Sorghum — Area harvested in Romania
Romania: Sorghum — Area harvested was 13,030 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Romania recorded 13,030 ha for sorghum — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 89.9% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Romania peaked at 68,800 ha in 1976 and was at its lowest, 740 ha, in 2006.
Romania ranks 64th of 120 countries on this measure, 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,400 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,600 ha | +94.1% |
| 1963 | 7,200 ha | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 19,600 ha | +172.2% |
| 1965 | 7,900 ha | -59.7% |
| 1966 | 3,100 ha | -60.8% |
| 1967 | 1,116 ha | -64.0% |
| 1968 | 3,462 ha | +210.2% |
| 1969 | 2,190 ha | -36.7% |
| 1970 | 3,040 ha | +38.8% |
| 1971 | 1,600 ha | -47.4% |
| 1972 | 1,800 ha | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 1,400 ha | -22.2% |
| 1974 | 1,000 ha | -28.6% |
| 1975 | 15,281 ha | +1428.1% |
| 1976 | 68,800 ha | +350.2% |
| 1977 | 11,700 ha | -83.0% |
| 1978 | 22,400 ha | +91.5% |
| 1979 | 12,700 ha | -43.3% |
| 1980 | 21,300 ha | +67.7% |
| 1981 | 16,100 ha | -24.4% |
| 1982 | 14,700 ha | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 16,400 ha | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 16,200 ha | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 9,100 ha | -43.8% |
| 1986 | 9,000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 12,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 7,100 ha | -40.8% |
| 1989 | 10,500 ha | +47.9% |
| 1990 | 5,200 ha | -50.5% |
| 1991 | 3,812 ha | -26.7% |
| 1992 | 8,240 ha | +116.2% |
| 1993 | 5,600 ha | -32.0% |
| 1994 | 7,578 ha | +35.3% |
| 1995 | 5,775 ha | -23.8% |
| 1996 | 7,311 ha | +26.6% |
| 1997 | 2,480 ha | -66.1% |
| 1998 | 6,834 ha | +175.6% |
| 1999 | 1,567 ha | -77.1% |
| 2000 | 1,066 ha | -32.0% |
| 2001 | 4,173 ha | +291.5% |
| 2002 | 1,802 ha | -56.8% |
| 2003 | 4,687 ha | +160.1% |
| 2004 | 7,544 ha | +61.0% |
| 2005 | 756 ha | -90.0% |
| 2006 | 740 ha | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 894 ha | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 7,932 ha | +787.2% |
| 2009 | 6,078 ha | -23.4% |
| 2010 | 9,377 ha | +54.3% |
| 2011 | 12,677 ha | +35.2% |
| 2012 | 19,385 ha | +52.9% |
| 2013 | 21,002 ha | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 17,202 ha | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 12,809 ha | -25.5% |
| 2016 | 9,045 ha | -29.4% |
| 2017 | 13,741 ha | +51.9% |
| 2018 | 15,930 ha | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 15,710 ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 9,590 ha | -39.0% |
| 2021 | 7,350 ha | -23.4% |
| 2022 | 5,700 ha | -22.4% |
| 2023 | 6,860 ha | +20.4% |
| 2024 | 13,030 ha | +89.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 13,030 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,063 ha, 12.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Romania's 13,030 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,750 ha, 7.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested in Romania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +1428.1% | 1,000 ha | 15,281 ha |
| 2008 | +787.2% | 894 ha | 7,932 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,063 ha | 1,116 ha | 19,600 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,972 ha | 1,000 ha | 68,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,240 ha | 7,100 ha | 21,300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,440 ha | 1,567 ha | 8,240 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,567 ha | 740 ha | 7,932 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,688 ha | 9,045 ha | 21,002 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,506 ha | 5,700 ha | 13,030 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Romania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 676.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1768 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4783 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested in Romania?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Romania was 13,030 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 68,800 ha in 1976.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 740 ha in 2006.
- How does Romania rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Romania ranks 64th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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.