Sorghum — Yield in Small island developing States (SIDS)

Small island developing States (SIDS): Sorghum — Yield was 1,216 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,216 kg/ha
Change on year
down 12.7%
Rank
11th
of 15 groups
All-time high
1,392 kg/ha
in 2023
All-time low
548 kg/ha
in 2017
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sorghum — Yield in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1961–2024

05001.0k1.5k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2024, sorghum — yield in Small island developing States (SIDS) stood at 1,216 kg/ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sorghum — yield in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 1,392 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 548 kg/ha, in 2017.

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

Sorghum — Yield in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year

Annual values for Sorghum — Yield in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 956.2 kg/ha —
1962 942.5 kg/ha -1.4%
1963 950.3 kg/ha +0.8%
1964 956 kg/ha +0.6%
1965 968.7 kg/ha +1.3%
1966 958.3 kg/ha -1.1%
1967 961.3 kg/ha +0.3%
1968 976.8 kg/ha +1.6%
1969 1,018 kg/ha +4.2%
1970 1,016 kg/ha -0.2%
1971 1,027 kg/ha +1.1%
1972 1,029 kg/ha +0.2%
1973 917.9 kg/ha -10.8%
1974 997.8 kg/ha +8.7%
1975 1,027 kg/ha +2.9%
1976 1,099 kg/ha +7.0%
1977 821.2 kg/ha -25.3%
1978 669.2 kg/ha -18.5%
1979 857.5 kg/ha +28.1%
1980 778.1 kg/ha -9.3%
1981 832.1 kg/ha +6.9%
1982 751.9 kg/ha -9.6%
1983 885 kg/ha +17.7%
1984 892 kg/ha +0.8%
1985 1,026 kg/ha +15.0%
1986 957.6 kg/ha -6.6%
1987 987.5 kg/ha +3.1%
1988 980 kg/ha -0.8%
1989 1,016 kg/ha +3.7%
1990 994.3 kg/ha -2.2%
1991 943.2 kg/ha -5.1%
1992 946.3 kg/ha +0.3%
1993 895.5 kg/ha -5.4%
1994 853.2 kg/ha -4.7%
1995 908.2 kg/ha +6.4%
1996 877.5 kg/ha -3.4%
1997 912.4 kg/ha +4.0%
1998 834.5 kg/ha -8.5%
1999 886.6 kg/ha +6.2%
2000 776.4 kg/ha -12.4%
2001 773.3 kg/ha -0.4%
2002 904.3 kg/ha +16.9%
2003 866.3 kg/ha -4.2%
2004 913.5 kg/ha +5.4%
2005 930.1 kg/ha +1.8%
2006 974.2 kg/ha +4.7%
2007 931.5 kg/ha -4.4%
2008 980.1 kg/ha +5.2%
2009 1,037 kg/ha +5.8%
2010 1,022 kg/ha -1.5%
2011 977.5 kg/ha -4.3%
2012 1,013 kg/ha +3.7%
2013 998.9 kg/ha -1.4%
2014 825.5 kg/ha -17.4%
2015 856.7 kg/ha +3.8%
2016 726.4 kg/ha -15.2%
2017 548 kg/ha -24.6%
2018 935.9 kg/ha +70.8%
2019 1,252 kg/ha +33.8%
2020 873.3 kg/ha -30.3%
2021 938.4 kg/ha +7.5%
2022 1,276 kg/ha +36.0%
2023 1,392 kg/ha +9.1%
2024 1,216 kg/ha -12.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sorghum — Yield in Small island developing States (SIDS) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2018 +70.8% 548 kg/ha 935.9 kg/ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 965.32 kg/ha 942.5 kg/ha 1,018 kg/ha 9
1970s 946.06 kg/ha 669.2 kg/ha 1,099 kg/ha 10
1980s 910.6 kg/ha 751.9 kg/ha 1,026 kg/ha 10
1990s 905.17 kg/ha 834.5 kg/ha 994.3 kg/ha 10
2000s 908.67 kg/ha 773.3 kg/ha 1,037 kg/ha 10
2010s 915.65 kg/ha 548 kg/ha 1,252 kg/ha 10
2020s 1,139 kg/ha 873.3 kg/ha 1,392 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)

  1. 8 Egypt 5,200 kg/ha compare
  2. 8 Republic of Moldova 1,726 kg/ha compare
  3. 9 Panama 5,186 kg/ha compare
  4. 10 China, mainland 4,770 kg/ha compare
  5. 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,324 kg/ha compare
  6. 11 China 4,758 kg/ha compare
  7. 12 Slovenia 4,667 kg/ha compare
  8. 12 United Republic of Tanzania 1,067 kg/ha compare
  9. 13 France 4,450 kg/ha compare
  10. 14 Papua New Guinea 4,429 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sorghum — yield in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Sorghum — yield in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 1,216 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sorghum — yield recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
The highest recorded value was 1,392 kg/ha in 2023.
What is the lowest sorghum — yield recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
The lowest recorded value was 548 kg/ha in 2017.
How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for sorghum — yield?
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 11th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
Is sorghum — yield rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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