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Millet Production by African country

3.84M tNiger leads · 2024

Niger has the highest millet production of any African country, at 3.84M t — 1.9× Mali's 1.98M t.

Annual millet production, in tonnes (FAOSTAT). 38 of 54 countries, ranked · FAOSTAT AGRICULTURE, 2024.

1Niger3.84M t2Mali1.98M t3Nigeria1.55M t
#1 vs #383836×Niger vs Botswana
Median34K tGuinea-Bissau
Lowest1K tBotswana

By region

regional total

The top 5 countries account for 71% of Africa's total millet production.

West Africa10.04M t
14 countries · led by Niger
East Africa1.79M t
10 countries · led by Ethiopia
Central Africa808.67K t
6 countries · led by Chad
North Africa804.12K t
3 countries · led by Sudan
Southern Africa59.86K t
5 countries · led by Zimbabwe

Full ranking

38 of 54 countries
#CountryMillet ProductionPeriod
1Niger
3.84M t2024
2Mali
1.98M t2024
3Nigeria
1.55M t2024
4Ethiopia
1.13M t2024
5Senegal
1.11M t2024
6Burkina Faso
931.11K t2024
7Sudan
792.94K t2024
8Chad
618.93K t2024
9Tanzania
325K t2024
10Guinea
220K t2024
11Ghana
210K t2024
12Uganda
120K t2024
13Cameroon
100K t2024
14Kenya
65.76K t2024
15Cote d'Ivoire
60.24K t2024
16Malawi
50.14K t2024
17South Sudan
45K t2024
18Democratic Republic of the Congo
41.04K t2024
19Gambia
40.33K t2024
20Guinea-Bissau
34K t2024
21Benin
30.4K t2024
22Togo
28K t2024
23Zimbabwe
25.05K t2024
24Angola
25K t2024
25Eritrea
25K t2024
26Mozambique
17.62K t2024
27Zambia
15.39K t2024
28Republic of the Congo
13.71K t2024
29Namibia
12.09K t2024
30Burundi
11K t2024
31Central African Republic
10K t2024
32Sierra Leone
7.44K t2024
33South Africa
6.33K t2024
34Libya
6K t2024
35Morocco
5.18K t2024
36Mauritania
3K t2024
37Rwanda
2K t2024
38Botswana
1K t2024

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One call to /v1/data returns the latest Millet Production figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=millet_production_tonnes&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"
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Frequently asked questions

Which African country has the highest millet production?

Niger has the highest millet production in Africa at 3.84M t (2024), followed by Mali and Nigeria.

Which African country has the lowest millet production?

Botswana has the lowest millet production of the 38 African countries with data, at 1K t (2024).

How many African countries report Millet Production data?

38 of 54 African countries have a recent Millet Production figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.

How do I get this ranking via API?

Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=millet_production_tonnes&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.

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