Sorghum — Production in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Sorghum — Production was 307.84 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Production in Dominican Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 307.84 t for sorghum — production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — production in Dominican Republic peaked at 50,874 t in 1989 and was at its lowest, 224.21 t, in 2022.
Dominican Republic ranks 95th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Production in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 3,000 t | +200.0% |
| 1963 | 5,000 t | +66.7% |
| 1964 | 6,000 t | +20.0% |
| 1965 | 7,000 t | +16.7% |
| 1966 | 8,000 t | +14.3% |
| 1967 | 8,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 10,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 12,000 t | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 13,600 t | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 15,000 t | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 16,000 t | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 17,000 t | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 16,900 t | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 17,000 t | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 18,000 t | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 19,000 t | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 12,338 t | -35.1% |
| 1979 | 22,679 t | +83.8% |
| 1980 | 10,819 t | -52.3% |
| 1981 | 19,172 t | +77.2% |
| 1982 | 18,086 t | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 42,446 t | +134.7% |
| 1984 | 42,961 t | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 47,189 t | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 45,585 t | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 48,784 t | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 39,460 t | -19.1% |
| 1989 | 50,874 t | +28.9% |
| 1990 | 20,959 t | -58.8% |
| 1991 | 16,595 t | -20.8% |
| 1992 | 17,348 t | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 15,140 t | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 12,538 t | -17.2% |
| 1995 | 19,405 t | +54.8% |
| 1996 | 12,685 t | -34.6% |
| 1997 | 21,752 t | +71.5% |
| 1998 | 8,072 t | -62.9% |
| 1999 | 7,829 t | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 4,817 t | -38.5% |
| 2001 | 12,620 t | +162.0% |
| 2002 | 5,157 t | -59.1% |
| 2003 | 3,958 t | -23.2% |
| 2004 | 5,644 t | +42.6% |
| 2005 | 1,902 t | -66.3% |
| 2006 | 619 t | -67.4% |
| 2007 | 1,472 t | +137.8% |
| 2008 | 576 t | -60.9% |
| 2009 | 795 t | +38.0% |
| 2010 | 1,150 t | +44.7% |
| 2011 | 2,241 t | +94.8% |
| 2012 | 1,978 t | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 3,898 t | +97.1% |
| 2014 | 1,595 t | -59.1% |
| 2015 | 1,894 t | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 1,135 t | -40.1% |
| 2017 | 1,155 t | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 985.17 t | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 698.95 t | -29.1% |
| 2020 | 356.26 t | -49.0% |
| 2021 | 321.87 t | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 224.21 t | -30.3% |
| 2023 | 287.32 t | +28.1% |
| 2024 | 307.84 t | +7.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 307.84 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,635 t, 3% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 307.84 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19,542 t, 2% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,667 t | 1,000 t | 12,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,752 t | 12,338 t | 22,679 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,538 t | 10,819 t | 50,874 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,232 t | 7,829 t | 21,752 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,756 t | 576 t | 12,620 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,673 t | 698.95 t | 3,898 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 299.5 t | 224.21 t | 356.26 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 92 Lebanon 700 t compare
- 93 Algeria 660.76 t compare
- 94 Philippines 450.09 t compare
- 96 Czechoslovakia 300 t compare
- 97 Slovenia 280 t compare
- 98 Kyrgyzstan 273 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — production in Dominican Republic?
- Sorghum — production in Dominican Republic was 307.84 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — production recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 50,874 t in 1989.
- What is the lowest sorghum — production recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 224.21 t in 2022.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for sorghum — production?
- Dominican Republic ranks 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — production rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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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.