Sorghum — Area harvested in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Sorghum — Area harvested was 1,632 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested in Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — area harvested in Republic of Korea stood at 1,632 ha.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Republic of Korea peaked at 16,040 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 516 ha, in 1993.
That places Republic of Korea 87th 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 Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,690 ha | — |
| 1962 | 12,880 ha | +20.5% |
| 1963 | 12,706 ha | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 16,040 ha | +26.2% |
| 1965 | 15,365 ha | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 13,733 ha | -10.6% |
| 1967 | 11,364 ha | -17.3% |
| 1968 | 10,844 ha | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 10,743 ha | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 9,563 ha | -11.0% |
| 1971 | 7,721 ha | -19.3% |
| 1972 | 7,237 ha | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 7,665 ha | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 6,389 ha | -16.6% |
| 1975 | 6,332 ha | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 6,445 ha | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 5,926 ha | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 5,311 ha | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 4,130 ha | -22.2% |
| 1980 | 3,856 ha | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 4,257 ha | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 3,297 ha | -22.6% |
| 1983 | 2,806 ha | -14.9% |
| 1984 | 2,704 ha | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 1,361 ha | -49.7% |
| 1986 | 1,487 ha | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 1,750 ha | +17.7% |
| 1988 | 1,253 ha | -28.4% |
| 1989 | 1,072 ha | -14.4% |
| 1990 | 1,418 ha | +32.3% |
| 1991 | 1,502 ha | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 707 ha | -52.9% |
| 1993 | 516 ha | -27.0% |
| 1994 | 925 ha | +79.3% |
| 1995 | 1,141 ha | +23.4% |
| 1996 | 1,524 ha | +33.6% |
| 1997 | 1,571 ha | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1,154 ha | -26.5% |
| 1999 | 1,215 ha | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 2,323 ha | +91.2% |
| 2001 | 1,021 ha | -56.0% |
| 2002 | 1,721 ha | +68.6% |
| 2003 | 1,304 ha | -24.2% |
| 2004 | 1,629 ha | +24.9% |
| 2005 | 2,293 ha | +40.8% |
| 2006 | 2,197 ha | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 1,515 ha | -31.0% |
| 2008 | 1,054 ha | -30.4% |
| 2009 | 1,547 ha | +46.8% |
| 2010 | 1,600 ha | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1,578 ha | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1,518 ha | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 1,520 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,587 ha | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1,609 ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,623 ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,623 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,641 ha | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,653 ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,671 ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,671 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,626 ha | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1,629 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,632 ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,707 ha | 10,690 ha | 16,040 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,672 ha | 4,130 ha | 9,563 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,384 ha | 1,072 ha | 4,257 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,167 ha | 516 ha | 1,571 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,660 ha | 1,021 ha | 2,323 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,595 ha | 1,518 ha | 1,653 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,646 ha | 1,626 ha | 1,671 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested in Republic of Korea?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Republic of Korea was 1,632 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 16,040 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 516 ha in 1993.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Republic of Korea ranks 87th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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.