Sorghum — Production in Romania
Romania: Sorghum — Production was 24,880 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Production in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Romania recorded 24,880 t for sorghum — production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.7% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — production in Romania peaked at 112,000 t in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1,193 t, in 2007.
Romania ranks 63rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Production in Romania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 9,200 t | +130.0% |
| 1963 | 9,800 t | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 18,300 t | +86.7% |
| 1965 | 7,200 t | -60.7% |
| 1966 | 5,100 t | -29.2% |
| 1967 | 1,491 t | -70.8% |
| 1968 | 5,593 t | +275.1% |
| 1969 | 3,461 t | -38.1% |
| 1970 | 1,802 t | -47.9% |
| 1971 | 2,500 t | +38.7% |
| 1972 | 2,800 t | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 2,600 t | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 1,900 t | -26.9% |
| 1975 | 35,675 t | +1777.6% |
| 1976 | 112,000 t | +213.9% |
| 1977 | 20,700 t | -81.5% |
| 1978 | 44,700 t | +115.9% |
| 1979 | 31,500 t | -29.5% |
| 1980 | 28,900 t | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 22,800 t | -21.1% |
| 1982 | 18,600 t | -18.4% |
| 1983 | 18,300 t | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 22,400 t | +22.4% |
| 1985 | 7,700 t | -65.6% |
| 1986 | 12,300 t | +59.7% |
| 1987 | 12,500 t | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 8,600 t | -31.2% |
| 1989 | 7,600 t | -11.6% |
| 1990 | 3,500 t | -53.9% |
| 1991 | 6,004 t | +71.5% |
| 1992 | 4,532 t | -24.5% |
| 1993 | 5,481 t | +20.9% |
| 1994 | 7,128 t | +30.0% |
| 1995 | 4,408 t | -38.2% |
| 1996 | 4,295 t | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 4,776 t | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 11,369 t | +138.0% |
| 1999 | 2,572 t | -77.4% |
| 2000 | 1,479 t | -42.5% |
| 2001 | 5,584 t | +277.6% |
| 2002 | 2,557 t | -54.2% |
| 2003 | 4,991 t | +95.2% |
| 2004 | 28,374 t | +468.5% |
| 2005 | 1,912 t | -93.3% |
| 2006 | 1,331 t | -30.4% |
| 2007 | 1,193 t | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 20,899 t | +1651.8% |
| 2009 | 14,440 t | -30.9% |
| 2010 | 18,677 t | +29.3% |
| 2011 | 39,696 t | +112.5% |
| 2012 | 37,481 t | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 49,829 t | +32.9% |
| 2014 | 51,543 t | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 31,728 t | -38.4% |
| 2016 | 24,413 t | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 54,282 t | +122.3% |
| 2018 | 76,310 t | +40.6% |
| 2019 | 60,010 t | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 35,700 t | -40.5% |
| 2021 | 33,750 t | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 14,830 t | -56.1% |
| 2023 | 20,780 t | +40.1% |
| 2024 | 24,880 t | +19.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 24,880 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,200 t, 7.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Romania's 24,880 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,450 t, 5.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Production in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +1777.6% | 1,900 t | 35,675 t |
| 2008 | +1651.8% | 1,193 t | 20,899 t |
| 2004 | +468.5% | 4,991 t | 28,374 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,127 t | 1,491 t | 18,300 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,618 t | 1,802 t | 112,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,970 t | 7,600 t | 28,900 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,406 t | 2,572 t | 11,369 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,276 t | 1,193 t | 28,374 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,397 t | 18,677 t | 76,310 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,988 t | 14,830 t | 35,700 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 60 Guinea-Bissau 29,000 t compare
- 61 Spain 27,210 t compare
- 62 Nicaragua 26,596 t compare
- 64 Belize 24,084 t compare
- 65 Kazakhstan 20,960 t compare
- 66 Central African Republic 20,000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Romania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 676.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1768 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4783 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — production in Romania?
- Sorghum — production in Romania was 24,880 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — production recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 112,000 t in 1976.
- What is the lowest sorghum — production recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,193 t in 2007.
- How does Romania rank for sorghum — production?
- Romania ranks 63rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — production rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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.