Sorghum — Area harvested in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Sorghum — Area harvested was 60,475 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested in Saudi Arabia is 60,475 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Saudi Arabia peaked at 349,700 ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 37,231 ha, in 1985.
Saudi Arabia ranks 41st 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 105,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 110,000 ha | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 115,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 120,000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 125,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 130,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 133,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 155,883 ha | +17.2% |
| 1969 | 135,000 ha | -13.4% |
| 1970 | 135,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 252,883 ha | +87.3% |
| 1972 | 81,302 ha | -67.8% |
| 1973 | 144,801 ha | +78.1% |
| 1974 | 275,829 ha | +90.5% |
| 1975 | 236,966 ha | -14.1% |
| 1976 | 301,926 ha | +27.4% |
| 1977 | 273,184 ha | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 302,467 ha | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 318,746 ha | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 349,700 ha | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 173,432 ha | -50.4% |
| 1982 | 95,829 ha | -44.7% |
| 1983 | 59,239 ha | -38.2% |
| 1984 | 37,741 ha | -36.3% |
| 1985 | 37,231 ha | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 37,590 ha | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 67,263 ha | +78.9% |
| 1988 | 115,002 ha | +71.0% |
| 1989 | 120,977 ha | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 137,874 ha | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 124,083 ha | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 126,742 ha | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 145,561 ha | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 161,507 ha | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 180,708 ha | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 183,635 ha | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 182,423 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 180,100 ha | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 155,399 ha | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 158,582 ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 177,616 ha | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 165,877 ha | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 141,869 ha | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 129,865 ha | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 107,700 ha | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 104,000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 96,000 ha | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 103,572 ha | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 92,757 ha | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 43,899 ha | -52.7% |
| 2011 | 44,399 ha | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 45,438 ha | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 42,101 ha | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 63,101 ha | +49.9% |
| 2015 | 60,740 ha | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 58,467 ha | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 56,279 ha | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 54,866 ha | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 53,489 ha | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 55,687 ha | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 56,950 ha | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 57,143 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 58,305 ha | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 60,475 ha | +3.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 60,475 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,063 ha, 56.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 60,475 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,353 ha, 25.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +90.5% | 144,801 ha | 275,829 ha |
| 1971 | +87.3% | 135,000 ha | 252,883 ha |
| 1973 | +78.1% | 81,302 ha | 144,801 ha |
| 1987 | +78.9% | 37,590 ha | 67,263 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125,431 ha | 105,000 ha | 155,883 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 232,310 ha | 81,302 ha | 318,746 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 109,400 ha | 37,231 ha | 349,700 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 157,803 ha | 124,083 ha | 183,635 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 127,784 ha | 92,757 ha | 177,616 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,278 ha | 42,101 ha | 63,101 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,712 ha | 55,687 ha | 60,475 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 38 USSR 86,000 ha compare
- 39 Russian Federation 85,510 ha compare
- 40 El Salvador 61,369 ha compare
- 42 Sierra Leone 60,000 ha compare
- 43 Burundi 49,750 ha compare
- 44 Pakistan 45,563 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1539 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested in Saudi Arabia?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Saudi Arabia was 60,475 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 349,700 ha in 1980.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,231 ha in 1985.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 41st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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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.