Sorghum — Area harvested in France
France: Sorghum — Area harvested was 100,480 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Area harvested in France, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — area harvested in France stood at 100,480 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 84.0% on the previous year and up 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in France peaked at 100,480 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,000 ha, in 1961.
France ranks 36th of 120 countries on this measure, 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 France, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,270 ha | +28.4% |
| 1963 | 20,007 ha | +94.8% |
| 1964 | 24,265 ha | +21.3% |
| 1965 | 29,810 ha | +22.9% |
| 1966 | 47,835 ha | +60.5% |
| 1967 | 60,845 ha | +27.2% |
| 1968 | 53,930 ha | -11.4% |
| 1969 | 53,790 ha | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 53,600 ha | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 56,310 ha | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 78,600 ha | +39.6% |
| 1973 | 68,500 ha | -12.8% |
| 1974 | 69,900 ha | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 85,600 ha | +22.5% |
| 1976 | 82,000 ha | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 100,070 ha | +22.0% |
| 1978 | 93,621 ha | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 83,900 ha | -10.4% |
| 1980 | 73,800 ha | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 66,700 ha | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 56,800 ha | -14.8% |
| 1983 | 54,000 ha | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 58,000 ha | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 44,000 ha | -24.1% |
| 1986 | 46,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 35,700 ha | -22.4% |
| 1988 | 44,056 ha | +23.4% |
| 1989 | 71,470 ha | +62.2% |
| 1990 | 66,000 ha | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 71,335 ha | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 100,327 ha | +40.6% |
| 1993 | 81,879 ha | -18.4% |
| 1994 | 47,423 ha | -42.1% |
| 1995 | 45,103 ha | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 54,024 ha | +19.8% |
| 1997 | 67,768 ha | +25.4% |
| 1998 | 63,844 ha | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 51,497 ha | -19.3% |
| 2000 | 59,576 ha | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 67,661 ha | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 71,231 ha | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 60,996 ha | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 47,976 ha | -21.3% |
| 2005 | 51,166 ha | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 55,421 ha | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 49,174 ha | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 37,157 ha | -24.4% |
| 2009 | 57,954 ha | +56.0% |
| 2010 | 51,869 ha | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 43,440 ha | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 42,192 ha | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 51,254 ha | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 62,863 ha | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 53,790 ha | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 48,462 ha | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 56,239 ha | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 60,770 ha | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 83,090 ha | +36.7% |
| 2020 | 93,580 ha | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 67,480 ha | -27.9% |
| 2022 | 49,860 ha | -26.1% |
| 2023 | 54,610 ha | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 100,480 ha | +84.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 100,480 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,063 ha, 94.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- France's 100,480 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,750 ha, 57.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,306 ha | 8,000 ha | 60,845 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 77,210 ha | 53,600 ha | 100,070 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,053 ha | 35,700 ha | 73,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 64,920 ha | 45,103 ha | 100,327 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,831 ha | 37,157 ha | 71,231 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,397 ha | 42,192 ha | 83,090 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 73,202 ha | 49,860 ha | 100,480 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.033 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested in France?
- Sorghum — area harvested in France was 100,480 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 100,480 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,000 ha in 1961.
- How does France rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- France ranks 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.