> In 2024 Cameroon produced 100,000 t of millet, the 22nd largest in the world (0.32% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 5.8%.

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# Millet production in Cameroon

In 2024 Cameroon produced 100,000 t of millet, the 22nd largest in the world (0.32% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 5.8%. The record was 104,000 t in 1979. Area harvested: 72,000 ha, yield 1.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.

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Production, 2024100,000 t
World rank22 of 74
10-year change+5.8%
Record104,000 t1979

## Millet in Cameroon, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Cameroon compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.32%0.33% in 2014
Yield, t/ha1.4world 1.0 (+38%)
kg per person3.43world 3.78
10-year change+5.8%world +6.2%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 20 | [Uganda](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/uganda/) | 120,000 | 0.39% |
| 21 | [Uzbekistan](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/uzbekistan/) | 110,163 | 0.36% |
| 22 | **Cameroon** | 100,000 | 0.32% |
| 23 | [North Korea](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/north-korea/) | 77,049 | 0.25% |
| 24 | [Kenya](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/kenya/) | 65,763 | 0.21% |

[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; Cameroon is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 100,000 | 0.0% | 72,000 | 1.39 |
| 2023 | 100,000 | 0.0% | 72,000 | 1.39 |
| 2022 | 100,000 | 0.0% | 72,000 | 1.39 |
| 2021 | 100,000 | 0.0% | 72,000 | 1.39 |
| 2020 | 100,000 | 0.0% | 72,000 | 1.39 |
| 2019 | 100,000 | 0.0% | 72,000 | 1.39 |
| 2018 | 100,000 | +2.5% | 72,000 | 1.39 |
| 2017 | 97,519 | +0.9% | 73,423 | 1.33 |
| 2016 | 96,692 | +0.9% | 72,581 | 1.33 |
| 2015 | 95,810 | +1.4% | 71,405 | 1.34 |
| 2014 | 94,524 | −0.7% | 71,440 | 1.32 |
| 2013 | 95,170 | −1.7% | 71,789 | 1.33 |
| 2012 | 96,814 | +1.9% | 74,104 | 1.31 |
| 2011 | 95,000 | +6.7% | 74,022 | 1.28 |
| 2010 | 89,036 | +49% | 76,177 | 1.17 |
| 2009 | 59,600 | −21% | 56,000 | 1.06 |
| 2008 | 75,478 | +7.4% | 54,000 | 1.40 |
| 2007 | 70,250 | +7.5% | 53,000 | 1.33 |
| 2006 | 65,364 | +1.6% | 50,000 | 1.31 |
| 2005 | 64,347 | +7.2% | 53,000 | 1.21 |
| 2004 | 60,000 | +13% | 52,500 | 1.14 |
| 2003 | 53,000 | +5.4% | 52,000 | 1.02 |
| 2002 | 50,300 | +0.6% | 50,100 | 1.00 |
| 2001 | 50,000 | −3.3% | 50,000 | 1.00 |
| 2000 | 51,700 | −14% | 51,000 | 1.01 |
| 1999 | 60,000 | −7.7% | 60,000 | 1.00 |
| 1998 | 65,000 | −7.1% | 65,000 | 1.00 |
| 1997 | 70,000 | −1.0% | 68,815 | 1.02 |
| 1996 | 70,736 | +7.2% | 70,000 | 1.01 |
| 1995 | 66,000 | +32% | 65,000 | 1.02 |
| 1994 | 50,000 | −17% | 50,000 | 1.00 |
| 1993 | 60,000 | +9.1% | 58,000 | 1.03 |
| 1992 | 55,000 | −13% | 55,000 | 1.00 |
| 1991 | 63,000 | 0.0% | 63,282 | 1.00 |
| 1990 | 63,000 | −3.1% | 50,726 | 1.24 |
| 1989 | 65,000 | +8.3% | 60,000 | 1.08 |
| 1988 | 60,000 | +129% | 60,000 | 1.00 |
| 1987 | 26,150 | −64% | 30,070 | 0.87 |
| 1986 | 73,312 | +24% | 58,550 | 1.25 |
| 1985 | 59,295 | +233% | 60,595 | 0.98 |
| 1984 | 17,810 | −71% | 27,547 | 0.65 |
| 1983 | 61,000 | −36% | 100,000 | 0.61 |
| 1982 | 95,000 | +6.7% | 150,000 | 0.63 |
| 1981 | 89,000 | −11% | 129,000 | 0.69 |
| 1980 | 100,000 | −3.8% | 132,000 | 0.76 |
| 1979 | 104,000 | +2.0% | 128,000 | 0.81 |
| 1978 | 102,000 | +24% | 126,000 | 0.81 |
| 1977 | 82,000 | +2.5% | 109,000 | 0.75 |
| 1976 | 80,000 | −22% | 107,000 | 0.75 |
| 1975 | 103,000 | +23% | 124,000 | 0.83 |
| 1974 | 84,000 | +9.1% | 104,000 | 0.81 |
| 1973 | 77,000 | −3.8% | 119,000 | 0.65 |
| 1972 | 80,000 | −5.9% | 113,000 | 0.71 |
| 1971 | 85,000 | +9.0% | 126,000 | 0.67 |
| 1970 | 78,000 | −17% | 115,000 | 0.68 |
| 1969 | 94,000 | +38% | 128,000 | 0.73 |
| 1968 | 68,000 | −9.3% | 100,000 | 0.68 |
| 1967 | 75,000 | −23% | 104,000 | 0.72 |
| 1966 | 97,000 | +17% | 116,000 | 0.84 |
| 1965 | 83,000 | −4.6% | 111,000 | 0.75 |
| 1964 | 87,000 | 0.0% | 114,000 | 0.76 |
| 1963 | 87,000 | +4.8% | 114,000 | 0.76 |
| 1962 | 83,000 | −2.4% | 111,000 | 0.75 |
| 1961 | 85,000 | — | 90,000 | 0.94 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of millet in Cameroon?

Cameroon produced 100,000 t in 2024, 0.32% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Cameroon ranked 22nd of 74 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 40.9% of the world total.

### How has the production of millet in Cameroon changed?

It rose by 5.8% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +6.2% for the world. The record was 104,000 t in 1979.

### What is the yield of millet in Cameroon?

1.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (100,000 t from 72,000 ha), against a world average of 1.0 t/ha.

### 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 Cameroon is from an external organisation. 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/)[Burkina Faso](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/burkina-faso/)[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/)
[All countries producing millet](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/)

## Other products of Cameroon

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[Agricultural production in Cameroon](https://husfarm.com/production/country/cameroon/)

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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