Sorghum — Area harvested in Philippines
Philippines: Sorghum — Area harvested was 72 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 72 ha for sorghum — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 30.1% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Philippines peaked at 17,300 ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places Philippines 99th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested in Philippines, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 2,500 ha | — |
| 1971 | 10,430 ha | +317.2% |
| 1972 | 4,980 ha | -52.3% |
| 1973 | 3,480 ha | -30.1% |
| 1974 | 9,540 ha | +174.1% |
| 1975 | 4,510 ha | -52.7% |
| 1976 | 6,100 ha | +35.3% |
| 1977 | 16,090 ha | +163.8% |
| 1978 | 17,300 ha | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 14,000 ha | -19.1% |
| 1980 | 10,000 ha | -28.6% |
| 1981 | 8,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1982 | 6,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 1983 | 3,490 ha | -41.8% |
| 1984 | 650 ha | -81.4% |
| 1985 | 190 ha | -70.8% |
| 1986 | 100 ha | -47.4% |
| 1987 | 140 ha | +40.0% |
| 1988 | 165 ha | +17.9% |
| 1989 | 119 ha | -27.9% |
| 1990 | 169 ha | +42.0% |
| 1991 | 3,248 ha | +1821.9% |
| 1992 | 2,357 ha | -27.4% |
| 1993 | 2,523 ha | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 4,305 ha | +70.6% |
| 1995 | 3,260 ha | -24.3% |
| 1996 | 4,440 ha | +36.2% |
| 1997 | 3,056 ha | -31.2% |
| 1998 | 2,719 ha | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 506 ha | -81.4% |
| 2000 | 482 ha | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 260 ha | -46.1% |
| 2002 | 120 ha | -53.8% |
| 2003 | 114 ha | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 106 ha | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 106 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80 ha | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81 ha | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 72 ha | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 68 ha | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 82 ha | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 214 ha | +161.0% |
| 2013 | 170 ha | -20.6% |
| 2014 | 130 ha | -23.5% |
| 2015 | 128 ha | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 122 ha | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 102 ha | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 102 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 104 ha | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 116 ha | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 103 ha | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 99 ha | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 103 ha | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 72 ha | -30.1% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 72 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,373 ha, 1% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 72 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,129 ha, 6% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +1821.9% | 169 ha | 3,248 ha |
| 1971 | +317.2% | 2,500 ha | 10,430 ha |
| 1974 | +174.1% | 3,480 ha | 9,540 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,893 ha | 2,500 ha | 17,300 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,885 ha | 100 ha | 10,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,658 ha | 169 ha | 4,440 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 150.1 ha | 72 ha | 482 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 122.2 ha | 68 ha | 214 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6 ha | 72 ha | 116 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More agriculture & rural data for Philippines
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 358.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested in Philippines?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Philippines was 72 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 17,300 ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Philippines rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Philippines ranks 99th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.