> In 2024 Gambia produced 40,330 t of millet, the 31st largest in the world (0.13% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 47%.

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# Millet production in Gambia

In 2024 Gambia produced 40,330 t of millet, the 31st largest in the world (0.13% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 47%. The record was 158,018 t in 2010. Area harvested: 38,425 ha, yield 1.0 t/ha.

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Production, 202440,330 t
World rank31 of 74
10-year change−47%
Record158,018 t2010

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

## Gambia compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.13%0.26% in 2014
Yield, t/ha1.0world 1.0 (+4.3%)
kg per person14.6world 3.78
10-year change−47%world +6.2%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 29 | [Yemen](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/yemen/) | 45,000 | 0.15% |
| 30 | [DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/dr-congo/) | 41,042 | 0.13% |
| 31 | **Gambia** | 40,330 | 0.13% |
| 32 | [Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/australia/) | 36,833 | 0.12% |
| 33 | [Guinea-Bissau](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/guinea-bissau/) | 34,000 | 0.11% |

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

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 40,330 | +10% | 38,425 | 1.05 |
| 2023 | 36,591 | −2.2% | 34,373 | 1.06 |
| 2022 | 37,421 | −5.6% | 50,000 | 0.75 |
| 2021 | 39,648 | −7.6% | 39,882 | 0.99 |
| 2020 | 42,888 | +7.1% | 62,150 | 0.69 |
| 2019 | 40,044 | +8.8% | 100,000 | 0.40 |
| 2018 | 36,804 | −29% | 65,000 | 0.57 |
| 2017 | 52,009 | −28% | 82,000 | 0.63 |
| 2016 | 72,461 | −23% | 95,000 | 0.76 |
| 2015 | 93,808 | +22% | 100,000 | 0.94 |
| 2014 | 76,816 | −18% | 100,829 | 0.76 |
| 2013 | 93,799 | −19% | 105,792 | 0.89 |
| 2012 | 116,089 | +33% | 119,895 | 0.97 |
| 2011 | 87,234 | −45% | 110,485 | 0.79 |
| 2010 | 158,018 | +9.1% | 149,200 | 1.06 |
| 2009 | 144,868 | +15% | 144,090 | 1.01 |
| 2008 | 125,624 | +41% | 134,640 | 0.93 |
| 2007 | 89,186 | −29% | 111,718 | 0.80 |
| 2006 | 125,680 | −1.5% | 135,292 | 0.93 |
| 2005 | 127,563 | −3.7% | 127,321 | 1.00 |
| 2004 | 132,494 | +10% | 123,148 | 1.08 |
| 2003 | 120,342 | +42% | 109,938 | 1.09 |
| 2002 | 84,618 | −19% | 96,983 | 0.87 |
| 2001 | 104,972 | +11% | 97,340 | 1.08 |
| 2000 | 94,600 | +17% | 85,800 | 1.10 |
| 1999 | 80,900 | +25% | 72,200 | 1.12 |
| 1998 | 64,666 | −2.1% | 67,308 | 0.96 |
| 1997 | 66,082 | +7.5% | 73,453 | 0.90 |
| 1996 | 61,492 | +14% | 55,702 | 1.10 |
| 1995 | 54,022 | +2.2% | 55,194 | 0.98 |
| 1994 | 52,847 | +1.3% | 49,788 | 1.06 |
| 1993 | 52,177 | +13% | 50,552 | 1.03 |
| 1992 | 46,264 | −20% | 41,484 | 1.12 |
| 1991 | 57,860 | +23% | 56,350 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 46,890 | −7.5% | 50,500 | 0.93 |
| 1989 | 50,687 | +5.6% | 52,750 | 0.96 |
| 1988 | 48,000 | −3.3% | 43,680 | 1.10 |
| 1987 | 49,620 | −2.9% | 44,220 | 1.12 |
| 1986 | 51,100 | −6.4% | 44,650 | 1.14 |
| 1985 | 54,590 | +42% | 49,910 | 1.09 |
| 1984 | 38,500 | +48% | 32,900 | 1.17 |
| 1983 | 26,100 | −23% | 25,200 | 1.04 |
| 1982 | 33,700 | +15% | 29,600 | 1.14 |
| 1981 | 29,200 | +91% | 23,000 | 1.27 |
| 1980 | 15,300 | +76% | 17,600 | 0.87 |
| 1979 | 8,700 | −56% | 11,000 | 0.79 |
| 1978 | 19,900 | +84% | 20,000 | 1.00 |
| 1977 | 10,800 | −2.7% | 13,000 | 0.83 |
| 1976 | 11,100 | −14% | 12,000 | 0.93 |
| 1975 | 12,900 | −30% | 15,000 | 0.86 |
| 1974 | 18,500 | −51% | 19,000 | 0.97 |
| 1973 | 38,000 | +2.4% | 34,600 | 1.10 |
| 1972 | 37,100 | −2.4% | 34,600 | 1.07 |
| 1971 | 38,000 | 0.0% | 34,600 | 1.10 |
| 1970 | 38,000 | +16% | 34,600 | 1.10 |
| 1969 | 32,900 | −9.4% | 34,600 | 0.95 |
| 1968 | 36,300 | +6.1% | 34,600 | 1.05 |
| 1967 | 34,200 | +8.2% | 33,000 | 1.04 |
| 1966 | 31,600 | −11% | 33,000 | 0.96 |
| 1965 | 35,400 | −4.6% | 33,000 | 1.07 |
| 1964 | 37,100 | −0.5% | 33,000 | 1.12 |
| 1963 | 37,300 | −29% | 32,700 | 1.14 |
| 1962 | 52,500 | +11% | 43,700 | 1.20 |
| 1961 | 47,500 | — | 39,500 | 1.20 |

## Questions and answers

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

Gambia produced 40,330 t in 2024, 0.13% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Gambia ranked 31st of 74 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 40.9% of the world total.

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

It fell by 47% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +6.2% for the world. The record was 158,018 t in 2010.

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

1.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (40,330 t from 38,425 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

[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/)

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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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