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Sorghum production (metric tons) by country

Production data on sorghum relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.

Countries reporting
41
Highest
6.90 million metric tons
Nigeria
Lowest
306 metric tons
Eswatini
Median
86,865 metric tons
Years covered
51
1961–2011
Data points
2,314

What the numbers show

Sorghum production (metric tons) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 6.90 million metric tons in Nigeria; the lowest is 306 metric tons in Eswatini.

The median across all reporting countries is 86,865 metric tons, and the mean is 570,999 metric tons.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22,539.

Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Botswana (up 198.6%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 78.8%).

Sorghum production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 6.90 million metric tons 2011 down 2.6% rising
2 Ethiopia 3.96 million metric tons 2011 up 155.7% rising
3 Sudan 2.63 million metric tons 2010 up 5.7% rising
4 Burkina Faso 1.51 million metric tons 2011 up 9.8% rising
5 Mali 1.19 million metric tons 2011 up 130.0% rising
6 Cameroon 1.15 million metric tons 2011 up 127.7% volatile
7 Egypt 839,195 metric tons 2011 down 2.7% rising
8 Niger 807,268 metric tons 2011 up 23.1% volatile
9 Tanzania 806,575 metric tons 2011 up 16.6% volatile
10 Chad 650,000 metric tons 2011 up 30.7% rising
11 Mozambique 502,875 metric tons 2011 up 187.4% rising
12 Uganda 437,000 metric tons 2011 up 3.3% rising
13 Ghana 287,069 metric tons 2011 up 2.6% rising
14 Togo 243,267 metric tons 2011 up 49.0% rising
15 Kenya 159,877 metric tons 2011 up 37.1% falling
16 South Africa 155,000 metric tons 2011 down 24.8% falling
16 Benin 155,000 metric tons 2011 down 6.3% rising
18 Rwanda 151,754 metric tons 2011 down 13.7% rising
19 Somalia 115,027 metric tons 2011 down 15.8% falling
20 Zimbabwe 93,796 metric tons 2011 down 15.0% falling
21 Senegal 86,865 metric tons 2011 down 42.0% rising
22 Burundi 86,854 metric tons 2011 up 25.7% rising
23 Eritrea 81,034 metric tons 2011 up 2.9% volatile
24 Malawi 73,330 metric tons 2011 up 99.2% volatile
25 Central African Republic 48,000 metric tons 2011 up 19.3% rising
26 Cote d'Ivoire 46,460 metric tons 2011 up 29.3% rising
27 Guinea 45,000 metric tons 2011 up 34.1% rising
28 Botswana 44,787 metric tons 2011 up 198.6% volatile
29 Sierra Leone 36,657 metric tons 2011 up 182.0% rising
30 Zambia 24,765 metric tons 2011 up 47.4% falling
31 Mauritania 24,619 metric tons 2011 down 53.6% rising
32 Gambia 20,556 metric tons 2011 down 38.5% volatile
33 Guinea-Bissau 15,480 metric tons 2011 up 2.6% volatile
34 Morocco 15,000 metric tons 2011 up 52.7% volatile
35 Lesotho 9,606 metric tons 2011 down 78.8% volatile
36 Democratic Republic of Congo 7,368 metric tons 2011 up 18.5% volatile
37 Namibia 4,137 metric tons 2011 down 48.9% rising
38 Madagascar 1,509 metric tons 2011 up 50.9% volatile
39 Tunisia 1,086 metric tons 2011 down 9.5% volatile
40 Algeria 317 metric tons 2011 down 42.9% volatile
41 Eswatini 306 metric tons 2011 down 23.3% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Sorghum production (metric tons)
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 2,314 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Production data on sorghum relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.