0297 ha per person | 0.0219 ha per person | 0.0422 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0369 ha per person | 0.0294 ha per person | 0.0443 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0238 ha per person | 0.015 ha per person | 0.0308 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0218 ha per person | 0.008 ha per person | 0.0285 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Australia?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Australia was 0.0285 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0521 ha per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.008 ha per person in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.