Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in India
India: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0032 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in India, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in India stood at 0.0032 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.8% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in India peaked at 0.0409 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 ha per person, in 2023.
That places India 42nd out of 108 countries 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, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0409 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0403 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0393 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0377 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0361 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0361 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.036 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0358 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0348 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0318 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0301 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0272 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0286 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0271 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0263 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0252 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0255 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0246 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0248 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.023 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0236 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0227 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0223 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0211 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0208 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0202 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0198 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0176 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0175 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0166 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0151 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0138 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0133 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0126 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0117 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0116 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0109 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0104 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0092 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0097 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0088 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0085 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0076 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0074 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0069 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0059 ha per person | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0064 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0061 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0047 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 0.003 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0032 ha per person | +32.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0032 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +32.8% | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0374 ha per person | 0.0348 ha per person | 0.0409 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0271 ha per person | 0.0246 ha per person | 0.0318 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0209 ha per person | 0.0175 ha per person | 0.0236 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0125 ha per person | 0.0092 ha per person | 0.0166 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0078 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.0097 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested, per capita in India?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in India was 0.0032 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0409 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 ha per person in 2023.
- How does India rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- India ranks 42nd out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.