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Sorghum yield (kg per hectare) by country

Sorghum yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.

Countries reporting
41
Highest
7,372 kg per hectare
Algeria
Lowest
219.9 kg per hectare
Namibia
Median
820 kg per hectare
Years covered
51
1961–2011
Data points
2,314

What the numbers show

Sorghum yield (kg per hectare) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 7,372 kg per hectare in Algeria; the lowest is 219.9 kg per hectare in Namibia.

The median across all reporting countries is 820 kg per hectare, and the mean is 1,132 kg per hectare.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 34.

Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Algeria (up 165.7%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 50.7%).

Sorghum yield: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Algeria 7,372 kg per hectare 2011 up 165.7% volatile
2 Egypt 5,346 kg per hectare 2011 down 7.8% rising
3 South Africa 2,240 kg per hectare 2011 down 4.4% rising
4 Ethiopia 1,842 kg per hectare 2011 up 61.6% rising
5 Cameroon 1,438 kg per hectare 2011 up 19.6% rising
6 Nigeria 1,410 kg per hectare 2011 up 28.2% rising
7 Benin 1,386 kg per hectare 2011 up 53.0% rising
8 Guinea 1,324 kg per hectare 2011 up 30.9% falling
9 Burundi 1,281 kg per hectare 2011 up 2.0% rising
10 Rwanda 1,272 kg per hectare 2011 up 34.0% falling
11 Uganda 1,200 kg per hectare 2011 down 20.0% rising
12 Sierra Leone 1,191 kg per hectare 2011 up 9.9% falling
13 Ghana 1,179 kg per hectare 2011 up 38.7% rising
14 Central African Republic 1,171 kg per hectare 2011 up 45.5% rising
15 Togo 1,101 kg per hectare 2011 up 23.9% rising
16 Tanzania 994.3 kg per hectare 2011 down 0.6% rising
17 Burkina Faso 895.2 kg per hectare 2011 down 3.5% rising
18 Zambia 893.5 kg per hectare 2011 up 15.8% rising
19 Democratic Republic of Congo 870.7 kg per hectare 2011 up 31.7% falling
20 Guinea-Bissau 829.2 kg per hectare 2011 up 3.6% rising
21 Chad 820 kg per hectare 2011 up 30.2% rising
22 Malawi 818.4 kg per hectare 2011 up 20.3% falling
23 Mozambique 787.1 kg per hectare 2011 up 37.2% falling
24 Morocco 714.3 kg per hectare 2011 up 22.2% falling
25 Mali 706.7 kg per hectare 2011 down 4.1% rising
26 Gambia 690.8 kg per hectare 2011 down 45.9% rising
27 Cote d'Ivoire 680 kg per hectare 2011 up 11.5% flat
28 Senegal 638.9 kg per hectare 2011 down 25.4% flat
29 Kenya 629.1 kg per hectare 2011 down 26.6% falling
30 Madagascar 570.9 kg per hectare 2011 up 23.9% falling
31 Botswana 569.1 kg per hectare 2011 down 50.7% volatile
32 Lesotho 509.2 kg per hectare 2011 down 41.1% falling
33 Sudan 468.6 kg per hectare 2010 down 21.0% falling
34 Tunisia 462.9 kg per hectare 2011 up 27.8% falling
35 Eswatini 361.3 kg per hectare 2011 down 14.9% volatile
36 Zimbabwe 333.8 kg per hectare 2011 down 48.6% falling
37 Eritrea 314.6 kg per hectare 2011 down 33.8% volatile
38 Somalia 310.9 kg per hectare 2011 down 26.4% flat
39 Niger 280.4 kg per hectare 2011 up 11.4% falling
40 Mauritania 279.3 kg per hectare 2011 down 15.9% rising
41 Namibia 219.9 kg per hectare 2011 down 42.4% 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 (kg per hectare)
Unit
kg per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 2,314 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Sorghum yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.