Sorghum yield in Egypt
Egypt: Sorghum yield was 5,346 kg per hectare in 2011. β² Rising
Sorghum yield in Egypt, 1961β2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 5,346 kg per hectare for sorghum yield in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yield in Egypt peaked at 5,796 kg per hectare in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,449 kg per hectare, in 1962.
That places Egypt 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,783 kg per hectare | 3,449 kg per hectare | 4,085 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,924 kg per hectare | 3,717 kg per hectare | 4,168 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,949 kg per hectare | 3,667 kg per hectare | 4,558 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,000 kg per hectare | 4,352 kg per hectare | 5,769 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,689 kg per hectare | 5,529 kg per hectare | 5,796 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,176 kg per hectare | 5,006 kg per hectare | 5,346 kg per hectare | 2 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agriculture share gdp 16.55 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.55 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yield in Egypt?
- Sorghum yield in Egypt was 5,346 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest sorghum yield recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5,796 kg per hectare in 2001.
- What is the lowest sorghum yield recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,449 kg per hectare in 1962.
- How does Egypt rank for sorghum yield?
- Egypt ranks 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is sorghum yield rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Sorghum yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.