Sorghum — Area harvested in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Sorghum — Area harvested was 18,695 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1964–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — area harvested in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) stood at 18,695 ha.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 392,267 ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 985 ha, in 1964.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 985 ha | — |
| 1965 | 1,720 ha | +74.6% |
| 1966 | 4,552 ha | +164.7% |
| 1967 | 6,824 ha | +49.9% |
| 1968 | 9,264 ha | +35.8% |
| 1969 | 5,356 ha | -42.2% |
| 1970 | 2,954 ha | -44.8% |
| 1971 | 2,440 ha | -17.4% |
| 1972 | 5,039 ha | +106.5% |
| 1973 | 6,121 ha | +21.5% |
| 1974 | 28,394 ha | +363.9% |
| 1975 | 43,996 ha | +54.9% |
| 1976 | 72,209 ha | +64.1% |
| 1977 | 156,110 ha | +116.2% |
| 1978 | 185,465 ha | +18.8% |
| 1979 | 241,183 ha | +30.0% |
| 1980 | 211,876 ha | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 229,251 ha | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 220,178 ha | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 196,760 ha | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 238,585 ha | +21.3% |
| 1985 | 249,591 ha | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 380,760 ha | +52.6% |
| 1987 | 390,211 ha | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 392,267 ha | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 288,514 ha | -26.4% |
| 1990 | 175,798 ha | -39.1% |
| 1991 | 278,459 ha | +58.4% |
| 1992 | 229,147 ha | -17.7% |
| 1993 | 210,000 ha | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 215,552 ha | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 222,527 ha | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 201,627 ha | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 185,492 ha | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 182,803 ha | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 156,298 ha | -14.5% |
| 2000 | 286,697 ha | +83.4% |
| 2001 | 265,363 ha | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 224,829 ha | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 302,084 ha | +34.4% |
| 2004 | 266,991 ha | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 179,950 ha | -32.6% |
| 2006 | 256,274 ha | +42.4% |
| 2007 | 165,804 ha | -35.3% |
| 2008 | 190,000 ha | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 217,000 ha | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 210,934 ha | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 218,011 ha | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 71,676 ha | -67.1% |
| 2013 | 65,711 ha | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 61,820 ha | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 24,569 ha | -60.3% |
| 2016 | 19,167 ha | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 31,028 ha | +61.9% |
| 2018 | 15,499 ha | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 13,028 ha | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 25,996 ha | +99.5% |
| 2021 | 11,632 ha | -55.3% |
| 2022 | 25,843 ha | +122.2% |
| 2023 | 19,132 ha | -26.0% |
| 2024 | 18,695 ha | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,784 ha | 985 ha | 9,264 ha | 6 |
| 1970s | 74,391 ha | 2,440 ha | 241,183 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 279,799 ha | 196,760 ha | 392,267 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 205,770 ha | 156,298 ha | 278,459 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 235,499 ha | 165,804 ha | 302,084 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 73,144 ha | 13,028 ha | 218,011 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,260 ha | 11,632 ha | 25,996 ha | 5 |
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- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 648,842 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 18,695 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 392,267 ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 985 ha in 1964.
- How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 8th out of 15 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 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.