Sorghum yields in India
India: Sorghum yields was 1.17 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.17 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
72nd
of 115 countries
All-time high
1.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.4288 tonnes per hectare
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sorghum yields in India, 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 India stood at 1.17 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in India peaked at 1.17 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4288 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
India ranks 72nd of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum yields in India, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.44 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5294 tonnes per hectare | +20.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5005 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5363 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4288 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5109 tonnes per hectare | +19.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5454 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5234 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5225 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4665 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 1971 | 0.4603 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4492 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5442 tonnes per hectare | +21.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6433 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5906 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6673 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7393 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7083 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6986 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6598 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7267 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6566 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7254 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7154 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6335 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 0.576 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7623 tonnes per hectare | +32.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6966 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8693 tonnes per hectare | +24.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8136 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.681 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 1992 | 0.946 tonnes per hectare | +38.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8739 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8464 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7779 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.935 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8191 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7373 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8305 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8192 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7603 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7894 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8019 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.656 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8304 tonnes per hectare | +26.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8406 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.918 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9589 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8832 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9677 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9895 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9133 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7969 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9421 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8225 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7312 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8671 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9037 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8397 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +28.0% |
| 2021 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.17 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5041 tonnes per hectare | 0.4288 tonnes per hectare | 0.5454 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5968 tonnes per hectare | 0.4492 tonnes per hectare | 0.7393 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7022 tonnes per hectare | 0.576 tonnes per hectare | 0.8693 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8261 tonnes per hectare | 0.681 tonnes per hectare | 0.946 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8258 tonnes per hectare | 0.656 tonnes per hectare | 0.9589 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8774 tonnes per hectare | 0.7312 tonnes per hectare | 0.9895 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yields in India?
- Sorghum yields in India was 1.17 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4288 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does India rank for sorghum yields?
- India ranks 72nd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.