Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in World
World: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.304 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.304 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.3%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
0.5007 ha per square kilometre
in 1969
All-time low
0.3032 ha per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in World, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
World recorded 0.304 ha per square kilometre for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.5007 ha per square kilometre in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.3032 ha per square kilometre, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in World, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4415 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4471 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4577 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4505 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4548 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4563 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4842 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4643 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5007 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4741 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4809 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.427 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4729 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.461 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4498 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4628 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.454 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4441 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4254 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4225 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4401 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4377 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4272 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4587 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4879 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.468 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4412 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4433 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4296 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3991 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4202 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3618 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3282 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3495 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3335 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3683 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3558 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3461 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3238 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3264 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3405 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.327 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.35 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3145 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3623 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 0.34 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3507 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3501 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3228 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3296 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3287 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3036 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.338 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3437 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3214 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3452 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3165 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3232 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3032 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3074 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3193 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3143 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.304 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4619 ha per square kilometre | 0.4415 ha per square kilometre | 0.5007 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4552 ha per square kilometre | 0.4254 ha per square kilometre | 0.4809 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4456 ha per square kilometre | 0.4225 ha per square kilometre | 0.4879 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3586 ha per square kilometre | 0.3238 ha per square kilometre | 0.4202 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3384 ha per square kilometre | 0.3145 ha per square kilometre | 0.3623 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3253 ha per square kilometre | 0.3032 ha per square kilometre | 0.3452 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3113 ha per square kilometre | 0.304 ha per square kilometre | 0.3193 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in World?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in World was 0.304 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5007 ha per square kilometre in 1969.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3032 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does World rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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)
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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.