FAOSTAT · 2024 · 54 countries and territories
Agriculture in Africa
The 54 countries and territories of Africa produced 223 million t of cereals (7.1% of the world), 102 million t of vegetables (8.6% of the world), 138 million t of fruit (14.4% of the world), 24.2 million t of meat (6.5% of the world) and 55.1 million t of milk (5.6% of the world) in 2024. The largest crops were cassava, maize and sugar cane. Its largest shares of world output are in shea nuts (100%), fonio (100%) and kola nuts (100%).
- Cereals
- 223 million t
- 7.1% of world · +16% in ten years
- Vegetables
- 102 million t
- 8.6% of world · +30% in ten years
- Fruit
- 138 million t
- 14.4% of world · +28% in ten years
- Meat
- 24.2 million t
- 6.5% of world · +29% in ten years
- Milk
- 55.1 million t
- 5.6% of world · +21% in ten years
Totals by group, 2024
| Group | Africa | Share of world | 10-year change | Largest producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals | 223 million t | 7.1% | +16% | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |
| Vegetables | 102 million t | 8.6% | +30% | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
| Fruit | 138 million t | 14.4% | +28% | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
| Roots and tubers | 393 million t | 41.6% | +37% | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Pulses | 23.6 million t | 24.3% | +32% | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Tree nuts | 3.4 million t | 18.3% | +57% | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire |
| Meat | 24.2 million t | 6.5% | +29% | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Milk | 55.1 million t | 5.6% | +21% | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| Eggs | 4.1 million t | 4.1% | +24% | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Cattle | 399 million | 25.3% | +22% | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |
| Pigs | 55.8 million | 5.8% | +59% | 🇲🇼 Malawi |
| Sheep | 439 million | 32.2% | +22% | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Goats | 534 million | 44.9% | +34% | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Chickens | 2.50 billion | 9.0% | +41% | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
Animals in head; other figures in tonnes.
Largest crops, 2024
| Crop | Tonnes | Share of world | 10-year change | Largest producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassava | 222,837,362 | 65.2% | +36% | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Maize | 96,310,951 | 7.9% | +20% | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Sugar cane | 95,675,777 | 4.9% | +0.7% | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Yams | 89,725,251 | 97.1% | +43% | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Rice (paddy) | 44,780,180 | 5.5% | +42% | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Potatoes | 34,199,334 | 8.8% | +35% | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
| Bananas | 31,255,893 | 22.4% | +36% | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Plantains | 30,625,077 | 68.7% | +42% | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| Sorghum | 29,177,961 | 45.4% | −0.5% | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Sweet potatoes | 28,549,241 | 31.4% | +12% | 🇲🇼 Malawi |
| Tomatoes | 26,377,932 | 14.0% | +12% | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
| Wheat | 26,100,873 | 3.3% | +2.6% | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
| Oil palm fruit | 25,861,940 | 6.2% | +34% | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Groundnuts (peanuts) | 16,999,284 | 29.5% | +18% | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Onions, dry | 16,964,301 | 15.7% | +42% | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
| Taro | 15,384,630 | 84.5% | +81% | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Sugar beet | 15,124,481 | 5.2% | +5.5% | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
| Millet | 13,500,693 | 43.8% | +5.1% | 🇳🇪 Niger |
| Oranges | 11,335,421 | 16.9% | +20% | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
| Cow peas, dry | 9,785,477 | 96.9% | +73% | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
Africa’s largest shares of world output
Crops with the highest share of world production grown in Africa (above 100,000 t).
Countries of Africa
Production in 2024, in tonnes (cattle in head). Click a column to sort.
| Country | Cereals | Vegetables | Fruit | Meat | Milk | Cattle | World #1 | Prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 31.8 million | 2.8 million | 1.9 million | 912,484 | 3.8 million | 71.9 million | 3 | |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 28.5 million | 16.3 million | 15.8 million | 1.7 million | 527,765 | 20.9 million | 7 | Market prices |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | 24.0 million | 19.1 million | 16.7 million | 3.4 million | 6.2 million | 2.6 million | 3 | Market prices |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 15.5 million | 3.0 million | 5.6 million | 1.1 million | 4.4 million | 39.1 million | 1 | Market prices |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 15.3 million | 2.7 million | 8.5 million | 3.6 million | 3.9 million | 12.1 million | — | Market prices |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | 10.4 million | 2.7 million | 2.7 million | 177,136 | 1.1 million | 14.0 million | — | |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | 6.7 million | 3.4 million | 3.6 million | 973,482 | 4.6 million | 31.3 million | 2 | |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | 6.2 million | 807,983 | 6.2 million | 323,365 | 51,478 | 2.4 million | — | Market prices |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | 6.0 million | 5.7 million | 1.2 million | 193,878 | 1.7 million | 20.4 million | — | |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | 5.7 million | 1.4 million | 11.9 million | 642,365 | 3.9 million | 14.7 million | 1 | Market prices |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | 5.4 million | 4.0 million | 1.5 million | 132,562 | 290,564 | 9.3 million | 1 | |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 5.2 million | 466,887 | 1.3 million | 161,610 | 415,933 | 7.0 million | 1 | |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 5.2 million | 1.5 million | 1.5 million | 552,048 | 436,317 | 10.3 million | 1 | |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | 5.0 million | 2.9 million | 4.5 million | 656,460 | 7.0 million | 22.4 million | 1 | Market prices |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | 4.4 million | 602,503 | 6.8 million | 256,277 | 10,374 | 2.0 million | — | |
| 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire | 4.2 million | 789,750 | 3.5 million | 441,064 | 38,872 | 1.9 million | 2 | |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | 4.1 million | 8.7 million | 7.7 million | 1.0 million | 3.3 million | 1.8 million | 1 | |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | 3.9 million | 1.0 million | 1.7 million | 341,094 | 247,674 | 3.7 million | — | |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 3.8 million | 3.1 million | 6.2 million | 418,231 | 288,775 | 5.9 million | — | |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | 3.5 million | 2.2 million | 6.9 million | 360,123 | 221,864 | 5.2 million | — | |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | 3.3 million | 2.0 million | 4.2 million | 703,101 | 232,764 | 2.3 million | — | |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | 3.2 million | 4.9 million | 5.0 million | 1.2 million | 1.9 million | 2.4 million | 2 | |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | 2.9 million | 741,032 | 673,021 | 128,504 | 188,438 | 2.8 million | — | |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | 2.7 million | 102,853 | 130,343 | 1.0 million | 473,526 | 39.6 million | 1 | |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 2.7 million | 1.5 million | 751,042 | 323,757 | 23,569 | 2.5 million | — | |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | 1.8 million | 433,325 | 127,566 | 369,605 | 525,394 | 4.9 million | — | Market prices |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | 1.5 million | 150,823 | 68,627 | 81,199 | 12,841 | 477,388 | — | |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 1.5 million | 3.2 million | 2.6 million | 376,758 | 1.4 million | 495,935 | — | |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 1.5 million | 479,512 | 292,087 | 48,716 | 153,285 | 682,125 | — | |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 1.3 million | 2.2 million | 1.1 million | 948,764 | 442,748 | 5.7 million | — | Market prices |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 1.2 million | 504,952 | 522,957 | 230,430 | 3.5 million | 14.3 million | — | |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 975,199 | 681,190 | 2.6 million | 99,076 | 245,448 | 1.5 million | — | Market prices |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | 789,542 | 506,419 | 1.3 million | 47,876 | 101,365 | 1.2 million | — | |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 570,227 | 4,925 | 27,982 | 134,116 | 363,757 | 2.0 million | — | |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 323,557 | 42,084 | 114,811 | 26,995 | 39,124 | 742,836 | — | |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | 322,400 | 126,026 | 213,340 | 34,692 | 8,368 | 43,270 | — | |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 305,210 | 57,882 | 4,911 | 43,426 | 147,889 | 2.2 million | — | |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 282,868 | 108,308 | 176,074 | 191,151 | 83,107 | 4.9 million | — | |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | 164,800 | 694,071 | 685,305 | 184,576 | 225,578 | 208,931 | — | |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | 128,063 | 96,555 | 235,071 | 180,334 | 2.1 million | 4.8 million | — | |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | 124,841 | 13,609 | 9,951 | 8,278 | 52,822 | 309,195 | — | |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 77,722 | 13,231 | 201,368 | 26,283 | 42,309 | 652,513 | — | |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 67,527 | 32,625 | 14,984 | 8,837 | 182,000 | 517,450 | — | |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | 61,229 | 67,281 | 71,602 | 78,955 | 111,002 | 2.9 million | — | |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | 54,554 | 67,842 | 28,326 | 101,747 | 36,704 | 918,057 | — | |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | 47,737 | 51,768 | 396,496 | 41,673 | 10,735 | 39,678 | — | |
| 🇨🇬 Congo | 30,221 | 58,503 | 272,820 | 62,068 | 4,466 | 335,224 | 1 | |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | 20,110 | 20,062 | 83,983 | 2,293 | 13,118 | 51,420 | — | |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 1,289 | 127,099 | 23,431 | 54,741 | 2,841 | 3,500 | — | |
| 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe | 796 | 3,822 | 51,620 | 1,725 | 594 | 1,588 | — | |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 17 | 36,560 | 5,166 | 11,739 | 15,337 | 317,893 | — | |
| 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde | 5 | 25,114 | 5,962 | 4,615 | 10,438 | 29,779 | — | |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | — | — | 72,805 | 656 | — | 5,520 | — | |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | — | 3,012 | 3,008 | 1,461 | 162 | 557 | — |
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm. Continental totals calculated by Husfarm from country figures.