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Maize Yield by African country

2024

Maize yield, in kilograms per hectare harvested (FAOSTAT).

Africa, 202450 of 54 countries
2,522population-weighted average
Highest in 2024Mauritius · 11,890Lowest in 2024Cabo Verde · 40.3Reported in 202450 of 54 countries surveyed
Click a country to pin it — pinned countries are named on the map. Hatching means no record.
Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 1,756Democratic Republic of the Congo — 769.0Somalia — 690.0Kenya — 1,666Sudan — 970.4Chad — 1,273South Africa — 4,874Lesotho — 632.7Zimbabwe — 729.9Botswana — 600.0Namibia — 933.0Senegal — 2,815Mali — 2,473Mauritania — 642.9Benin — 1,191Niger — 1,215Nigeria — 2,030Cameroon — 1,833Togo — 1,256Ghana — 2,772Cote d'Ivoire — 2,564Guinea — 1,442Guinea-Bissau — 1,000Liberia — no dataSierra Leone — 1,704Burkina Faso — 1,682Central African Republic — 740.7Republic of the Congo — 1,000Gabon — 1,561Equatorial Guinea — no dataZambia — 2,208Malawi — 2,000Mozambique — 810.0Eswatini — 1,071Angola — 1,189Burundi — 1,227Madagascar — 1,833Gambia — 932.4Tunisia — no dataAlgeria — 6,000Eritrea — 1,000Morocco — 722.4Egypt — 7,585Libya — 2,219Ethiopia — 3,444Djibouti — 2,041Uganda — 2,174Rwanda — 1,834South Sudan — 964.9Nigeria 2,030Nigeria 2,030Ethiopia 3,444Ethiopia 3,444Kenya 1,666Kenya 1,666South Africa 4,874South Africa 4,8742024HIGHEST IN 2024Mauritiusnot drawn11,890Egypt7,585Algeria6,000South Africa4,874Ethiopia3,444LOWEST IN 2024Cabo Verdenot drawn40.3Botswana600.0Lesotho632.7Mauritania642.9Somalia690.0PINNEDKenya1,66624 of 50Nigeria2,03014 of 50OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNComorosnot drawn1,720Sao Tome and Principenot drawn2,004Seychellesnot drawnno datakg per ha · quintiles of the observed range40.3810.01k2k2k12kno record
20142024
FAO · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Northern Africa5 of 6 countries4,851
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries4,363
Eastern Africa17 of 18 countries2,117
Western Africa15 of 16 countries2,017
Middle Africa8 of 9 countries1,057
Africaall 54 countries · 50 with a 2024 figure2,522

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Four countries have no usable 2024 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Seychelles and Tunisia are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Maize YieldMaize yield, in kilograms per hectare harvested (FAOSTAT).
SourceFAO, with processing by Africa API
Unitkg per ha
Last updated3 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1990–2024
Coverage50 of 54 countries · 50 reported, 0 modelled, 4 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 50 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Maize Yield". Data adapted from FAO. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/maize-yield
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=maize_yield_kg_per_ha&year=2024&limit=100

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Maize Yield: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

50 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryMaize YieldPeriod
1Mauritius11,890 kg/ha2024
2Egypt7,585 kg/ha2024
3Algeria6,000 kg/ha2024
4South Africa4,874 kg/ha2024
5Ethiopia3,444 kg/ha2024
6Senegal2,815 kg/ha2024
7Ghana2,772 kg/ha2024
8Cote d'Ivoire2,564 kg/ha2024
9Mali2,473 kg/ha2024
10Libya2,219 kg/ha2024
11Zambia2,208 kg/ha2024
12Uganda2,174 kg/ha2024
13Djibouti2,041 kg/ha2024
14Nigeria2,030 kg/ha2024
15Sao Tome and Principe2,004 kg/ha2024
16Malawi2,000 kg/ha2024
17Rwanda1,834 kg/ha2024
18Cameroon1,833 kg/ha2024
19Madagascar1,833 kg/ha2024
20Tanzania1,756 kg/ha2024
21Comoros1,720 kg/ha2024
22Sierra Leone1,704 kg/ha2024
23Burkina Faso1,682 kg/ha2024
24Kenya1,666 kg/ha2024
25Gabon1,561 kg/ha2024
26Guinea1,442 kg/ha2024
27Chad1,273 kg/ha2024
28Togo1,256 kg/ha2024
29Burundi1,227 kg/ha2024
30Niger1,215 kg/ha2024
31Benin1,191 kg/ha2024
32Angola1,189 kg/ha2024
33Eswatini1,071 kg/ha2024
34Eritrea1,000 kg/ha2024
35Guinea-Bissau1,000 kg/ha2024
36Republic of the Congo1,000 kg/ha2024
37Sudan970 kg/ha2024
38South Sudan965 kg/ha2024
39Namibia933 kg/ha2024
40Gambia932 kg/ha2024
41Mozambique810 kg/ha2024
42Democratic Republic of the Congo769 kg/ha2024
43Central African Republic741 kg/ha2024
44Zimbabwe730 kg/ha2024
45Morocco722 kg/ha2024
46Somalia690 kg/ha2024
47Mauritania643 kg/ha2024
48Lesotho633 kg/ha2024
49Botswana600 kg/ha2024
50Cabo Verde40 kg/ha2024
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 50 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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