Millet production (metric tons) by country

Production data on millet relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.

Countries reporting

Highest

2.93 million metric tons

Niger

Lowest

520 metric tons

Mauritania

Median

50,362 metric tons

Years covered

1961–2011

Data points

2,071

What the numbers show

Millet production (metric tons) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 2.93 million metric tons in Niger; the lowest is 520 metric tons in Mauritania.

The median across all reporting countries is 50,362 metric tons, and the mean is 304,180 metric tons.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5,627.

Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Botswana (up 3,714.8%), and the largest decrease in Mauritania (down 88.7%).

Millet production: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Niger	2.93 million metric tons	2011	up 21.2%	rising
2	Mali	1.46 million metric tons	2011	up 84.5%	rising
3	Nigeria	1.27 million metric tons	2011	down 77.0%	rising
4	Uganda	984,000 metric tons	2011	up 68.5%	rising
5	Burkina Faso	828,741 metric tons	2011	down 17.9%	rising
6	Chad	703,141 metric tons	2011	up 76.8%	rising
7	Ethiopia	634,826 metric tons	2011	up 100.8%	rising
8	Senegal	480,759 metric tons	2011	down 13.6%	rising
9	Sudan	471,000 metric tons	2010	down 5.0%	rising
10	Guinea	250,000 metric tons	2011	up 110.9%	volatile
11	Tanzania	235,000 metric tons	2011	up 13.8%	rising
12	Ghana	183,921 metric tons	2011	up 36.9%	rising
13	Cameroon	92,000 metric tons	2011	up 84.0%	falling
14	Gambia	87,234 metric tons	2011	down 16.9%	volatile
15	Kenya	73,396 metric tons	2011	up 64.5%	falling
16	Angola	61,226 metric tons	2011	down 58.6%	rising
17	Zimbabwe	58,436 metric tons	2011	up 35.8%	volatile
18	Mozambique	57,292 metric tons	2011	up 186.5%	volatile
19	Togo	50,362 metric tons	2011	up 6.8%	falling
20	Cote d'Ivoire	48,828 metric tons	2011	up 24.4%	rising
21	Democratic Republic of Congo	44,973 metric tons	2011	up 27.7%	rising
22	Zambia	38,000 metric tons	2011	up 1.0%	volatile
23	Sierra Leone	32,926 metric tons	2011	up 287.4%	rising
24	Malawi	32,911 metric tons	2011	up 61.2%	volatile
25	Benin	24,500 metric tons	2011	down 29.9%	volatile
26	Namibia	24,193 metric tons	2011	down 62.8%	rising
27	Eritrea	19,708 metric tons	2011	down 34.9%	volatile
28	Guinea-Bissau	12,976 metric tons	2011	down 54.6%	volatile
29	Burundi	12,000 metric tons	2011	up 20.0%	rising
30	Congo	11,000 metric tons	2011	up 37.5%	rising
31	Central African Republic	10,830 metric tons	2011	up 7.7%	rising
32	Rwanda	8,624 metric tons	2011	up 81.0%	volatile
33	Libya	8,220 metric tons	2011	up 41.7%	volatile
34	South Africa	7,000 metric tons	2011	down 20.8%	falling
35	Morocco	4,625 metric tons	2011	down 42.2%	rising
36	Botswana	2,060 metric tons	2011	up 3,714.8%	volatile
37	Mauritania	520 metric tons	2011	down 88.7%	volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

Africa 10.78 million metric tons
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.77 million metric tons
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 10.77 million metric tons
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 10.76 million metric tons
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 9.49 million metric tons
North Africa 12,845 metric tons

About this data

Indicator: Millet production (metric tons)
Unit: metric tons
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 43 places, 2,071 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Production data on millet relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.