Sorghum yields in Russia
Russia: Sorghum yields was 1.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum yields in Russia, 1992–2024
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 Russia stood at 1.27 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Russia peaked at 1.68 tonnes per hectare in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5754 tonnes per hectare, in 1996.
Russia ranks 65th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.5754 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.7546 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.881 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More agriculture & rural data for Russia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 78.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.1% (2025)
- Rural population 35.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 24.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.3% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 43.17 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yields in Russia?
- Sorghum yields in Russia was 1.27 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5754 tonnes per hectare in 1996.
- How does Russia rank for sorghum yields?
- Russia ranks 65th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.