Sorghum — Area harvested in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Sorghum — Area harvested was 40,000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested in Central African Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested in Central African Republic is 40,000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 95.1% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Central African Republic peaked at 67,000 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 16,326 ha, in 1992.
Central African Republic ranks 49th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 59,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 63,000 ha | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 63,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 67,000 ha | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 51,000 ha | -23.9% |
| 1966 | 42,000 ha | -17.6% |
| 1967 | 52,000 ha | +23.8% |
| 1968 | 42,000 ha | -19.2% |
| 1969 | 40,000 ha | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 42,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 45,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 47,000 ha | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 50,000 ha | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 55,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 53,000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 54,000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 47,000 ha | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 51,000 ha | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 56,000 ha | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 55,000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 61,000 ha | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 64,000 ha | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 38,000 ha | -40.6% |
| 1984 | 32,000 ha | -15.8% |
| 1985 | 40,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 50,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 47,000 ha | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 40,043 ha | -14.8% |
| 1989 | 29,485 ha | -26.4% |
| 1990 | 26,019 ha | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 18,041 ha | -30.7% |
| 1992 | 16,326 ha | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 17,110 ha | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 26,183 ha | +53.0% |
| 1995 | 29,959 ha | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 32,672 ha | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 33,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 34,368 ha | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 47,000 ha | +36.8% |
| 2000 | 48,000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 50,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 41,000 ha | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 50,000 ha | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 52,306 ha | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 48,778 ha | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 47,480 ha | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 49,199 ha | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 40,791 ha | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 50,389 ha | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 53,946 ha | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 41,000 ha | -24.0% |
| 2012 | 38,950 ha | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 37,348 ha | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 30,665 ha | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 31,748 ha | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 30,045 ha | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 31,638 ha | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 32,797 ha | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 34,796 ha | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 37,074 ha | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 38,186 ha | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 39,332 ha | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 20,501 ha | -47.9% |
| 2024 | 40,000 ha | +95.1% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 40,000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 260,000 ha, 15% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 40,000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 225,850 ha, 18% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested in Central African Republic 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 | +95.1% | 20,501 ha | 40,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53,222 ha | 40,000 ha | 67,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 50,000 ha | 42,000 ha | 56,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 45,653 ha | 29,485 ha | 64,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,068 ha | 16,326 ha | 47,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,794 ha | 40,791 ha | 52,306 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,293 ha | 30,045 ha | 53,946 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,019 ha | 20,501 ha | 40,000 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Central African Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2761 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 153.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5545 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 27.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 27.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested in Central African Republic?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Central African Republic was 40,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 67,000 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,326 ha in 1992.
- How does Central African Republic rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Central African Republic ranks 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.