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Sorghum Production by African country

6.5M tNigeria · highest shown · 2024

Nigeria has the highest reported sorghum production among the 43 countries shown, at 6.5M t (2024).

Annual sorghum production, in tonnes (FAOSTAT). 43 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.

1Nigeria6.5M t2Sudan5.39M t3Ethiopia4.1M t
#1 vs #439837×Nigeria vs Algeria
Median102K tMalawi
Lowest660.76 tAlgeria

By region

total of countries shown

The 5 largest values account for 68% of the total across the countries shown.

West Africa13.8M t
14 countries shown · highest value: Nigeria
East Africa6.99M t
12 countries shown · highest value: Ethiopia
North Africa6.18M t
5 countries shown · highest value: Sudan
Central Africa1.99M t
5 countries shown · highest value: Cameroon
Southern Africa220.94K t
7 countries shown · highest value: South Africa

Full ranking

43 of 54 countries
#CountrySorghum ProductionPeriod
1Nigeria
6.5M t2024
2Sudan
5.39M t2024
3Ethiopia
4.1M t2024
4Niger
1.91M t2024
5Burkina Faso
1.9M t2024
6Mali
1.64M t2024
7Cameroon
1.2M t2024
8South Sudan
960K t2024
9Tanzania
800K t2024
10Egypt
780K t2024
11Chad
720.09K t2024
12Ghana
479K t2024
13Senegal
445K t2024
14Togo
310K t2024
15Benin
279.27K t2024
16Kenya
243K t2024
17Uganda
225K t2024
18Rwanda
187.77K t2024
19Mozambique
145.19K t2024
20Eritrea
140K t2024
21Mauritania
114K t2024
22Malawi
102K t2024
23South Africa
98K t2024
24Zimbabwe
82.06K t2024
25Cote d'Ivoire
66.49K t2024
26Guinea
65K t2024
27Sierra Leone
60K t2024
28Somalia
56K t2024
29Angola
38.28K t2024
30Botswana
30K t2024
31Burundi
30K t2024
32Guinea-Bissau
29K t2024
33Central African Republic
20K t2024
34Democratic Republic of the Congo
9.01K t2024
35Lesotho
6.26K t2024
36Gambia
5.46K t2024
37Zambia
2.86K t2024
38Morocco
2.02K t2024
39Madagascar
1.39K t2024
40Tunisia
1.21K t2024
41Eswatini
1K t2024
42Namibia
753 t2024
43Algeria
660.76 t2024

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The table includes 43 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.

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