Sorghum — Yield by country

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...

Countries reporting
122
Highest
56,390 kg/ha
Oman
Lowest
26.5 kg/ha
Namibia
Median
1,558 kg/ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
8,346

What the numbers show

Sorghum — Yield is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 56,390 kg/ha in Oman; the lowest is 26.5 kg/ha in Namibia.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,558 kg/ha, and the mean is 2,747 kg/ha.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,128.

Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Botswana (up 364.7%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 88.9%).

Sorghum — Yield: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Oman 56,390 kg/ha 2024 up 281.6% volatile
2 Jordan 19,954 kg/ha 2024 down 18.5% volatile
3 Israel 14,268 kg/ha 2024 down 33.6% volatile
4 Türkiye 8,000 kg/ha 2024 up 97.5% rising
5 Austria 6,626 kg/ha 2024 down 0.0% rising
6 Philippines 6,267 kg/ha 2024 up 17.3% volatile
7 Uzbekistan 6,154 kg/ha 2024 up 337.6% volatile
8 Italy 5,916 kg/ha 2024 down 16.7% rising
9 Egypt 5,200 kg/ha 2024 down 4.0% rising
10 Panama 5,186 kg/ha 2024 up 27.2% rising
11 China, mainland 4,770 kg/ha 2024 up 2.4% rising
12 China 4,758 kg/ha 2024 up 2.4% rising
13 Slovenia 4,667 kg/ha 2024 down 1.8% falling
14 France 4,450 kg/ha 2024 down 29.7% rising
15 Papua New Guinea 4,429 kg/ha 2024 up 8.7% rising
16 Melanesia 4,424 kg/ha 2024 up 20.7% rising
17 Spain 4,186 kg/ha 2024 down 36.0% rising
18 Slovakia 4,132 kg/ha 2024 up 122.5% rising
19 Peru 4,000 kg/ha 2024 down 9.2% rising
20 Argentina 3,985 kg/ha 2024 down 9.4% rising
21 Hungary 3,977 kg/ha 2024 down 6.5% rising
22 Algeria 3,720 kg/ha 2024 down 40.0% volatile
23 Mexico 3,517 kg/ha 2024 down 15.6% rising
24 Serbia and Montenegro 3,491 kg/ha 2005 up 34.1% rising
25 Fiji 3,460 kg/ha 2024 up 2.0% rising
26 Uruguay 3,261 kg/ha 2024 down 18.8% rising
27 Croatia 3,179 kg/ha 2017 up 6.0% falling
28 Serbia 3,165 kg/ha 2024 up 5.5% rising
29 Australia 3,151 kg/ha 2024 up 30.8% rising
29 Australia and New Zealand 3,151 kg/ha 2024 up 30.8% rising
31 Tajikistan 3,113 kg/ha 2024 up 3.8% volatile
32 Brazil 3,000 kg/ha 2024 up 10.6% rising
33 Belize 2,835 kg/ha 2024 up 20.3% falling
34 Iraq 2,803 kg/ha 2024 up 207.0% rising
35 Saudi Arabia 2,783 kg/ha 2024 up 5.8% rising
36 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,730 kg/ha 2024 up 14.7% falling
37 Ukraine 2,596 kg/ha 2024 down 3.8% volatile
38 Greece 2,543 kg/ha 2024 down 25.2% rising
39 Ethiopia 2,485 kg/ha 2024 up 5.1% rising
40 Micronesia 2,392 kg/ha 2024 down 0.5% flat
40 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2,392 kg/ha 2024 down 0.5% flat
42 Paraguay 2,375 kg/ha 2024 down 32.2% volatile
43 Colombia 2,374 kg/ha 2024 down 21.8% rising
44 Lebanon 2,342 kg/ha 2024 up 12.2% rising
45 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,251 kg/ha 2024 up 4.8% rising
46 Yugoslav SFR 2,134 kg/ha 1991 down 11.1% rising
47 Syrian Arab Republic 2,013 kg/ha 2024 down 22.0% rising
48 Costa Rica 2,000 kg/ha 1991 up 34.4% rising
49 Czechoslovakia 1,974 kg/ha 1992 down 23.7% rising
50 Bulgaria 1,956 kg/ha 2024 down 28.5% rising
51 Azerbaijan 1,933 kg/ha 2024 up 52.7% volatile
52 Sri Lanka 1,928 kg/ha 2024 up 39.1% rising
53 Romania 1,909 kg/ha 2024 down 36.3% volatile
54 Thailand 1,852 kg/ha 2024 down 3.8% flat
55 Kyrgyzstan 1,808 kg/ha 2024 up 46.9% volatile
56 Republic of Korea 1,796 kg/ha 2024 up 7.2% rising
57 Republic of Moldova 1,726 kg/ha 2024 down 46.3% volatile
58 Senegal 1,712 kg/ha 2024 up 109.2% rising
59 Ecuador 1,706 kg/ha 2024 up 3.5% falling
60 Cameroon 1,622 kg/ha 2024 up 5.8% rising
61 El Salvador 1,613 kg/ha 2024 down 6.5% rising
62 Cuba 1,503 kg/ha 2024 up 53.0% rising
63 Nicaragua 1,500 kg/ha 2023 down 17.8% rising
64 Guinea 1,444 kg/ha 2024 up 35.7% flat
65 Dominican Republic 1,406 kg/ha 2024 up 9.0% falling
66 Botswana 1,325 kg/ha 2024 up 364.7% volatile
67 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,324 kg/ha 2024 down 0.5% rising
68 Benin 1,315 kg/ha 2024 up 33.2% rising
69 Bangladesh 1,271 kg/ha 2024 up 13.8% rising
70 Russian Federation 1,268 kg/ha 2024 down 13.7% rising
71 Ghana 1,260 kg/ha 2024 up 10.4% rising
72 Guatemala 1,242 kg/ha 2024 down 31.2% rising
73 Maldives 1,232 kg/ha 2024 up 8.4% rising
74 Ethiopia PDR 1,225 kg/ha 1992 down 14.3% rising
75 North Macedonia 1,216 kg/ha 2024 up 0.8% rising
76 Rwanda 1,214 kg/ha 2024 up 18.5% falling
77 Palestine 1,194 kg/ha 2022 down 17.6% volatile
78 India 1,174 kg/ha 2024 up 24.6% rising
79 Guinea-Bissau 1,160 kg/ha 2024 up 18.1% rising
80 USSR 1,122 kg/ha 1991 down 8.6% rising
81 Japan 1,111 kg/ha 1968 down 12.1% falling
82 Honduras 1,088 kg/ha 2024 up 4.7% flat
83 Kazakhstan 1,084 kg/ha 2024 up 86.7% volatile
84 United Republic of Tanzania 1,067 kg/ha 2024 up 2.8% rising
85 Nigeria 1,066 kg/ha 2024 down 11.7% rising
86 Malawi 1,053 kg/ha 2024 up 4.1% rising
87 Burkina Faso 1,000 kg/ha 2024 down 9.3% rising
87 Sierra Leone 1,000 kg/ha 2024 up 6.5% falling
87 Eswatini 1,000 kg/ha 2024 up 44.9% rising
87 China, Taiwan Province of 1,000 kg/ha 2024 down 7.5% flat
91 Kenya 970.3 kg/ha 2024 up 16.7% falling
92 Mali 968.8 kg/ha 2024 down 8.2% rising
92 Togo 968.8 kg/ha 2024 up 2.0% rising
94 Myanmar 954.8 kg/ha 2024 down 7.4% rising
95 South Sudan 942.4 kg/ha 2024 down 31.0% flat
96 Morocco 892.6 kg/ha 2024 down 10.7% volatile
97 Pakistan 827.4 kg/ha 2024 up 40.6% rising
98 Gambia 752.4 kg/ha 2024 up 1.0% flat
99 Chad 716.2 kg/ha 2024 down 14.9% rising
100 Uganda 703.1 kg/ha 2024 down 12.2% falling
101 Democratic Republic of the Congo 693 kg/ha 2024 up 3.7% falling
102 Côte d'Ivoire 664.9 kg/ha 2024 down 2.0% rising
103 Sudan (former) 634.6 kg/ha 2011 down 17.1% falling
104 Zambia 633.2 kg/ha 2024 down 23.1% rising
105 Sudan 632.7 kg/ha 2024 down 15.6% falling
106 Caribbean 625.1 kg/ha 2024 down 17.2% falling
107 Mozambique 606.6 kg/ha 2024 up 15.5% falling
108 Burundi 603 kg/ha 2024 down 13.0% falling
109 Yemen 570.5 kg/ha 2024 down 30.2% flat
110 Madagascar 566.8 kg/ha 2024 up 1.3% flat
111 Niger 556.3 kg/ha 2024 up 39.4% falling
112 Haiti 531.4 kg/ha 2024 down 28.7% falling
113 Eritrea 518.5 kg/ha 2024 down 0.4% falling
114 Tunisia 515.8 kg/ha 2024 up 1.9% rising
115 New Caledonia 493.9 kg/ha 2018 down 78.0% falling
116 Mauritania 475 kg/ha 2024 up 12.0% rising
117 Zimbabwe 466.7 kg/ha 2024 up 1.7% falling
118 Lesotho 395.9 kg/ha 2024 down 30.7% falling
119 Albania 377.3 kg/ha 1992 down 68.6% rising
120 Angola 245.7 kg/ha 2024 up 1.5% falling
121 Somalia 224 kg/ha 2024 down 58.5% rising
122 Namibia 26.5 kg/ha 2024 down 88.9% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Sorghum — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
153 places, 8,346 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.