Millet — Yield in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Millet — Yield was 551.8 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
551.8 kg/ha
Change on year
down 3.5%
Rank
12th
of 12 groups
All-time high
726.9 kg/ha
in 1963
All-time low
366.3 kg/ha
in 2009
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Millet — Yield in Middle Africa, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Middle Africa recorded 551.8 kg/ha for millet — yield in 2024.

That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, millet — yield in Middle Africa peaked at 726.9 kg/ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 366.3 kg/ha, in 2009.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Millet — Yield in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Millet — Yield in Middle Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 621.5 kg/ha —
1962 578.1 kg/ha -7.0%
1963 726.9 kg/ha +25.7%
1964 645.4 kg/ha -11.2%
1965 577.2 kg/ha -10.6%
1966 673.3 kg/ha +16.6%
1967 656.2 kg/ha -2.5%
1968 655.6 kg/ha -0.1%
1969 712.6 kg/ha +8.7%
1970 689.9 kg/ha -3.2%
1971 639.2 kg/ha -7.3%
1972 549.9 kg/ha -14.0%
1973 569.8 kg/ha +3.6%
1974 675 kg/ha +18.5%
1975 627.6 kg/ha -7.0%
1976 560 kg/ha -10.8%
1977 552.3 kg/ha -1.4%
1978 566.6 kg/ha +2.6%
1979 566.3 kg/ha -0.1%
1980 567.6 kg/ha +0.2%
1981 638.7 kg/ha +12.5%
1982 634.2 kg/ha -0.7%
1983 541.8 kg/ha -14.6%
1984 518 kg/ha -4.4%
1985 595.4 kg/ha +14.9%
1986 595.8 kg/ha +0.1%
1987 531.3 kg/ha -10.8%
1988 651.8 kg/ha +22.7%
1989 465.8 kg/ha -28.5%
1990 472.5 kg/ha +1.4%
1991 476.3 kg/ha +0.8%
1992 551.1 kg/ha +15.7%
1993 455.1 kg/ha -17.4%
1994 540 kg/ha +18.7%
1995 464.7 kg/ha -13.9%
1996 496 kg/ha +6.7%
1997 447.1 kg/ha -9.9%
1998 509 kg/ha +13.8%
1999 514.2 kg/ha +1.0%
2000 416.7 kg/ha -19.0%
2001 538.4 kg/ha +29.2%
2002 552.2 kg/ha +2.6%
2003 649.1 kg/ha +17.5%
2004 482.4 kg/ha -25.7%
2005 563.8 kg/ha +16.9%
2006 565.7 kg/ha +0.3%
2007 541.5 kg/ha -4.3%
2008 580.1 kg/ha +7.1%
2009 366.3 kg/ha -36.9%
2010 561.2 kg/ha +53.2%
2011 426.4 kg/ha -24.0%
2012 609.9 kg/ha +43.0%
2013 530.5 kg/ha -13.0%
2014 616.2 kg/ha +16.2%
2015 564.9 kg/ha -8.3%
2016 583.2 kg/ha +3.2%
2017 560.4 kg/ha -3.9%
2018 605.1 kg/ha +8.0%
2019 593.9 kg/ha -1.9%
2020 574.2 kg/ha -3.3%
2021 571 kg/ha -0.6%
2022 594.9 kg/ha +4.2%
2023 572 kg/ha -3.8%
2024 551.8 kg/ha -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 649.64 kg/ha 577.2 kg/ha 726.9 kg/ha 9
1970s 599.66 kg/ha 549.9 kg/ha 689.9 kg/ha 10
1980s 574.04 kg/ha 465.8 kg/ha 651.8 kg/ha 10
1990s 492.6 kg/ha 447.1 kg/ha 551.1 kg/ha 10
2000s 525.62 kg/ha 366.3 kg/ha 649.1 kg/ha 10
2010s 565.17 kg/ha 426.4 kg/ha 616.2 kg/ha 10
2020s 572.78 kg/ha 551.8 kg/ha 594.9 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 9 Ethiopia 2,472 kg/ha compare
  2. 9 Republic of Moldova 1,050 kg/ha compare
  3. 10 Switzerland 2,340 kg/ha compare
  4. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 669.9 kg/ha compare
  5. 11 Serbia and Montenegro 2,308 kg/ha compare
  6. 12 Spain 2,305 kg/ha compare
  7. 13 Greece 2,236 kg/ha compare
  8. 14 Yugoslav SFR 2,095 kg/ha compare
  9. 15 Morocco 2,074 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 124 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is millet — yield in Middle Africa?
Millet — yield in Middle Africa was 551.8 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest millet — yield recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 726.9 kg/ha in 1963.
What is the lowest millet — yield recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 366.3 kg/ha in 2009.
How does Middle Africa rank for millet — yield?
Middle Africa ranks 12th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is millet — yield rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Millet — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Millet — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
124 places, 6,542 data points, 1961–2024
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