Sorghum — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Sorghum — Area harvested was 337,849 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested in Europe is 337,849 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 24.0% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Europe peaked at 426,936 ha in 1976 and was at its lowest, 125,723 ha, in 1995.
That places Europe 18th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 131,937 ha | — |
| 1962 | 162,004 ha | +22.8% |
| 1963 | 162,413 ha | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 229,489 ha | +41.3% |
| 1965 | 169,389 ha | -26.2% |
| 1966 | 194,227 ha | +14.7% |
| 1967 | 193,410 ha | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 195,183 ha | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 219,954 ha | +12.7% |
| 1970 | 194,992 ha | -11.3% |
| 1971 | 172,039 ha | -11.8% |
| 1972 | 212,049 ha | +23.3% |
| 1973 | 247,845 ha | +16.9% |
| 1974 | 279,247 ha | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 255,834 ha | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 426,936 ha | +66.9% |
| 1977 | 296,206 ha | -30.6% |
| 1978 | 313,235 ha | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 275,599 ha | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 283,369 ha | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 261,986 ha | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 289,635 ha | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 305,159 ha | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 299,248 ha | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 314,136 ha | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 238,746 ha | -24.0% |
| 1987 | 311,634 ha | +30.5% |
| 1988 | 259,369 ha | -16.8% |
| 1989 | 315,593 ha | +21.7% |
| 1990 | 267,974 ha | -15.1% |
| 1991 | 248,559 ha | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 240,722 ha | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 171,550 ha | -28.7% |
| 1994 | 144,862 ha | -15.6% |
| 1995 | 125,723 ha | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 140,348 ha | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 139,428 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 134,583 ha | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 142,158 ha | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 226,778 ha | +59.5% |
| 2001 | 193,477 ha | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 155,170 ha | -19.8% |
| 2003 | 158,452 ha | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 174,425 ha | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 140,933 ha | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 177,702 ha | +26.1% |
| 2007 | 180,137 ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 276,117 ha | +53.3% |
| 2009 | 151,810 ha | -45.0% |
| 2010 | 158,442 ha | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 256,667 ha | +62.0% |
| 2012 | 303,089 ha | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 396,933 ha | +31.0% |
| 2014 | 389,905 ha | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 345,252 ha | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 405,383 ha | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 304,883 ha | -24.8% |
| 2018 | 237,581 ha | -22.1% |
| 2019 | 322,539 ha | +35.8% |
| 2020 | 302,087 ha | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 284,926 ha | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 238,144 ha | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 272,428 ha | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 337,849 ha | +24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 184,223 ha | 131,937 ha | 229,489 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 267,398 ha | 172,039 ha | 426,936 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 287,888 ha | 238,746 ha | 315,593 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 175,591 ha | 125,723 ha | 267,974 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 183,500 ha | 140,933 ha | 276,117 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 312,067 ha | 158,442 ha | 405,383 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 287,087 ha | 238,144 ha | 337,849 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested in Europe?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Europe was 337,849 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 426,936 ha in 1976.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 125,723 ha in 1995.
- How does Europe rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Europe ranks 18th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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.