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Table 08 Sorghum Area, Yield, and Production    Date Created  02/11/2025 12:00:42 PM

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Country/Region Area (Million hectares) Yield (Metric tons per hectare) Production (Million metric tons) Change in Production   2024/25 Proj.   2024/25 Proj.   2024/25 Proj. From last month From last year 2022/23 Prel. 2023/24 Jan Feb 2022/23 Prel. 2023/24 Jan Feb 2022/23 Prel. 2023/24 Jan Feb MMT Percent MMT Percent World 40.61 40.04 40.88 40.76 1.42 1.46 1.50 1.50 57.48 58.36 61.46 61.06 -0.40 -0.65 2.70 4.63 United States 1.85 2.48 2.27 2.27 2.58 3.26 3.85 3.85 4.77 8.07 8.73 8.73 0.00 0.00 0.66 8.21 Total Foreign 38.77 37.56 38.61 38.49 1.36 1.34 1.37 1.36 52.71 50.29 52.73 52.33 -0.40 -0.76 2.04 4.05   Africa     Nigeria 5.70 5.70 6.10 6.10 1.19 1.12 1.13 1.13 6.81 6.40 6.90 6.90 0.00 0.00 0.50 7.81   Ethiopia 1.55 1.48 1.65 1.65 2.67 2.71 2.48 2.48 4.14 4.01 4.10 4.10 0.00 0.00 0.09 2.24   Sudan 7.24 5.99 6.00 6.00 0.72 0.51 0.55 0.55 5.25 3.06 3.30 3.30 0.00 0.00 0.25 8.02   Burkina Faso 1.96 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.03 0.98 1.00 1.00 2.01 1.86 1.90 1.90 0.00 0.00 0.04 2.21   Mali 1.64 1.50 1.50 1.50 0.97 1.02 1.00 1.00 1.58 1.53 1.50 1.50 0.00 0.00 -0.03 -1.83   Niger 3.79 3.70 3.70 3.70 0.55 0.46 0.51 0.51 2.10 1.70 1.90 1.90 0.00 0.00 0.20 11.76   Cameroon 0.74 0.74 0.74 0.74 1.62 1.62 1.62 1.62 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00   Tanzania 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00   Egypt 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 5.00 5.20 5.27 5.27 0.75 0.78 0.79 0.79 0.00 0.00 0.01 1.28   Uganda 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.90 0.83 0.84 0.84 0.29 0.27 0.27 0.27 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.50   Ghana 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.31 1.29 1.42 1.13 1.13 0.40 0.44 0.35 0.35 0.00 0.00 -0.09 -20.27   Mozambique 0.29 0.27 0.28 0.28 0.51 0.55 0.33 0.33 0.15 0.15 0.09 0.09 0.00 0.00 -0.06 -40.00   South Africa 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 2.76 2.25 3.25 3.25 0.09 0.09 0.13 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.04 44.44   Mexico 1.40 1.29 1.32 1.20 3.50 3.49 3.41 3.50 4.89 4.49 4.50 4.20 -0.30 -6.67 -0.29 -6.35   South America     Argentina 0.50 0.62 0.85 0.85 3.22 3.99 4.24 4.12 1.61 2.49 3.60 3.50 -0.10 -2.78 1.01 40.73   Brazil 1.42 1.46 1.60 1.60 3.38 3.03 3.13 3.13 4.79 4.43 5.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.57 12.97   South Asia     India 3.54 4.08 4.00 4.00 1.08 1.16 1.10 1.10 3.81 4.74 4.40 4.40 0.00 0.00 -0.34 -7.11   Pakistan 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.83 0.83 0.82 0.82 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.13   China 0.68 0.63 0.63 0.63 4.58 4.76 4.76 4.76 3.09 3.00 3.00 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00   Australia 0.69 0.60 0.57 0.57 3.84 3.67 3.68 3.68 2.64 2.20 2.10 2.10 0.00 0.00 -0.10 -4.55   European Union 0.13 0.15 0.22 0.22 4.18 5.44 5.16 5.16 0.52 0.81 1.11 1.11 0.00 0.00 0.30 37.04   Others 5.65 5.59 5.69 5.69 0.98 1.01 0.97 0.97 5.54 5.63 5.55 5.55 0.00 0.00 -0.08 -1.47