Sorghum — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sorghum — Production was 9,009 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
9,009 t
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
10th
of 15 groups
All-time high
49,000 t
in 1990
All-time low
4,750 t
in 1997
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sorghum — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sorghum — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 9,009 t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 74.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sorghum — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 49,000 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,750 t, in 1997.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sorghum — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Sorghum — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 28,000 t
1962 25,000 t -10.7%
1963 26,000 t +4.0%
1964 26,000 t +0.0%
1965 24,021 t -7.6%
1966 24,863 t +3.5%
1967 26,351 t +6.0%
1968 17,748 t -32.6%
1969 19,000 t +7.1%
1970 25,400 t +33.7%
1971 26,200 t +3.1%
1972 26,700 t +1.9%
1973 27,000 t +1.1%
1974 28,100 t +4.1%
1975 26,900 t -4.3%
1976 27,500 t +2.2%
1977 26,900 t -2.2%
1978 27,900 t +3.7%
1979 31,400 t +12.5%
1980 32,200 t +2.5%
1981 33,100 t +2.8%
1982 34,100 t +3.0%
1983 35,100 t +2.9%
1984 36,100 t +2.8%
1985 36,900 t +2.2%
1986 38,100 t +3.3%
1987 39,200 t +2.9%
1988 45,100 t +15.1%
1989 47,000 t +4.2%
1990 49,000 t +4.3%
1991 5,301 t -89.2%
1992 5,466 t +3.1%
1993 5,630 t +3.0%
1994 5,810 t +3.2%
1995 14,171 t +143.9%
1996 14,557 t +2.7%
1997 4,750 t -67.4%
1998 4,885 t +2.8%
1999 5,010 t +2.6%
2000 6,050 t +20.8%
2001 6,220 t +2.8%
2002 6,380 t +2.6%
2003 6,350 t -0.5%
2004 6,320 t -0.5%
2005 6,290 t -0.5%
2006 6,260 t -0.5%
2007 6,230 t -0.5%
2008 6,200 t -0.5%
2009 6,170 t -0.5%
2010 6,140 t -0.5%
2011 6,177 t +0.6%
2012 5,122 t -17.1%
2013 4,883 t -4.7%
2014 5,166 t +5.8%
2015 5,853 t +13.3%
2016 5,301 t -9.4%
2017 6,217 t +17.3%
2018 7,063 t +13.6%
2019 8,105 t +14.8%
2020 8,183 t +1.0%
2021 8,666 t +5.9%
2022 8,834 t +1.9%
2023 8,921 t +1.0%
2024 9,009 t +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 24,109 t 17,748 t 28,000 t 9
1970s 27,400 t 25,400 t 31,400 t 10
1980s 37,690 t 32,200 t 47,000 t 10
1990s 11,458 t 4,750 t 49,000 t 10
2000s 6,247 t 6,050 t 6,380 t 10
2010s 6,003 t 4,883 t 8,105 t 10
2020s 8,723 t 8,183 t 9,009 t 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 7 Brazil 4.09 million t compare
  2. 8 China 3.07 million t compare
  3. 9 China, mainland 3.07 million t compare
  4. 10 Argentina 2.50 million t compare
  5. 11 Australia 2.44 million t compare
  6. 11 Australia and New Zealand 2.44 million t compare
  7. 13 Niger 1.91 million t compare
  8. 13 Türkiye 96 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sorghum — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Sorghum — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 9,009 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sorghum — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 49,000 t in 1990.
What is the lowest sorghum — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 4,750 t in 1997.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for sorghum — production?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 10th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
Is sorghum — production rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sorghum — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
163 places, 8,613 data points, 1961–2024
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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.