Millet yields in Sudan
Sudan: Millet yields was 0.2751 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Millet yields in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, millet yields in Sudan stood at 0.2751 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Sudan peaked at 0.7054 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.23 tonnes per hectare, in 2023.
Sudan ranks 86th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Millet yields in Sudan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.2901 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2013 | 0.3918 tonnes per hectare | +35.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3951 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2852 tonnes per hectare | -27.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4818 tonnes per hectare | +68.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3495 tonnes per hectare | -27.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7054 tonnes per hectare | +101.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3756 tonnes per hectare | -46.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5566 tonnes per hectare | +48.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3209 tonnes per hectare | -42.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4696 tonnes per hectare | +46.3% |
| 2023 | 0.23 tonnes per hectare | -51.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2751 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.2751 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8742 tonnes per hectare, 31% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.2751 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8095 tonnes per hectare, 34% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4093 tonnes per hectare | 0.2852 tonnes per hectare | 0.7054 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3704 tonnes per hectare | 0.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.5566 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 60.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2936 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 341.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6507 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is millet yields in Sudan?
- Millet yields in Sudan was 0.2751 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest millet yields recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7054 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for millet yields?
- Sudan ranks 86th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.