Sorghum — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: Sorghum — Area harvested was 750,000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
United Republic of Tanzania recorded 750,000 ha for sorghum — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 874,219 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 162,000 ha, in 1963.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 200,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 175,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 1963 | 162,000 ha | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 173,000 ha | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 192,000 ha | +11.0% |
| 1966 | 310,000 ha | +61.5% |
| 1967 | 310,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 315,000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 310,000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 310,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 310,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 350,000 ha | +12.9% |
| 1973 | 353,749 ha | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 310,000 ha | -12.4% |
| 1975 | 450,000 ha | +45.2% |
| 1976 | 550,000 ha | +22.2% |
| 1977 | 700,000 ha | +27.3% |
| 1978 | 700,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 700,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 740,000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 700,000 ha | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 322,890 ha | -53.9% |
| 1983 | 476,220 ha | +47.5% |
| 1984 | 459,800 ha | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 445,880 ha | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 800,000 ha | +79.4% |
| 1987 | 758,000 ha | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 476,700 ha | -37.1% |
| 1989 | 486,960 ha | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 380,000 ha | -22.0% |
| 1991 | 600,000 ha | +57.9% |
| 1992 | 683,071 ha | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 641,610 ha | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 663,700 ha | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 689,500 ha | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 665,500 ha | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 622,400 ha | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 596,200 ha | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 659,868 ha | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 736,200 ha | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 691,690 ha | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 655,380 ha | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 449,590 ha | -31.4% |
| 2004 | 697,220 ha | +55.1% |
| 2005 | 737,080 ha | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 715,884 ha | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 817,946 ha | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 566,760 ha | -30.7% |
| 2009 | 874,219 ha | +54.2% |
| 2010 | 618,370 ha | -29.3% |
| 2011 | 811,164 ha | +31.2% |
| 2012 | 839,423 ha | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 711,388 ha | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 851,478 ha | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 755,836 ha | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 729,995 ha | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 753,708 ha | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 609,567 ha | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 646,868 ha | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 695,088 ha | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 747,915 ha | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 711,770 ha | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 683,967 ha | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 750,000 ha | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 238,556 ha | 162,000 ha | 315,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 473,375 ha | 310,000 ha | 700,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 566,645 ha | 322,890 ha | 800,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 620,185 ha | 380,000 ha | 689,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 694,197 ha | 449,590 ha | 874,219 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 732,780 ha | 609,567 ha | 851,478 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 717,748 ha | 683,967 ha | 750,000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania
- 1 Sudan 8.53 million ha compare
- 2 Sudan (former) 7.26 million ha compare
- 3 Nigeria 6.10 million ha compare
- 4 India 4.61 million ha compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 648,842 ha compare
- 5 Niger 3.43 million ha compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 1.90 million ha compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 27,537 ha compare
- 7 Mali 1.69 million ha compare
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- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 11.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 8.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate -5.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3061 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -5.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate -3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 17.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 0.4754 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Sorghum — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania was 750,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 874,219 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 162,000 ha in 1963.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 4th out of 15 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Republic of Tanzania 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.