Sorghum — Production in Ethiopia PDR

Ethiopia PDR: Sorghum — Production was 564,929 t in 1992. ▲ Rising

Latest (1992)
564,929 t
Change on year
down 18.7%
World rank
20th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.64 million t
in 1980
All-time low
507,220 t
in 1985
Years of data
32
1961–1992

Sorghum — Production in Ethiopia PDR, 1961–1992

500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1.8M1961197619921961: 793.0k t1962: 810.0k t1963: 829.0k t1964: 853.3k t1965: 867.7k t1966: 887.0k t1967: 922.1k t1968: 800.0k t1969: 988.6k t1970: 1.0M t1971: 1.1M t1972: 943.4k t1973: 750.0k t1974: 749.1k t1975: 630.5k t1976: 875.5k t1977: 755.7k t1978: 707.9k t1979: 1.1M t1980: 1.6M t1981: 1.4M t1982: 1.2M t1983: 1.4M t1984: 1.2M t1985: 507.2k t1986: 904.5k t1987: 969.7k t1988: 909.9k t1989: 849.2k t1990: 972.8k t1991: 694.7k t1992: 564.9k t

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

Analysis

In 1992, sorghum — production in Ethiopia PDR stood at 564,929 t.

The figure is down 18.7% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sorghum — production in Ethiopia PDR peaked at 1.64 million t in 1980 and was at its lowest, 507,220 t, in 1985.

Ethiopia PDR ranks 20th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Sorghum — Production in Ethiopia PDR, year by year

Annual values for Sorghum — Production in Ethiopia PDR, 1961 to 1992.
Year t Change
1961 793,000 t —
1962 810,000 t +2.1%
1963 829,000 t +2.3%
1964 853,300 t +2.9%
1965 867,700 t +1.7%
1966 887,000 t +2.2%
1967 922,100 t +4.0%
1968 800,000 t -13.2%
1969 988,600 t +23.6%
1970 1.04 million t +4.9%
1971 1.10 million t +6.3%
1972 943,400 t -14.4%
1973 750,000 t -20.5%
1974 749,100 t -0.1%
1975 630,520 t -15.8%
1976 875,540 t +38.9%
1977 755,680 t -13.7%
1978 707,900 t -6.3%
1979 1.05 million t +49.0%
1980 1.64 million t +55.8%
1981 1.41 million t -14.1%
1982 1.21 million t -14.5%
1983 1.36 million t +12.4%
1984 1.20 million t -11.4%
1985 507,220 t -57.8%
1986 904,548 t +78.3%
1987 969,736 t +7.2%
1988 909,889 t -6.2%
1989 849,224 t -6.7%
1990 972,805 t +14.6%
1991 694,662 t -28.6%
1992 564,929 t -18.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 861,189 t 793,000 t 988,600 t 9
1970s 860,526 t 630,520 t 1.10 million t 10
1980s 1.10 million t 507,220 t 1.64 million t 10
1990s 744,132 t 564,929 t 972,805 t 3

Countries ranked near Ethiopia PDR

  1. 17 South Sudan 960,000 t
  2. 18 Egypt 780,000 t compare
  3. 19 Chad 720,086 t compare
  4. 21 Ghana 479,000 t compare
  5. 22 France 447,110 t compare
  6. 23 Senegal 445,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sorghum — production in Ethiopia PDR?
Sorghum — production in Ethiopia PDR was 564,929 t in 1992, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sorghum — production recorded in Ethiopia PDR?
The highest recorded value was 1.64 million t in 1980.
What is the lowest sorghum — production recorded in Ethiopia PDR?
The lowest recorded value was 507,220 t in 1985.
How does Ethiopia PDR rank for sorghum — production?
Ethiopia PDR ranks 20th out of 120 countries with data for 1992.
Is sorghum — production rising or falling in Ethiopia PDR?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia PDR 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.