Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1608 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil is 0.1608 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 28.2% on the previous year and up 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 0.1608 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Brazil ranks 42nd of 107 countries 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, per square kilometre in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +350.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +9900.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +16222.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre | +46.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | -41.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0204 ha per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0204 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0229 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0228 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0208 ha per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0197 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0329 ha per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0397 ha per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0422 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0632 ha per square kilometre | +49.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0587 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0507 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0902 ha per square kilometre | +77.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1114 ha per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0944 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0864 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0793 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0995 ha per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0949 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0791 ha per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0906 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0823 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0949 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1005 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0877 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0668 ha per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0891 ha per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0957 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0979 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1052 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1064 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1255 ha per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1608 ha per square kilometre | +28.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.1608 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.028 ha per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.1608 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1353 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +16222.8% | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +9900.0% | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre |
| 1965 | +350.0% | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | 0.0422 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0829 ha per square kilometre | 0.0507 ha per square kilometre | 0.1114 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0885 ha per square kilometre | 0.0668 ha per square kilometre | 0.1005 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1245 ha per square kilometre | 0.1052 ha per square kilometre | 0.1608 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 39 Argentina 0.1829 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Egypt 0.164 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Lebanon 0.1621 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Uruguay 0.1566 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Nicaragua 0.1473 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Maldives 0.1443 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil was 0.1608 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1608 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 42nd out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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.