Sorghum — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sorghum — Area harvested was 13,000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 13,000 ha.
The figure is up 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 78,000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,186 ha, in 1997.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 39,000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 39,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 39,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 39,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 39,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 39,263 ha | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 26,000 ha | -33.8% |
| 1969 | 27,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 29,300 ha | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 29,900 ha | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 30,400 ha | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 31,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 31,700 ha | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 32,000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 32,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 32,200 ha | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 32,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 34,900 ha | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 35,800 ha | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 36,800 ha | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 37,900 ha | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 39,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 40,100 ha | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 41,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 66,600 ha | +62.4% |
| 1987 | 68,200 ha | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 71,500 ha | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 74,600 ha | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 78,000 ha | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 8,690 ha | -88.9% |
| 1992 | 8,946 ha | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 9,200 ha | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 9,494 ha | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 21,668 ha | +128.2% |
| 1996 | 22,022 ha | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 7,186 ha | -67.4% |
| 1998 | 7,391 ha | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 7,584 ha | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 9,153 ha | +20.7% |
| 2001 | 9,406 ha | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 9,552 ha | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 9,607 ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 9,561 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 9,516 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 9,470 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 9,425 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 9,380 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 9,334 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 9,288 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 9,285 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 7,673 ha | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 7,331 ha | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 7,733 ha | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 8,739 ha | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 7,934 ha | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 9,296 ha | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 10,660 ha | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 12,138 ha | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 12,157 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 12,832 ha | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 13,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 13,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13,000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36,363 ha | 26,000 ha | 40,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 31,560 ha | 29,300 ha | 34,900 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 51,150 ha | 35,800 ha | 74,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,018 ha | 7,186 ha | 78,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,440 ha | 9,153 ha | 9,607 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,008 ha | 7,331 ha | 12,138 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,798 ha | 12,157 ha | 13,000 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 13,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 78,000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,186 ha in 1997.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th out of 15 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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.