Sorghum yields in India
India: Sorghum yields was 1.17 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 114 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.
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 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (2024)
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 114 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.