Sorghum yields in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Sorghum yields was 0.6649 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6649 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
96th
of 115 countries
All-time high
0.7335 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
0.4516 tonnes per hectare
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sorghum yields in Cote d'Ivoire, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum yields in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 0.6649 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 0.7335 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4516 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 96th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum yields in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7333 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7333 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5399 tonnes per hectare | -26.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5392 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5402 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4836 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4516 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5161 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6419 tonnes per hectare | +24.4% |
| 1976 | 0.647 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6423 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6411 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6483 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5833 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5672 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5449 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.503 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6081 tonnes per hectare | +20.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6111 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6111 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6216 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6316 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5682 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5778 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5778 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5532 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.549 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5699 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5616 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6055 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5936 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6097 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6098 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6099 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5888 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5533 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5848 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5608 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5931 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5559 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6467 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6413 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7035 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.68 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6856 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6773 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6783 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6865 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6888 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6923 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6919 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7097 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7147 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7159 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7335 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6536 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6649 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.6649 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 61% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.6649 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9424 tonnes per hectare, 71% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum yields in Cote d'Ivoire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -26.4% | 0.7333 tonnes per hectare | 0.5399 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6466 tonnes per hectare | 0.5392 tonnes per hectare | 0.7333 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5672 tonnes per hectare | 0.4516 tonnes per hectare | 0.6483 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.585 tonnes per hectare | 0.503 tonnes per hectare | 0.6316 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5808 tonnes per hectare | 0.549 tonnes per hectare | 0.6098 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5945 tonnes per hectare | 0.5533 tonnes per hectare | 0.6467 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6894 tonnes per hectare | 0.6773 tonnes per hectare | 0.7097 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6965 tonnes per hectare | 0.6536 tonnes per hectare | 0.7335 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 21.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1676 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 511.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4545 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 13.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yields in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Sorghum yields in Cote d'Ivoire was 0.6649 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sorghum yields recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7335 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4516 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for sorghum yields?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 96th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.