Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0915 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia stood at 0.0915 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.1226 ha per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0134 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Australia ranks 51st of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0228 ha per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0273 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | +71.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0719 ha per square kilometre | +53.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0831 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0907 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0702 ha per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0665 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0656 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0513 ha per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1979 | 0.061 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0675 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0857 ha per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0845 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.092 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0951 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0941 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0956 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1065 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 0.097 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0813 ha per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0495 ha per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0492 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0741 ha per square kilometre | +50.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0556 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1994 | 0.065 ha per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0893 ha per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1002 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0708 ha per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 1998 | 0.066 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0764 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.081 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0986 ha per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1071 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0868 ha per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0956 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0983 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0998 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0798 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1226 ha per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0998 ha per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0648 ha per square kilometre | -35.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0824 ha per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0858 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0843 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0692 ha per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0953 ha per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0677 ha per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0478 ha per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0601 ha per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0715 ha per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | -62.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0744 ha per square kilometre | +180.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0808 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0915 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0915 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0104 ha per square kilometre, 8.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0915 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0025 ha per square kilometre, 36.7× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +180.5% | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | 0.0744 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | 0.0273 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0676 ha per square kilometre | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | 0.0907 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0899 ha per square kilometre | 0.0675 ha per square kilometre | 0.1065 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0696 ha per square kilometre | 0.0492 ha per square kilometre | 0.1002 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0969 ha per square kilometre | 0.0798 ha per square kilometre | 0.1226 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0729 ha per square kilometre | 0.0478 ha per square kilometre | 0.0953 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0683 ha per square kilometre | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | 0.0915 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in Australia?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0915 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1226 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0134 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 51st out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.