Sorghum yields in Sudan
Sudan: Sorghum yields was 0.6327 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum yields in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.6327 tonnes per hectare for sorghum yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.0% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Sudan peaked at 0.7497 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5102 tonnes per hectare, in 2021.
Sudan ranks 98th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Sorghum yields in Sudan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5481 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2013 | 0.639 tonnes per hectare | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7497 tonnes per hectare | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 0.528 tonnes per hectare | -29.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7061 tonnes per hectare | +33.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6352 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6755 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.544 tonnes per hectare | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5193 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5102 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7245 tonnes per hectare | +42.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5102 tonnes per hectare | -29.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6327 tonnes per hectare | +24.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.6327 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7162 tonnes per hectare, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.6327 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9424 tonnes per hectare, 67% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6282 tonnes per hectare | 0.528 tonnes per hectare | 0.7497 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5794 tonnes per hectare | 0.5102 tonnes per hectare | 0.7245 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 95 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.693 tonnes per hectare compare
- 96 Cote d'Ivoire 0.6649 tonnes per hectare compare
- 97 Zambia 0.6332 tonnes per hectare compare
- 99 Mozambique 0.6066 tonnes per hectare compare
- 100 Burundi 0.603 tonnes per hectare compare
- 101 Yemen 0.5705 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 60.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2936 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 341.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6507 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yields in Sudan?
- Sorghum yields in Sudan was 0.6327 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7497 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5102 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- How does Sudan rank for sorghum yields?
- Sudan ranks 98th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.