Sorghum production in Honduras
In 2024 Honduras produced 15,000 t of sorghum, the 67th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 59%. The record was 96,025 t in 1997. Area harvested: 13,785 ha, yield 1.1 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 15,000 t
- World rank
- 67 of 107
- 10-year change
- −59%
- Record
- 96,025 t
- 1997
Sorghum in Honduras, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Honduras compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.02%
- 0.05% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.1
- world 1.5 (−25%)
- kg per person
- 1.39
- world 7.87
- 10-year change
- −59%
- world −5.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 20,960 | 0.03% |
| 66 | Central African Republic | 20,000 | 0.03% |
| 67 | Honduras | 15,000 | 0.02% |
| 68 | Ecuador | 14,288 | 0.02% |
| 69 | Haiti | 13,000 | 0.02% |
Map of world production of sorghum
Share of the world total; Honduras is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15,000 | 0.0% | 13,785 | 1.09 |
| 2023 | 15,000 | 0.0% | 13,782 | 1.09 |
| 2022 | 15,000 | 0.0% | 13,776 | 1.09 |
| 2021 | 15,000 | −25% | 13,612 | 1.10 |
| 2020 | 20,000 | −4.8% | 18,033 | 1.11 |
| 2019 | 21,000 | −16% | 18,889 | 1.11 |
| 2018 | 25,000 | +19% | 22,429 | 1.11 |
| 2017 | 21,000 | +10.0% | 19,621 | 1.07 |
| 2016 | 19,091 | −24% | 19,600 | 0.97 |
| 2015 | 25,000 | −31% | 24,063 | 1.04 |
| 2014 | 36,364 | −9.1% | 35,000 | 1.04 |
| 2013 | 40,000 | −5.6% | 33,218 | 1.20 |
| 2012 | 42,391 | +5.3% | 34,372 | 1.23 |
| 2011 | 40,261 | −2.5% | 32,268 | 1.25 |
| 2010 | 41,309 | −40% | 39,561 | 1.04 |
| 2009 | 68,954 | −5.7% | 60,000 | 1.15 |
| 2008 | 73,140 | +4.8% | 63,600 | 1.15 |
| 2007 | 69,782 | +5.0% | 60,700 | 1.15 |
| 2006 | 66,470 | +1.1% | 57,800 | 1.15 |
| 2005 | 65,734 | +11% | 57,200 | 1.15 |
| 2004 | 59,386 | +4.6% | 51,600 | 1.15 |
| 2003 | 56,764 | −14% | 50,689 | 1.12 |
| 2002 | 65,759 | −12% | 57,142 | 1.15 |
| 2001 | 74,718 | +16% | 67,288 | 1.11 |
| 2000 | 64,667 | −9.3% | 66,615 | 0.97 |
| 1999 | 71,269 | −21% | 82,898 | 0.86 |
| 1998 | 90,219 | −6.0% | 82,238 | 1.10 |
| 1997 | 96,025 | +12% | 73,420 | 1.31 |
| 1996 | 85,638 | +38% | 73,748 | 1.16 |
| 1995 | 62,097 | +17% | 74,986 | 0.83 |
| 1994 | 53,215 | −25% | 76,538 | 0.70 |
| 1993 | 70,911 | −19% | 77,224 | 0.92 |
| 1992 | 87,780 | +24% | 68,138 | 1.29 |
| 1991 | 70,511 | −12% | 73,556 | 0.96 |
| 1990 | 80,265 | +30% | 78,834 | 1.02 |
| 1989 | 61,697 | +15% | 65,291 | 0.94 |
| 1988 | 53,525 | +72% | 59,807 | 0.89 |
| 1987 | 31,042 | −4.6% | 27,107 | 1.15 |
| 1986 | 32,522 | −1.9% | 43,387 | 0.75 |
| 1985 | 33,139 | −37% | 43,260 | 0.77 |
| 1984 | 52,377 | +13% | 59,640 | 0.88 |
| 1983 | 46,517 | −19% | 51,057 | 0.91 |
| 1982 | 57,700 | −0.5% | 59,800 | 0.96 |
| 1981 | 57,981 | +11% | 58,364 | 0.99 |
| 1980 | 52,109 | +37% | 61,907 | 0.84 |
| 1979 | 38,100 | −20% | 63,017 | 0.60 |
| 1978 | 47,580 | −3.6% | 66,227 | 0.72 |
| 1977 | 49,352 | +13% | 65,799 | 0.75 |
| 1976 | 43,753 | −16% | 60,702 | 0.72 |
| 1975 | 52,271 | −0.3% | 55,605 | 0.94 |
| 1974 | 52,420 | +29% | 42,655 | 1.23 |
| 1973 | 40,624 | −17% | 52,802 | 0.77 |
| 1972 | 49,234 | +3.3% | 39,405 | 1.25 |
| 1971 | 47,640 | +3.5% | 37,780 | 1.26 |
| 1970 | 46,047 | +3.6% | 36,155 | 1.27 |
| 1969 | 44,454 | +3.7% | 34,530 | 1.29 |
| 1968 | 42,860 | +3.9% | 32,904 | 1.30 |
| 1967 | 41,267 | −14% | 31,279 | 1.32 |
| 1966 | 47,941 | −10% | 35,893 | 1.34 |
| 1965 | 53,398 | +0.5% | 41,057 | 1.30 |
| 1964 | 53,134 | +2.8% | 41,992 | 1.27 |
| 1963 | 51,709 | +3.0% | 42,610 | 1.21 |
| 1962 | 50,190 | +7.1% | 41,974 | 1.20 |
| 1961 | 46,873 | — | 40,387 | 1.16 |
Trade, 2024
- Imports
- 38 t USD 59,000
- Importer rank
- 98 of 130
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of sorghum in Honduras?
Honduras produced 15,000 t in 2024, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Honduras rank in the world for production of sorghum?
Honduras ranked 67th of 107 countries in 2024. The largest producer was United States with 13.6% of the world total.
How has the production of sorghum in Honduras changed?
It fell by 59% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −5.8% for the world. The record was 96,025 t in 1997.
What is the yield of sorghum in Honduras?
1.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (15,000 t from 13,785 ha), against a world average of 1.5 t/ha.
Does Honduras export or import sorghum?
In 2024 Honduras reported no exports and imports of 38 t (USD 59,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Honduras is from an external organisation. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.