Millet production in Chad
In 2024 Chad produced 618,925 t of millet, the 10th largest in the world (2.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 11%. The record was 847,053 t in 2012. Area harvested: 1.2 million ha, yield 0.5 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 618,925 t
- World rank
- 10 of 74
- 10-year change
- −11%
- Record
- 847,053 t
- 2012
Millet in Chad, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Chad compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 2.0%
- 2.4% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.5
- world 1.0 (−47%)
- kg per person
- 30.5
- world 3.78
- 10-year change
- −11%
- world +6.2%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 931,109 | 3.0% |
| 9 | Sudan | 792,943 | 2.6% |
| 10 | Chad | 618,925 | 2.0% |
| 11 | Russia | 325,000 | 1.1% |
| 12 | Tanzania | 325,000 | 1.1% |
Map of world production of millet
Share of the world total; Chad is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 618,925 | −2.4% | 1,156,072 | 0.54 |
| 2023 | 634,079 | −8.7% | 1,139,479 | 0.56 |
| 2022 | 694,196 | +12% | 1,194,064 | 0.58 |
| 2021 | 621,367 | −9.5% | 1,117,818 | 0.56 |
| 2020 | 686,584 | −4.3% | 1,160,336 | 0.59 |
| 2019 | 717,621 | −5.2% | 1,180,431 | 0.61 |
| 2018 | 756,616 | +15% | 1,221,948 | 0.62 |
| 2017 | 660,175 | −9.0% | 1,165,459 | 0.57 |
| 2016 | 725,677 | +23% | 1,224,570 | 0.59 |
| 2015 | 592,124 | −15% | 1,098,366 | 0.54 |
| 2014 | 694,751 | +25% | 1,103,180 | 0.63 |
| 2013 | 555,583 | −34% | 1,069,944 | 0.52 |
| 2012 | 847,053 | +158% | 1,330,766 | 0.64 |
| 2011 | 328,942 | −57% | 918,050 | 0.36 |
| 2010 | 759,940 | +137% | 1,340,184 | 0.57 |
| 2009 | 319,981 | −39% | 943,260 | 0.34 |
| 2008 | 523,162 | +5.6% | 929,973 | 0.56 |
| 2007 | 495,486 | −16% | 897,624 | 0.55 |
| 2006 | 589,754 | +2.0% | 1,008,196 | 0.58 |
| 2005 | 578,303 | +94% | 981,952 | 0.59 |
| 2004 | 297,529 | −42% | 630,688 | 0.47 |
| 2003 | 516,341 | +44% | 720,000 | 0.72 |
| 2002 | 357,425 | −10% | 706,935 | 0.51 |
| 2001 | 397,608 | +54% | 848,859 | 0.47 |
| 2000 | 258,828 | −28% | 791,753 | 0.33 |
| 1999 | 361,095 | +1.1% | 785,709 | 0.46 |
| 1998 | 357,321 | +44% | 785,630 | 0.45 |
| 1997 | 248,383 | −3.6% | 653,225 | 0.38 |
| 1996 | 257,631 | +13% | 635,125 | 0.41 |
| 1995 | 227,715 | −29% | 639,837 | 0.36 |
| 1994 | 319,698 | +51% | 648,725 | 0.49 |
| 1993 | 212,094 | −28% | 509,420 | 0.42 |
| 1992 | 293,433 | +30% | 567,163 | 0.52 |
| 1991 | 226,010 | +35% | 566,860 | 0.40 |
| 1990 | 167,590 | −6.6% | 488,449 | 0.34 |
| 1989 | 179,337 | −50% | 524,710 | 0.34 |
| 1988 | 355,676 | +64% | 578,954 | 0.61 |
| 1987 | 217,094 | −14% | 464,043 | 0.47 |
| 1986 | 253,021 | +0.3% | 508,142 | 0.50 |
| 1985 | 252,245 | +128% | 490,994 | 0.51 |
| 1984 | 110,768 | −25% | 267,614 | 0.41 |
| 1983 | 148,000 | +19% | 319,742 | 0.46 |
| 1982 | 124,000 | +8.8% | 200,000 | 0.62 |
| 1981 | 114,000 | −43% | 187,000 | 0.61 |
| 1980 | 200,000 | −13% | 428,000 | 0.47 |
| 1979 | 231,000 | −10% | 465,000 | 0.50 |
| 1978 | 258,000 | +1.2% | 530,000 | 0.49 |
| 1977 | 255,000 | +13% | 527,000 | 0.48 |
| 1976 | 225,000 | −3.0% | 500,000 | 0.45 |
| 1975 | 232,000 | −1.3% | 442,000 | 0.52 |
| 1974 | 235,000 | +32% | 396,000 | 0.59 |
| 1973 | 178,000 | −3.3% | 387,000 | 0.46 |
| 1972 | 184,000 | −29% | 431,000 | 0.43 |
| 1971 | 260,000 | −4.1% | 449,000 | 0.58 |
| 1970 | 271,000 | −6.2% | 414,000 | 0.65 |
| 1969 | 289,000 | −1.4% | 428,000 | 0.68 |
| 1968 | 293,000 | +2.1% | 475,000 | 0.62 |
| 1967 | 287,000 | +2.5% | 470,000 | 0.61 |
| 1966 | 280,000 | +2.6% | 462,000 | 0.61 |
| 1965 | 273,000 | −13% | 536,000 | 0.51 |
| 1964 | 315,000 | −21% | 535,000 | 0.59 |
| 1963 | 398,000 | +38% | 558,000 | 0.71 |
| 1962 | 289,000 | −8.8% | 572,000 | 0.51 |
| 1961 | 317,000 | — | 572,000 | 0.55 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of millet in Chad?
Chad produced 618,925 t in 2024, 2.0% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Chad rank in the world for production of millet?
Chad ranked 10th of 74 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 40.9% of the world total.
How has the production of millet in Chad changed?
It fell by 11% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +6.2% for the world. The record was 847,053 t in 2012.
What is the yield of millet in Chad?
0.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (618,925 t from 1.2 million 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. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.