Sorghum — Area harvested in Israel
Israel: Sorghum — Area harvested was 2,355 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested in Israel is 2,355 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Israel peaked at 30,260 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2016.
That places Israel 82nd 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19,320 ha | — |
| 1962 | 15,715 ha | -18.7% |
| 1963 | 11,650 ha | -25.9% |
| 1964 | 29,475 ha | +153.0% |
| 1965 | 30,260 ha | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 4,100 ha | -86.5% |
| 1967 | 9,724 ha | +137.2% |
| 1968 | 9,219 ha | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 6,575 ha | -28.7% |
| 1970 | 4,260 ha | -35.2% |
| 1971 | 6,430 ha | +50.9% |
| 1972 | 12,400 ha | +92.8% |
| 1973 | 7,900 ha | -36.3% |
| 1974 | 7,710 ha | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 7,400 ha | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 2,340 ha | -68.4% |
| 1977 | 2,760 ha | +17.9% |
| 1978 | 1,300 ha | -52.9% |
| 1979 | 410 ha | -68.5% |
| 1980 | 3,150 ha | +668.3% |
| 1981 | 3,940 ha | +25.1% |
| 1982 | 2,940 ha | -25.4% |
| 1983 | 4,610 ha | +56.8% |
| 1984 | 1,200 ha | -74.0% |
| 1985 | 1,050 ha | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 960 ha | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 240 ha | -75.0% |
| 1988 | 50 ha | -79.2% |
| 1989 | 110 ha | +120.0% |
| 1990 | 283 ha | +157.3% |
| 1991 | 106 ha | -62.5% |
| 1992 | 126 ha | +18.9% |
| 1993 | 71 ha | -43.7% |
| 1994 | 164 ha | +131.0% |
| 1995 | 212 ha | +29.3% |
| 1996 | 187 ha | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 170 ha | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 550 ha | +223.5% |
| 1999 | 1,500 ha | +172.7% |
| 2000 | 2,400 ha | +60.0% |
| 2001 | 2,566 ha | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 2,410 ha | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 4,600 ha | +90.9% |
| 2004 | 5,600 ha | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 5,500 ha | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 4,200 ha | -23.6% |
| 2007 | 3,500 ha | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 2,700 ha | -22.9% |
| 2009 | 6,000 ha | +122.2% |
| 2010 | 5,970 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 4,868 ha | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 5,228 ha | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 5,272 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2,500 ha | -52.6% |
| 2015 | 2,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 ha | — |
| 2018 | 0 ha | — |
| 2019 | 500 ha | — |
| 2020 | 1,900 ha | +280.0% |
| 2021 | 2,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2,580 ha | +29.0% |
| 2023 | 2,487 ha | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 2,355 ha | -5.3% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 2,355 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,063 ha, 2.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Israel's 2,355 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,353 ha, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +668.3% | 410 ha | 3,150 ha |
| 2020 | +280.0% | 500 ha | 1,900 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,115 ha | 4,100 ha | 30,260 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,291 ha | 410 ha | 12,400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,825 ha | 50 ha | 4,610 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 336.9 ha | 71 ha | 1,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,948 ha | 2,400 ha | 6,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,634 ha | 0 ha | 5,970 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,264 ha | 1,900 ha | 2,580 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Israel
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 696.75 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7021 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0842 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested in Israel?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Israel was 2,355 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 30,260 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2016.
- How does Israel rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Israel ranks 82nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel 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.