> In 2024 Burkina Faso produced 931,109 t of millet, the 8th largest in the world (3.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 4.3%.

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# Millet production in Burkina Faso

In 2024 Burkina Faso produced 931,109 t of millet, the 8th largest in the world (3.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 4.3%. The record was 1.3 million t in 2008. Area harvested: 1.1 million ha, yield 0.8 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Production, 2024931,109 t
World rank8 of 74
10-year change−4.3%
Record1.3 million t2008

## Millet in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Burkina Faso compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total3.0%3.3% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.8world 1.0 (−16%)
kg per person39.5world 3.78
10-year change−4.3%world +6.2%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 | [Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/ethiopia/) | 1,125,000 | 3.6% |
| 7 | [Senegal](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/senegal/) | 1,106,000 | 3.6% |
| 8 | **Burkina Faso** | 931,109 | 3.0% |
| 9 | [Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/sudan/) | 792,943 | 2.6% |
| 10 | [Chad](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/chad/) | 618,925 | 2.0% |

[Full ranking of 74 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/)

### Map of world production of millet

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Burkina Faso is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 931,109 | +8.1% | 1,097,359 | 0.85 |
| 2023 | 861,039 | −5.1% | 963,108 | 0.89 |
| 2022 | 907,745 | +29% | 1,043,257 | 0.87 |
| 2021 | 705,344 | −26% | 976,335 | 0.72 |
| 2020 | 957,253 | −1.3% | 1,065,735 | 0.90 |
| 2019 | 970,176 | −18% | 1,176,512 | 0.82 |
| 2018 | 1,189,079 | +44% | 1,393,878 | 0.85 |
| 2017 | 828,234 | −8.5% | 1,222,575 | 0.68 |
| 2016 | 905,071 | −4.3% | 1,187,397 | 0.76 |
| 2015 | 946,184 | −2.7% | 1,160,718 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 972,539 | −9.8% | 1,192,006 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 1,078,570 | +0.0% | 1,327,078 | 0.81 |
| 2012 | 1,078,374 | +30% | 1,272,901 | 0.85 |
| 2011 | 828,741 | −28% | 1,143,410 | 0.72 |
| 2010 | 1,147,894 | +18% | 1,361,835 | 0.84 |
| 2009 | 970,927 | −23% | 1,255,085 | 0.77 |
| 2008 | 1,255,189 | +30% | 1,577,220 | 0.80 |
| 2007 | 966,016 | −18% | 1,182,665 | 0.82 |
| 2006 | 1,175,040 | −1.8% | 1,223,585 | 0.96 |
| 2005 | 1,196,253 | +28% | 1,309,710 | 0.91 |
| 2004 | 937,630 | −21% | 1,205,420 | 0.78 |
| 2003 | 1,184,283 | +19% | 1,406,438 | 0.84 |
| 2002 | 994,661 | −1.4% | 1,389,618 | 0.72 |
| 2001 | 1,009,044 | +39% | 1,322,953 | 0.76 |
| 2000 | 725,613 | −23% | 1,138,581 | 0.64 |
| 1999 | 945,001 | −2.9% | 1,283,701 | 0.74 |
| 1998 | 972,768 | +61% | 1,243,853 | 0.78 |
| 1997 | 603,932 | −26% | 1,154,596 | 0.52 |
| 1996 | 811,497 | +11% | 1,078,118 | 0.75 |
| 1995 | 733,704 | −12% | 1,019,406 | 0.72 |
| 1994 | 831,422 | −7.5% | 1,311,579 | 0.63 |
| 1993 | 899,197 | +15% | 1,293,270 | 0.70 |
| 1992 | 783,500 | −7.7% | 1,203,600 | 0.65 |
| 1991 | 848,500 | +89% | 1,208,500 | 0.70 |
| 1990 | 449,000 | −31% | 1,022,000 | 0.44 |
| 1989 | 649,326 | −20% | 1,277,714 | 0.51 |
| 1988 | 816,650 | +29% | 1,276,908 | 0.64 |
| 1987 | 631,832 | −7.0% | 1,167,737 | 0.54 |
| 1986 | 679,514 | +16% | 1,171,426 | 0.58 |
| 1985 | 586,589 | +58% | 974,108 | 0.60 |
| 1984 | 371,958 | −5.0% | 722,633 | 0.51 |
| 1983 | 391,344 | −11% | 928,403 | 0.42 |
| 1982 | 441,367 | −0.3% | 909,445 | 0.49 |
| 1981 | 442,771 | +26% | 922,274 | 0.48 |
| 1980 | 350,718 | −7.2% | 719,947 | 0.49 |
| 1979 | 377,734 | −0.0% | 767,891 | 0.49 |
| 1978 | 377,882 | +6.5% | 767,551 | 0.49 |
| 1977 | 354,673 | +2.1% | 900,000 | 0.39 |
| 1976 | 347,312 | −10.0% | 810,000 | 0.43 |
| 1975 | 385,696 | +15% | 910,750 | 0.42 |
| 1974 | 334,336 | +32% | 850,000 | 0.39 |
| 1973 | 252,525 | −4.9% | 719,750 | 0.35 |
| 1972 | 265,646 | −11% | 711,417 | 0.37 |
| 1971 | 297,690 | −25% | 811,695 | 0.37 |
| 1970 | 399,212 | +4.6% | 850,159 | 0.47 |
| 1969 | 381,564 | +3.8% | 867,358 | 0.44 |
| 1968 | 367,717 | +45% | 612,347 | 0.60 |
| 1967 | 254,000 | −18% | 700,000 | 0.36 |
| 1966 | 310,000 | −1.6% | 800,000 | 0.39 |
| 1965 | 315,000 | −17% | 800,000 | 0.39 |
| 1964 | 378,000 | +20% | 806,500 | 0.47 |
| 1963 | 315,765 | +21% | 823,384 | 0.38 |
| 1962 | 261,473 | +34% | 596,972 | 0.44 |
| 1961 | 194,940 | — | 615,285 | 0.32 |

## Trade, 2024

Imports1,498 t USD 128,000
Importer rank48 of 144
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of millet in Burkina Faso?

Burkina Faso produced 931,109 t in 2024, 3.0% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Burkina Faso rank in the world for production of millet?

Burkina Faso ranked 8th of 74 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 40.9% of the world total.

### How has the production of millet in Burkina Faso changed?

It fell by 4.3% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +6.2% for the world. The record was 1.3 million t in 2008.

### What is the yield of millet in Burkina Faso?

0.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (931,109 t from 1.1 million ha), against a world average of 1.0 t/ha.

### Does Burkina Faso export or import millet?

In 2024 Burkina Faso reported no exports and imports of 1,498 t (USD 128,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Burkina Faso is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/india/)[Niger](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/niger/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/china/)[Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/mali/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/nigeria/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/ethiopia/)[Senegal](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/senegal/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/sudan/)[Chad](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/chad/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/russia/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/tanzania/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/united-states/)
[All countries producing millet](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/)

## Other products of Burkina Faso

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[Agricultural production in Burkina Faso](https://husfarm.com/production/country/burkina-faso/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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