Sorghum yields in Togo
Togo: Sorghum yields was 0.9688 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9688 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
86th
of 115 countries
All-time high
1.1 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
All-time low
0.5383 tonnes per hectare
in 1994
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Sorghum yields in Togo, 1978–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Togo recorded 0.9688 tonnes per hectare for sorghum yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Togo peaked at 1.1 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5383 tonnes per hectare, in 1994.
That places Togo 86th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Sorghum yields in Togo, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.6468 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1979 | 0.7548 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7502 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6385 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8899 tonnes per hectare | +39.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8917 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7105 tonnes per hectare | -20.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6484 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +60.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7166 tonnes per hectare | -30.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6568 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7834 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6229 tonnes per hectare | -20.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7378 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7757 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6442 tonnes per hectare | -17.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5383 tonnes per hectare | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8652 tonnes per hectare | +60.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6263 tonnes per hectare | -27.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7338 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6697 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8019 tonnes per hectare | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8485 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8889 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8658 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8775 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9822 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9764 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9916 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8635 tonnes per hectare | -21.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9444 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9501 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8905 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.86 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8752 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8695 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8891 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8967 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8764 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8842 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9231 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9688 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.9688 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 89% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.9688 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9424 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum yields in Togo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +60.7% | 0.5383 tonnes per hectare | 0.8652 tonnes per hectare |
| 1986 | +60.0% | 0.6484 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7008 tonnes per hectare | 0.6468 tonnes per hectare | 0.7548 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7723 tonnes per hectare | 0.6385 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7016 tonnes per hectare | 0.5383 tonnes per hectare | 0.8652 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9569 tonnes per hectare | 0.8485 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9338 tonnes per hectare | 0.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9098 tonnes per hectare | 0.8764 tonnes per hectare | 0.9688 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Togo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2033 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.29 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5561 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yields in Togo?
- Sorghum yields in Togo was 0.9688 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5383 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
- How does Togo rank for sorghum yields?
- Togo ranks 86th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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.