Sorghum — Production in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Sorghum — Production was 1.00 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.00 million t
Change on year
up 20.3%
Rank
18th
of 28 groups
All-time high
1.04 million t
in 2020
All-time low
54,307 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sorghum — Production in European Union (27), 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 European Union (27) is 1.00 million t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 20.3% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sorghum — production in European Union (27) peaked at 1.04 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 54,307 t, in 1961.

That places European Union (27) 18th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Sorghum — Production in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Sorghum — Production in European Union (27), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 54,307 t —
1962 73,486 t +35.3%
1963 127,352 t +73.3%
1964 187,310 t +47.1%
1965 176,057 t -6.0%
1966 279,409 t +58.7%
1967 272,872 t -2.3%
1968 336,951 t +23.5%
1969 397,083 t +17.8%
1970 400,692 t +0.9%
1971 436,239 t +8.9%
1972 439,937 t +0.8%
1973 498,409 t +13.3%
1974 475,718 t -4.6%
1975 523,781 t +10.1%
1976 572,077 t +9.2%
1977 614,484 t +7.4%
1978 795,401 t +29.4%
1979 667,240 t -16.1%
1980 633,444 t -5.1%
1981 614,765 t -2.9%
1982 515,053 t -16.2%
1983 473,438 t -8.1%
1984 500,968 t +5.8%
1985 379,878 t -24.2%
1986 391,362 t +3.0%
1987 416,867 t +6.5%
1988 490,727 t +17.7%
1989 635,896 t +29.6%
1990 519,078 t -18.4%
1991 719,232 t +38.6%
1992 830,262 t +15.4%
1993 781,894 t -5.8%
1994 602,495 t -22.9%
1995 515,150 t -14.5%
1996 610,365 t +18.5%
1997 699,571 t +14.6%
1998 603,441 t -13.7%
1999 590,243 t -2.2%
2000 650,674 t +10.2%
2001 666,429 t +2.4%
2002 720,732 t +8.1%
2003 429,140 t -40.5%
2004 544,347 t +26.8%
2005 491,348 t -9.7%
2006 567,544 t +15.5%
2007 522,636 t -7.9%
2008 518,376 t -0.8%
2009 614,600 t +18.6%
2010 634,504 t +3.2%
2011 688,732 t +8.5%
2012 501,585 t -27.2%
2013 728,622 t +45.3%
2014 923,035 t +26.7%
2015 710,378 t -23.0%
2016 680,969 t -4.1%
2017 710,221 t +4.3%
2018 840,500 t +18.3%
2019 1.02 million t +21.6%
2020 1.04 million t +1.5%
2021 818,080 t -21.1%
2022 534,670 t -34.6%
2023 834,200 t +56.0%
2024 1.00 million t +20.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 211,647 t 54,307 t 397,083 t 9
1970s 542,398 t 400,692 t 795,401 t 10
1980s 505,240 t 379,878 t 635,896 t 10
1990s 647,173 t 515,150 t 830,262 t 10
2000s 572,583 t 429,140 t 720,732 t 10
2010s 744,067 t 501,585 t 1.02 million t 10
2020s 845,576 t 534,670 t 1.04 million t 5

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 15 Mali 1.64 million t compare
  2. 16 Cameroon 1.20 million t compare
  3. 17 South Sudan 960,000 t compare
  4. 18 Egypt 780,000 t compare
  5. 19 Chad 720,086 t compare
  6. 20 Ethiopia PDR 564,929 t compare
  7. 21 Ghana 479,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sorghum — production in European Union (27)?
Sorghum — production in European Union (27) was 1.00 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sorghum — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 million t in 2020.
What is the lowest sorghum — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 54,307 t in 1961.
How does European Union (27) rank for sorghum — production?
European Union (27) ranks 18th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is sorghum — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union (27) 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.