Sorghum Consumption by Country

The United States held 200,092 tonnes of listed sorghum food supply in 2023, 64.1 percent of a 312,176-tonne total, while Belize led per person at 10.00 grams per person per day from 1,500 tonnes. The single year rose 0.6 percent as Myanmar and the United States added against Haiti's fall. Over five years the common total fell 36.4 percent, with Kenya's fall to zero from 141,000 tonnes accounting for most of the net decline. Afghanistan entered with no 2019 value and fell 84.1 percent in the single year.

The United States leads at 200,092 tonnes, 1.99 times Myanmar at 100,641, with Malawi third at 3,822 and Haiti fourth at 3,588. Per capita Belize leads at 10.00 grams per person per day, followed by Myanmar at 5.09 and the United States at 1.60 grams.

Sorghum Food Supply at a Glance

• The United States had the largest listed sorghum food supply in 2023 at 200,092 tonnes.
• Myanmar ranked second at 100,641 tonnes, followed by Malawi at 3,822 tonnes.
• Belize had the highest per-capita food supply at 10.00 grams per person per day.
• The listed total was 312,176 tonnes across 25 reporters with reported values.
• Among 19 reporters with data in both 2019 and 2023, listed sorghum food supply decreased by 178,860 tonnes, or 36.4 percent.
• The FAO food supply quantity measure represents food available for human consumption and is not a direct measure of the amount actually eaten.

Key Takeaways

Only 26 reporters have any listed value for sorghum, and the top two hold 96.3 percent of the listed total between them. Belize ranks fifth by total but leads on a per-capita basis.

Kenya's fall from 141,000 tonnes to a reported zero accounts for most of the five-year net decline. Myanmar and the United States added modestly in the single year, while Afghanistan entered with no 2019 value and fell 84.1 percent in the single year.

Sorghum Consumption

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#	Country	2023 (tonnes)2023	2023 (grams per person per day)2023
1	United States US	200.09K	1.6
2	Myanmar MM	100.64K	5.09
3	Malawi MW	3.82K	0.5
4	Haiti HT	3.59K	0.84
5	Belize BZ	1.5K	10
6	Colombia CO	750.75	0.04
7	Vietnam VN	622.04	0.02
8	Qatar QA	450.1	0.41
9	Bahrain BH	406.86	0.71
10	Bangladesh BD	213.59	0
11	Afghanistan AF	43.09	0
12	Kazakhstan KZ	17.04	0
13	Micronesia FM	16.33	0.4
14	Bosnia and Herzegovina BA	4.78	0
15	Nepal NP	4.44	0
16	Georgia GE	1.95	0
17	Seychelles SC	1.65	0.04
18	Montenegro ME	0.45	0
19	Grenada GD	0.01	0
20	Gabon GA	0	0
21	Kenya KE	0	0
22	Liberia LR	0	0
23	Marshall Islands MH	0	0
24	Mongolia MN	0	0
25	Vanuatu VU	0	0

The United States Holds 64.1 Percent While Belize Leads Per Person

The 2023 table is led by the United States at 200,092 tonnes, with Myanmar second at 100,641 and Malawi third at 3,822. Haiti and Belize complete the top five at 3,588 and 1,500 tonnes, respectively.

The top three reporters accounted for 97.6 percent of the listed total, the top five 99.2 percent and the top ten accounted for 100.0 percent. Per capita, Belize's 10.00 grams per person per day from 1,500 tonnes leads Myanmar at 5.09 grams, while the United States, first by total, records 1.60 grams.

The Listed Total Rose 0.6 Percent in 2023

Among the 25 reporters with data in both 2022 and 2023, the listed food supply increased from 310,184 tonnes to 312,176 tonnes, a gain of 1,992 tonnes (0.6 percent). The two years share the same 25 reporters, with no reporter entering or leaving the comparison. Myanmar added 1,973 tonnes (up 2.0 percent), the United States added 1,902 tonnes (up 1.0 percent), Qatar added 268 tonnes from 182 tonnes, Malawi added 81 tonnes (up 2.2 percent) and Bahrain fell 32 tonnes (down 7.2 percent).

On the declining side, Haiti fell 1,690 tonnes (down 32.0 percent), Vietnam fell 330 tonnes (down 34.7 percent) and Afghanistan fell 227 tonnes (down 84.1 percent). Myanmar and the United States together added 3,875 tonnes against a net increase of 1,992, with Haiti absorbing part of it.

The Five-Year Common Total Fell 36.4 Percent

For the 19 reporters with data in both 2019 and 2023, the listed food supply fell from 490,976 tonnes to 312,115 tonnes, a decline of 178,860 tonnes (36.4 percent). The 2019 universe includes 20 reporters with reported values, while the 2023 universe includes 25; Saint Lucia, with a fraction of a tonne in 2019, had no reported 2023 value, while six reporters with a combined 61 tonnes entered, led by Afghanistan at 43 tonnes. Kenya fell 141,000 tonnes (down 100.0 percent) and Egypt fell 486 tonnes (down 100.0 percent).

On the gaining side, Bangladesh added 5,164 tonnes (up 64.6 percent), Tunisia added 2,745 tonnes from 119 tonnes, Qatar added 737 tonnes (up 93.0 percent) and Haiti added 647 tonnes (up 22.0 percent).

On the declining side after Kenya and Egypt, Indonesia fell 2,541 tonnes (down 15.5 percent), Germany fell 1,194 tonnes (down 13.5 percent), the United States fell 35,027 tonnes (down 14.9 percent), Myanmar fell 6,827 tonnes (down 6.4 percent) and Colombia fell 788 tonnes (down 51.2 percent).

Kenya contributes 78.8 percent of the five-year net decline. Kenya fell from 141,000 tonnes in 2019 to a reported zero in 2022 and remained at zero in 2023. Egypt also fell from 486 tonnes in 2019 to a reported zero by 2022.

What Does the Sorghum Food Supply Measure?

This article covers the FAO item Sorghum rather than the broader sorghum category. Other sorghum products are therefore not included in this specific figure.

The per-capita value expresses the reported food supply in population terms, showing how much was available per person per day. Belize records the highest value at 10.00 grams.

Sorghum Consumption by Country

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#	Country	2019 (t)	2019 (g/cap/d)	2020 (t)	2020 (g/cap/d)	2021 (t)	2021 (g/cap/d)	2022 (t)	2022 (g/cap/d)	2023 (t)	2023 (g/cap/d)
1	United States	235.12K	1.91	235.41K	1.9	197.08K	1.59	198.19K	1.59	200.09K	1.6
2	Myanmar	107.47K	5.59	109.78K	5.67	92.83K	4.76	98.67K	5.03	100.64K	5.09
3	Malawi	0	0	0	0	2.83K	0.39	3.74K	0.5	3.82K	0.5
4	Haiti	2.94K	0.73	3.07K	0.75	5.44K	1.31	5.28K	1.26	3.59K	0.84
5	Belize	1.48K	10.49	1.49K	10.43	1.31K	9.09	1.47K	9.99	1.5K	10
6	Colombia	1.54K	0.08	558.07	0.03	1.18K	0.06	744.28	0.04	750.75	0.04
7	Vietnam	132.01	0	48.81	0	544.53	0.02	952.38	0.03	622.04	0.02
8	Qatar	611.1	0.6	553.1	0.54	564.57	0.55	181.91	0.17	450.1	0.41
9	Bahrain	458.99	0.85	431.6	0.8	495.54	0.9	438.46	0.78	406.86	0.71
10	Bangladesh	201.1	0	204.51	0	205.9	0	210.07	0	213.59	0
11	Afghanistan	-	-	446.77	0.03	19.66K	1.35	270.29	0.02	43.09	0
12	Kazakhstan	-	-	0	0	1	0	15	0	17.04	0
13	Micronesia	16.1	0.4	15.95	0.39	15.86	0.39	16.23	0.4	16.33	0.4
14	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6.33	0.01	5.09	0	4.2	0	3.78	0	4.78	0
15	Nepal	2.39	0	2.37	0	2.47	0	0.53	0	4.44	0
16	Georgia	0.01	0	0.75	0	2	0	1.8	0	1.95	0
17	Seychelles	0.85	0.02	0.01	0	0.54	0.01	0.42	0.01	1.65	0.04
18	Montenegro	-	-	0.4	0	0.39	0	0.5	0	0.45	0
19	Grenada	-	-	-	-	0.02	0	0	0	0.01	0
20	Gabon	2.47	0	0.44	0	8.82	0.01	0	0	0	0
21	Kenya	141K	7.54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Liberia	-	-	1	0	25.75	0.01	0.05	0	0	0
23	Marshall Islands	-	-	0.01	0	-	-	0	0	0	0
24	Mongolia	0.47	0	0.97	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
25	Vanuatu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	0	0	0
26	Saint Lucia	0.01	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sorghum Consumption by Country: Quick Answer

In 2023, FAO data recorded 312,176 tonnes of listed sorghum food supply across 25 reporters. The United States had the largest total at 200,092 tonnes, followed by Myanmar at 100,641 tonnes and Malawi at 3,822 tonnes. Belize had the highest per-capita food supply at 10.00 grams per person per day. These figures represent food available for human consumption rather than a direct measure of how much sorghum people actually ate.

Methodology

Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals use FAO Supply Utilization Accounts food supply quantity (Element 5141, tonnes), while the per-capita figures use food supply quantity (Element 665, g/capita/day) for Sorghum from 2019 through 2023. The food supply quantity measure represents the quantity available for human consumption during the reference period. It is not a direct measure of the amount actually eaten, because food available for human consumption is not the same as actual dietary intake. No percentage change is shown where the base-year value is zero.

The reporter universe for this item contains 26 reporters. The tables list reporters only; aggregate rows such as World and regions are excluded. For year-to-year comparisons, only reporters with values in both endpoint years are included in the arithmetic. A zero indicates a displayed value of zero, while an empty cell indicates that no value is available for that reporter and year.

Table quantities are shown in tonnes as reported, without additional rounding. The FAO dataset reports food supply quantity in tonnes and in grams per capita per day. The listed total of 312,176 tonnes is the sum of the 25 reporters with a reported 2023 value; it excludes aggregate rows and reporters without a 2023 value. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Supply Utilization Accounts, Sorghum, food supply quantity (tonnes; g/capita/day), 2019-2023. Compiled by StatsGeo.