Sorghum — Area harvested in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Sorghum — Area harvested was 674,665 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — area harvested in Eastern Asia stood at 674,665 ha.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Eastern Asia peaked at 6.85 million ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 451,014 ha, in 2016.
That places Eastern Asia 16th out of 28 groups 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 Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.85 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 6.76 million ha | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 6.55 million ha | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 6.35 million ha | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 6.20 million ha | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 6.55 million ha | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 6.55 million ha | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 6.04 million ha | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 5.84 million ha | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 5.26 million ha | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 5.24 million ha | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 5.04 million ha | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 5.04 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4.84 million ha | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 4.53 million ha | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 4.36 million ha | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 3.79 million ha | -13.2% |
| 1978 | 3.48 million ha | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 3.19 million ha | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 2.71 million ha | -15.1% |
| 1981 | 2.63 million ha | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 2.80 million ha | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 2.73 million ha | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 2.47 million ha | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 1.98 million ha | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 1.91 million ha | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.90 million ha | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.82 million ha | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 1.66 million ha | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 1.58 million ha | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 1.43 million ha | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 1.33 million ha | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 1.38 million ha | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.40 million ha | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.24 million ha | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 1.31 million ha | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 1.10 million ha | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 986,828 ha | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 992,909 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 903,779 ha | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 797,110 ha | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 861,481 ha | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 745,488 ha | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 584,240 ha | -21.6% |
| 2005 | 593,360 ha | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 556,657 ha | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 522,646 ha | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 511,503 ha | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 581,089 ha | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 571,050 ha | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 525,622 ha | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 652,706 ha | +24.2% |
| 2013 | 611,830 ha | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 648,655 ha | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 604,205 ha | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 451,014 ha | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 536,729 ha | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 649,188 ha | +21.0% |
| 2019 | 671,050 ha | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 665,977 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 744,234 ha | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 705,990 ha | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 662,829 ha | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 674,665 ha | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.41 million ha | 5.84 million ha | 6.85 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.48 million ha | 3.19 million ha | 5.26 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.26 million ha | 1.66 million ha | 2.80 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 million ha | 986,828 ha | 1.58 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 665,735 ha | 511,503 ha | 903,779 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 592,205 ha | 451,014 ha | 671,050 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 690,739 ha | 662,829 ha | 744,234 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 13 Australia 774,646 ha compare
- 13 Türkiye 12 ha compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 774,646 ha compare
- 14 Micronesia (Federated States of) 7 ha compare
- 14 Micronesia 7 ha compare
- 15 Cameroon 740,000 ha compare
- 16 China 645,496 ha compare
- 17 China, mainland 643,496 ha compare
- 18 Argentina 626,182 ha compare
- 19 Ethiopia PDR 461,270 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested in Eastern Asia?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Eastern Asia was 674,665 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.85 million ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 451,014 ha in 2016.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Eastern Asia ranks 16th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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.