> 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%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/venezuela/

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# 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.

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Production, 202442,080 t
World rank50 of 107
10-year change−68%
Record819,838 t1988

## Sorghum in Venezuela, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Venezuela compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.07%0.19% in 2014
Yield, t/ha2.3world 1.5 (+55%)
kg per person1.48world 7.87
10-year change−68%world −5.8%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 48 | [Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/ukraine/) | 46,470 | 0.07% |
| 49 | [Paraguay](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/paraguay/) | 44,208 | 0.07% |
| 50 | **Venezuela** | 42,080 | 0.07% |
| 51 | [Angola](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/angola/) | 38,275 | 0.06% |
| 52 | [Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/pakistan/) | 37,698 | 0.06% |

[Full ranking of 107 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/)

### Map of world production of sorghum

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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

[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/united-states/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/nigeria/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/india/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/sudan/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/mexico/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/ethiopia/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/brazil/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/china/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/argentina/)[Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/australia/)[Niger](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/niger/)[Burkina Faso](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/burkina-faso/)
[All countries producing sorghum](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/)

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[Agricultural production in Venezuela](https://husfarm.com/production/country/venezuela/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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