Sorghum yields in Pakistan
Pakistan: Sorghum yields was 0.8274 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8274 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
91st
of 115 countries
All-time high
0.8355 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
0.4613 tonnes per hectare
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 91st 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4834 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5165 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5096 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5009 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4613 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4964 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4983 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5539 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5776 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5896 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.6154 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.6033 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6415 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5965 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5905 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5847 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5469 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5379 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5883 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.584 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5722 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5694 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5683 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5836 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.587 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5899 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5647 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5754 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5959 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5736 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5866 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.591 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5821 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6011 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6099 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5931 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5926 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5952 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6167 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6179 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6197 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5989 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6066 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6062 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5998 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6156 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6045 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6262 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6204 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6171 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6417 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6203 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5987 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5885 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5865 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5789 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5979 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6162 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6056 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7643 tonnes per hectare | +26.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8355 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.819 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8276 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8274 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.8274 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 76% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.8274 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.56 tonnes per hectare, 32% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum yields in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +26.2% | 0.6056 tonnes per hectare | 0.7643 tonnes per hectare |
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 (current US$), annual 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 367.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6047 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
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 91st out of 115 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.