> In 2024 Senegal produced 1.1 million t of millet, the 7th largest in the world (3.58% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 170%.

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# Millet production in Senegal

In 2024 Senegal produced 1.1 million t of millet, the 7th largest in the world (3.58% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 170%. The record was 1.3 million t in 2023. Area harvested: 1.0 million ha, yield 1.1 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.

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Production, 20241.1 million t
World rank7 of 74
10-year change+170%
Record1.3 million t2023

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

## Senegal compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total3.6%1.4% in 2014
Yield, t/ha1.1world 1.0 (+9.9%)
kg per person59.8world 3.78
10-year change+170%world +6.2%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 | [Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/nigeria/) | 1,550,000 | 5.0% |
| 6 | [Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/ethiopia/) | 1,125,000 | 3.6% |
| 7 | **Senegal** | 1,106,000 | 3.6% |
| 8 | [Burkina Faso](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/burkina-faso/) | 931,109 | 3.0% |
| 9 | [Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/sudan/) | 792,943 | 2.6% |

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

### Map of world production of millet

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Share of the world total; Senegal is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 1,106,000 | −12% | 1,000,000 | 1.11 |
| 2023 | 1,260,709 | +15% | 1,005,909 | 1.25 |
| 2022 | 1,097,033 | +5.5% | 969,693 | 1.13 |
| 2021 | 1,039,860 | −9.2% | 968,218 | 1.07 |
| 2020 | 1,144,855 | +42% | 1,023,065 | 1.12 |
| 2019 | 807,044 | −10% | 880,408 | 0.92 |
| 2018 | 897,574 | +2.5% | 930,122 | 0.97 |
| 2017 | 875,484 | +25% | 940,880 | 0.93 |
| 2016 | 698,643 | −6.8% | 935,232 | 0.75 |
| 2015 | 749,874 | +83% | 922,008 | 0.81 |
| 2014 | 408,993 | −21% | 715,996 | 0.57 |
| 2013 | 515,365 | −22% | 754,274 | 0.68 |
| 2012 | 662,614 | +38% | 817,471 | 0.81 |
| 2011 | 480,759 | −41% | 779,803 | 0.62 |
| 2010 | 813,295 | +0.4% | 1,033,157 | 0.79 |
| 2009 | 810,121 | +19% | 1,051,668 | 0.77 |
| 2008 | 678,171 | +113% | 883,619 | 0.77 |
| 2007 | 318,822 | −36% | 686,892 | 0.46 |
| 2006 | 494,345 | −19% | 748,311 | 0.66 |
| 2005 | 608,551 | +88% | 800,763 | 0.76 |
| 2004 | 323,752 | −48% | 686,929 | 0.47 |
| 2003 | 628,426 | +51% | 857,458 | 0.73 |
| 2002 | 414,820 | −25% | 819,580 | 0.51 |
| 2001 | 556,655 | −7.3% | 801,074 | 0.69 |
| 2000 | 600,221 | −11% | 842,124 | 0.71 |
| 1999 | 675,000 | +53% | 1,007,462 | 0.67 |
| 1998 | 441,418 | +3.5% | 789,703 | 0.56 |
| 1997 | 426,481 | −29% | 821,238 | 0.52 |
| 1996 | 601,359 | −24% | 971,643 | 0.62 |
| 1995 | 794,133 | +18% | 1,039,274 | 0.76 |
| 1994 | 670,843 | −11% | 1,077,727 | 0.62 |
| 1993 | 752,616 | +34% | 1,100,271 | 0.68 |
| 1992 | 562,706 | −16% | 905,086 | 0.62 |
| 1991 | 670,607 | +33% | 978,818 | 0.69 |
| 1990 | 504,801 | −21% | 864,842 | 0.58 |
| 1989 | 638,883 | +32% | 952,898 | 0.67 |
| 1988 | 484,638 | −30% | 893,436 | 0.54 |
| 1987 | 690,103 | +37% | 946,001 | 0.73 |
| 1986 | 502,060 | −35% | 856,195 | 0.59 |
| 1985 | 768,000 | +102% | 1,146,000 | 0.67 |
| 1984 | 381,000 | +33% | 903,000 | 0.42 |
| 1983 | 287,000 | −40% | 709,000 | 0.40 |
| 1982 | 476,900 | −40% | 870,000 | 0.55 |
| 1981 | 790,000 | +75% | 1,033,300 | 0.76 |
| 1980 | 451,000 | +6.4% | 951,400 | 0.47 |
| 1979 | 424,000 | −35% | 812,100 | 0.52 |
| 1978 | 654,700 | +91% | 925,900 | 0.71 |
| 1977 | 342,400 | −25% | 827,800 | 0.41 |
| 1976 | 455,100 | −10% | 786,100 | 0.58 |
| 1975 | 506,100 | −22% | 845,700 | 0.60 |
| 1974 | 647,900 | +56% | 1,013,100 | 0.64 |
| 1973 | 416,300 | +58% | 960,000 | 0.43 |
| 1972 | 263,100 | −45% | 822,200 | 0.32 |
| 1971 | 474,900 | +45% | 855,700 | 0.55 |
| 1970 | 326,700 | −37% | 856,400 | 0.38 |
| 1969 | 517,400 | +41% | 910,700 | 0.57 |
| 1968 | 366,900 | −31% | 925,100 | 0.40 |
| 1967 | 533,700 | +55% | 1,014,400 | 0.53 |
| 1966 | 345,100 | −24% | 849,000 | 0.41 |
| 1965 | 454,000 | +3.9% | 950,000 | 0.48 |
| 1964 | 436,800 | +11% | 898,200 | 0.49 |
| 1963 | 392,700 | +13% | 842,000 | 0.47 |
| 1962 | 348,700 | +4.3% | 768,300 | 0.45 |
| 1961 | 334,300 | — | 738,100 | 0.45 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports15 t USD 20,000
Exporter rank65 of 87
Imports3,980 t USD 1.4 m
Importer rank30 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 Senegal?

Senegal produced 1.1 million t in 2024, 3.6% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Senegal ranked 7th of 74 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 40.9% of the world total.

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

It rose by 170% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +6.2% for the world. The record was 1.3 million t in 2023.

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

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

### Does Senegal export or import millet?

In 2024 Senegal reported exports of 15 t (USD 20,000) and imports of 3,980 t (USD 1.4 m), 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 Senegal 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/)[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/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/united-states/)
[All countries producing millet](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/)

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[Agricultural production in Senegal](https://husfarm.com/production/country/senegal/)

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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