Sorghum yields in Pakistan
Pakistan: Sorghum yields was 0.8274 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum yields in Pakistan, 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
Pakistan recorded 0.8274 tonnes per hectare for sorghum yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Pakistan peaked at 0.8355 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4613 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
That places Pakistan 90th out of 114 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5109 tonnes per hectare | 0.4613 tonnes per hectare | 0.5776 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5895 tonnes per hectare | 0.5379 tonnes per hectare | 0.6415 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.579 tonnes per hectare | 0.5647 tonnes per hectare | 0.5959 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5942 tonnes per hectare | 0.5736 tonnes per hectare | 0.6167 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6116 tonnes per hectare | 0.5989 tonnes per hectare | 0.6262 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6051 tonnes per hectare | 0.5789 tonnes per hectare | 0.6417 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8148 tonnes per hectare | 0.7643 tonnes per hectare | 0.8355 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 93.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.0% (2025)
- Rural population 154.34 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 60.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 14.64 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yields in Pakistan?
- Sorghum yields in Pakistan was 0.8274 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8355 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4613 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Pakistan rank for sorghum yields?
- Pakistan ranks 90th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.