Sorghum — Area harvested in Jordan
Jordan: Sorghum — Area harvested was 82 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 82 ha for sorghum — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and down 86.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Jordan peaked at 10,291 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1967.
Jordan ranks 98th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested in Jordan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,804 ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,291 ha | +16.9% |
| 1963 | 6,251 ha | -39.3% |
| 1964 | 7,365 ha | +17.8% |
| 1965 | 5,837 ha | -20.7% |
| 1966 | 4,500 ha | -22.9% |
| 1967 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 795 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 2 ha | — |
| 1972 | 718 ha | +35800.0% |
| 1973 | 94 ha | -86.9% |
| 1974 | 146 ha | +55.3% |
| 1975 | 1,077 ha | +637.7% |
| 1976 | 333 ha | -69.1% |
| 1977 | 24 ha | -92.8% |
| 1978 | 962 ha | +3908.3% |
| 1979 | 16 ha | -98.3% |
| 1980 | 117 ha | +631.2% |
| 1981 | 261 ha | +123.1% |
| 1982 | 254 ha | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0 ha | — |
| 1985 | 0 ha | — |
| 1986 | 0 ha | — |
| 1987 | 0 ha | — |
| 1988 | 0 ha | — |
| 1989 | 0 ha | — |
| 1990 | 0 ha | — |
| 1991 | 0 ha | — |
| 1992 | 0 ha | — |
| 1993 | 0 ha | — |
| 1994 | 20 ha | — |
| 1995 | 21 ha | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 77 ha | +266.7% |
| 1997 | 37 ha | -51.9% |
| 1998 | 603 ha | +1529.7% |
| 1999 | 29 ha | -95.2% |
| 2000 | 22 ha | -24.1% |
| 2001 | 8 ha | -63.6% |
| 2002 | 20 ha | +150.0% |
| 2003 | 44 ha | +120.0% |
| 2004 | 206 ha | +368.2% |
| 2005 | 374 ha | +81.6% |
| 2006 | 439 ha | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 76 ha | -82.7% |
| 2008 | 765 ha | +906.6% |
| 2009 | 773 ha | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2,000 ha | +158.7% |
| 2011 | 693 ha | -65.3% |
| 2012 | 783 ha | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 1,001 ha | +27.8% |
| 2014 | 611 ha | -39.0% |
| 2015 | 260 ha | -57.4% |
| 2016 | 11 ha | -95.8% |
| 2017 | 51 ha | +363.6% |
| 2018 | 168 ha | +229.4% |
| 2019 | 16 ha | -90.5% |
| 2020 | 106 ha | +562.5% |
| 2021 | 24 ha | -77.4% |
| 2022 | 63 ha | +162.5% |
| 2023 | 72 ha | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 82 ha | +13.9% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 82 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,373 ha, 1% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 82 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,353 ha, 3% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +35800.0% | 2 ha | 718 ha |
| 1978 | +3908.3% | 24 ha | 962 ha |
| 1998 | +1529.7% | 37 ha | 603 ha |
| 2008 | +906.6% | 76 ha | 765 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,871 ha | 0 ha | 10,291 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 337.2 ha | 0 ha | 1,077 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.2 ha | 0 ha | 261 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.7 ha | 0 ha | 603 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 272.7 ha | 8 ha | 773 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 559.4 ha | 11 ha | 2,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4 ha | 24 ha | 106 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 297.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested in Jordan?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Jordan was 82 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 10,291 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1967.
- How does Jordan rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Jordan ranks 98th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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.