Sorghum — Area harvested in Colombia
Colombia: Sorghum — Area harvested was 3,820 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested in Colombia is 3,820 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Colombia peaked at 291,100 ha in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1,020 ha, in 2018.
That places Colombia 74th out of 120 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 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,100 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,250 ha | +54.8% |
| 1963 | 5,400 ha | +66.2% |
| 1964 | 24,000 ha | +344.4% |
| 1965 | 30,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 40,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 45,000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 45,200 ha | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 53,600 ha | +18.6% |
| 1971 | 92,100 ha | +71.8% |
| 1972 | 84,000 ha | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 135,400 ha | +61.2% |
| 1974 | 151,200 ha | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 134,000 ha | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 173,600 ha | +29.6% |
| 1977 | 189,500 ha | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 224,800 ha | +18.6% |
| 1979 | 221,200 ha | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 206,000 ha | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 231,300 ha | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 291,100 ha | +25.9% |
| 1983 | 271,900 ha | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 237,600 ha | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 192,300 ha | -19.1% |
| 1986 | 226,800 ha | +17.9% |
| 1987 | 259,400 ha | +14.4% |
| 1988 | 266,300 ha | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 238,900 ha | -10.3% |
| 1990 | 273,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 256,500 ha | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 245,005 ha | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 201,757 ha | -17.7% |
| 1994 | 219,285 ha | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 180,751 ha | -17.6% |
| 1996 | 134,815 ha | -25.4% |
| 1997 | 102,620 ha | -23.9% |
| 1998 | 62,627 ha | -39.0% |
| 1999 | 60,324 ha | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 43,798 ha | -27.4% |
| 2001 | 57,269 ha | +30.8% |
| 2002 | 69,480 ha | +21.3% |
| 2003 | 85,796 ha | +23.5% |
| 2004 | 74,188 ha | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 67,761 ha | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 42,128 ha | -37.8% |
| 2007 | 31,970 ha | -24.1% |
| 2008 | 36,150 ha | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 26,100 ha | -27.8% |
| 2010 | 17,341 ha | -33.6% |
| 2011 | 12,952 ha | -25.3% |
| 2012 | 16,219 ha | +25.2% |
| 2013 | 5,699 ha | -64.9% |
| 2014 | 6,309 ha | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 6,779 ha | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 3,002 ha | -55.7% |
| 2017 | 2,430 ha | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 1,020 ha | -58.0% |
| 2019 | 2,385 ha | +133.8% |
| 2020 | 2,332 ha | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1,916 ha | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 1,050 ha | -45.2% |
| 2023 | 4,250 ha | +304.8% |
| 2024 | 3,820 ha | -10.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 3,820 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,373 ha, 46% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 3,820 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15,758 ha, 24% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +344.4% | 5,400 ha | 24,000 ha |
| 2023 | +304.8% | 1,050 ha | 4,250 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,994 ha | 2,100 ha | 45,200 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 145,940 ha | 53,600 ha | 224,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 242,160 ha | 192,300 ha | 291,100 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 173,668 ha | 60,324 ha | 273,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,464 ha | 26,100 ha | 85,796 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,414 ha | 1,020 ha | 17,341 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,674 ha | 1,050 ha | 4,250 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More agriculture & rural data for Colombia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 851.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2122 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested in Colombia?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Colombia was 3,820 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 291,100 ha in 1982.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,020 ha in 2018.
- How does Colombia rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Colombia ranks 74th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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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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.