Based on a comparison of 106 countries in 2022, Nigeria ranked the highest in sorghum production with 6,806 kt followed by Sudan and USA. On the other end of the scale was Kyrgyzstan with 0.002 kt, Turkey with 0.017 kt and Fiji with 0.024 kt.
Total sorghum production reached 57,582 kt in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 7.88 % less than in the previous year and 0.453 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total sorghum production reached an all time high of 77,567 kt in 1985 and an all time low of 40,932 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 0.561 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, Nigeria, accounted for 11.8 % of sorghum production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 29.2 % share while the ten largest countries some 72.2 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Sorghum Production indicator page.
| Sorghum Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Argentina | kt | 3,029 | 2,527 | 1,563 | 1,601 | 1,830 | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia | kt | 1,791 | 994 | 1,257 | 1,160 | 397 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | kt | 1,154 | 2,224 | 2,281 | 2,672 | 2,762 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | kt | 1,664 | 1,366 | 1,930 | 1,872 | 1,840 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | kt | 1,145 | 1,138 | 1,200 | 1,217 | 1,200 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 1,951 | 2,465 | 2,909 | 3,137 | 2,970 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | kt | 4,752 | 5,169 | 5,024 | 5,266 | 5,058 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 4,240 | 4,568 | 4,803 | 3,475 | 4,772 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | kt | 1,394 | 1,423 | 1,470 | 1,511 | 1,823 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 5,006 | 4,853 | 4,531 | 4,353 | 4,704 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | kt | 1,808 | 1,945 | 2,100 | 1,897 | 2,132 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | kt | 7,556 | 6,939 | 6,800 | 6,665 | 6,591 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | kt | 6,466 | 4,114 | 5,435 | 3,714 | 3,009 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | kt | 740 | 755 | 672 | 732 | 1,043 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 12,199 | 9,192 | 9,271 | 8,673 | 9,474 |
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