Sorghum production in Venezuela
In 2024 Venezuela produced 42,080 t of sorghum, the 50th largest in the world (0.07% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 68%. The record was 819,838 t in 1988. Area harvested: 18,695 ha, yield 2.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 42,080 t
- World rank
- 50 of 107
- 10-year change
- −68%
- Record
- 819,838 t
- 1988
Sorghum in Venezuela, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Venezuela compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.07%
- 0.19% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 2.3
- world 1.5 (+55%)
- kg per person
- 1.48
- world 7.87
- 10-year change
- −68%
- world −5.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Ukraine | 46,470 | 0.07% |
| 49 | Paraguay | 44,208 | 0.07% |
| 50 | Venezuela | 42,080 | 0.07% |
| 51 | Angola | 38,275 | 0.06% |
| 52 | Pakistan | 37,698 | 0.06% |
Map of world production of sorghum
Share of the world total; Venezuela is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42,080 | +2.0% | 18,695 | 2.25 |
| 2023 | 41,273 | −23% | 19,132 | 2.16 |
| 2022 | 53,505 | +60% | 25,843 | 2.07 |
| 2021 | 33,442 | −39% | 11,632 | 2.88 |
| 2020 | 55,163 | +41% | 25,996 | 2.12 |
| 2019 | 39,083 | −12% | 13,028 | 3.00 |
| 2018 | 44,381 | −0.3% | 15,499 | 2.86 |
| 2017 | 44,524 | +3.3% | 31,028 | 1.43 |
| 2016 | 43,102 | −18% | 19,167 | 2.25 |
| 2015 | 52,463 | −60% | 24,569 | 2.14 |
| 2014 | 132,804 | −13% | 61,820 | 2.15 |
| 2013 | 152,538 | −3.3% | 65,711 | 2.32 |
| 2012 | 157,769 | −58% | 71,676 | 2.20 |
| 2011 | 376,628 | −4.1% | 218,011 | 1.73 |
| 2010 | 392,630 | −8.2% | 210,934 | 1.86 |
| 2009 | 427,868 | +14% | 217,000 | 1.97 |
| 2008 | 376,959 | −1.3% | 190,000 | 1.98 |
| 2007 | 382,116 | −35% | 165,804 | 2.30 |
| 2006 | 584,376 | +52% | 256,274 | 2.28 |
| 2005 | 385,439 | −32% | 179,950 | 2.14 |
| 2004 | 563,345 | −8.3% | 266,991 | 2.11 |
| 2003 | 614,214 | +21% | 302,084 | 2.03 |
| 2002 | 508,652 | −8.2% | 224,829 | 2.26 |
| 2001 | 554,064 | −4.7% | 265,363 | 2.09 |
| 2000 | 581,526 | +60% | 286,697 | 2.03 |
| 1999 | 363,874 | −19% | 156,298 | 2.33 |
| 1998 | 448,871 | +6.6% | 182,803 | 2.46 |
| 1997 | 420,996 | −3.5% | 185,492 | 2.27 |
| 1996 | 436,320 | −13% | 201,627 | 2.16 |
| 1995 | 504,018 | +13% | 222,527 | 2.26 |
| 1994 | 446,217 | −5.6% | 215,552 | 2.07 |
| 1993 | 472,688 | −7.5% | 210,000 | 2.25 |
| 1992 | 511,228 | −17% | 229,147 | 2.23 |
| 1991 | 615,088 | +63% | 278,459 | 2.21 |
| 1990 | 376,384 | −37% | 175,798 | 2.14 |
| 1989 | 595,204 | −27% | 288,514 | 2.06 |
| 1988 | 819,838 | +5.5% | 392,267 | 2.09 |
| 1987 | 777,239 | +2.8% | 390,211 | 1.99 |
| 1986 | 755,889 | +57% | 380,760 | 1.99 |
| 1985 | 481,436 | +1.9% | 249,591 | 1.93 |
| 1984 | 472,451 | +30% | 238,585 | 1.98 |
| 1983 | 364,006 | −3.5% | 196,760 | 1.85 |
| 1982 | 377,272 | +8.9% | 220,178 | 1.71 |
| 1981 | 346,558 | −1.7% | 229,251 | 1.51 |
| 1980 | 352,611 | −11% | 211,876 | 1.66 |
| 1979 | 395,779 | +16% | 241,183 | 1.64 |
| 1978 | 339,819 | +21% | 185,465 | 1.83 |
| 1977 | 280,008 | +126% | 156,110 | 1.79 |
| 1976 | 124,073 | +76% | 72,209 | 1.72 |
| 1975 | 70,380 | +107% | 43,996 | 1.60 |
| 1974 | 34,050 | +292% | 28,394 | 1.20 |
| 1973 | 8,682 | +22% | 6,121 | 1.42 |
| 1972 | 7,128 | +196% | 5,039 | 1.41 |
| 1971 | 2,405 | −63% | 2,440 | 0.99 |
| 1970 | 6,532 | +19% | 2,954 | 2.21 |
| 1969 | 5,493 | −75% | 5,356 | 1.03 |
| 1968 | 21,830 | +38% | 9,264 | 2.36 |
| 1967 | 15,768 | +49% | 6,824 | 2.31 |
| 1966 | 10,559 | +188% | 4,552 | 2.32 |
| 1965 | 3,665 | +67% | 1,720 | 2.13 |
| 1964 | 2,195 | — | 985 | 2.23 |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sorghum in Venezuela?
Venezuela produced 42,080 t in 2024, 0.07% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Venezuela rank in the world for production of sorghum?
Venezuela ranked 50th 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 Venezuela changed?
It fell by 68% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −5.8% for the world. The record was 819,838 t in 1988.
What is the yield of sorghum in Venezuela?
2.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (42,080 t from 18,695 ha), against a world average of 1.5 t/ha.
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 Venezuela is imputed by FAO. 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.