> In 2024 Uganda produced 120,000 t of millet, the 20th largest in the world (0.39% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 49%.

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# Millet production in Uganda

In 2024 Uganda produced 120,000 t of millet, the 20th largest in the world (0.39% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 49%. The record was 836,733 t in 1969. Area harvested: 88,368 ha, yield 1.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.

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Production, 2024120,000 t
World rank20 of 74
10-year change−49%
Record836,733 t1969

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

## Uganda compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.39%0.81% in 2014
Yield, t/ha1.4world 1.0 (+35%)
kg per person2.40world 3.78
10-year change−49%world +6.2%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18 | [Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/myanmar/) | 170,000 | 0.55% |
| 19 | [Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/ukraine/) | 156,870 | 0.51% |
| 20 | **Uganda** | 120,000 | 0.39% |
| 21 | [Uzbekistan](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/uzbekistan/) | 110,163 | 0.36% |
| 22 | [Cameroon](https://husfarm.com/production/millet/cameroon/) | 100,000 | 0.32% |

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

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 120,000 | +0.8% | 88,368 | 1.36 |
| 2023 | 119,000 | −7.8% | 90,000 | 1.32 |
| 2022 | 129,000 | +84% | 93,981 | 1.37 |
| 2021 | 70,000 | 0.0% | 50,613 | 1.38 |
| 2020 | 70,000 | −2.8% | 50,243 | 1.39 |
| 2019 | 72,000 | −49% | 51,305 | 1.40 |
| 2018 | 141,982 | −23% | 99,311 | 1.43 |
| 2017 | 185,517 | −4.1% | 130,061 | 1.43 |
| 2016 | 193,461 | −18% | 138,122 | 1.40 |
| 2015 | 236,484 | −0.0% | 175,173 | 1.35 |
| 2014 | 236,486 | +3.9% | 175,000 | 1.35 |
| 2013 | 227,500 | −6.9% | 175,000 | 1.30 |
| 2012 | 244,438 | −4.8% | 175,000 | 1.40 |
| 2011 | 256,763 | −4.2% | 172,000 | 1.49 |
| 2010 | 268,000 | +7.2% | 167,000 | 1.60 |
| 2009 | 250,000 | −9.1% | 192,000 | 1.30 |
| 2008 | 275,000 | −62% | 200,000 | 1.38 |
| 2007 | 732,000 | +6.6% | 437,000 | 1.68 |
| 2006 | 687,000 | +2.2% | 429,000 | 1.60 |
| 2005 | 672,000 | +2.0% | 420,000 | 1.60 |
| 2004 | 659,000 | +3.0% | 412,000 | 1.60 |
| 2003 | 640,000 | +8.5% | 400,000 | 1.60 |
| 2002 | 590,000 | +1.0% | 396,000 | 1.49 |
| 2001 | 584,000 | +9.4% | 389,000 | 1.50 |
| 2000 | 534,000 | −12% | 384,000 | 1.39 |
| 1999 | 606,000 | −5.6% | 376,000 | 1.61 |
| 1998 | 642,000 | +28% | 401,000 | 1.60 |
| 1997 | 502,000 | +14% | 395,000 | 1.27 |
| 1996 | 440,000 | −30% | 400,000 | 1.10 |
| 1995 | 632,000 | +3.6% | 395,000 | 1.60 |
| 1994 | 610,000 | 0.0% | 412,000 | 1.48 |
| 1993 | 610,000 | −3.8% | 404,000 | 1.51 |
| 1992 | 634,000 | +10% | 396,000 | 1.60 |
| 1991 | 576,000 | +2.9% | 384,000 | 1.50 |
| 1990 | 560,000 | −8.1% | 373,000 | 1.50 |
| 1989 | 609,578 | +5.5% | 381,240 | 1.60 |
| 1988 | 578,000 | +12% | 371,000 | 1.56 |
| 1987 | 518,000 | +21% | 324,000 | 1.60 |
| 1986 | 427,000 | −11% | 341,699 | 1.25 |
| 1985 | 479,640 | +44% | 299,830 | 1.60 |
| 1984 | 332,000 | −39% | 332,000 | 1.00 |
| 1983 | 545,000 | +36% | 341,000 | 1.60 |
| 1982 | 401,000 | −16% | 330,000 | 1.22 |
| 1981 | 480,000 | +4.6% | 300,000 | 1.60 |
| 1980 | 459,000 | −4.6% | 279,000 | 1.65 |
| 1979 | 481,000 | −14% | 313,000 | 1.54 |
| 1978 | 561,000 | −2.9% | 510,000 | 1.10 |
| 1977 | 578,000 | +0.3% | 527,428 | 1.10 |
| 1976 | 576,000 | −16% | 498,300 | 1.16 |
| 1975 | 682,000 | +15% | 484,200 | 1.41 |
| 1974 | 591,000 | −8.1% | 510,000 | 1.16 |
| 1973 | 643,000 | +8.2% | 636,000 | 1.01 |
| 1972 | 594,000 | −8.6% | 497,000 | 1.20 |
| 1971 | 650,000 | −17% | 716,000 | 0.91 |
| 1970 | 783,000 | −6.4% | 582,000 | 1.35 |
| 1969 | 836,733 | +21% | 730,000 | 1.15 |
| 1968 | 688,890 | +20% | 690,000 | 1.00 |
| 1967 | 575,000 | +11% | 613,600 | 0.94 |
| 1966 | 520,000 | +1.8% | 573,100 | 0.91 |
| 1965 | 511,000 | +19% | 567,700 | 0.90 |
| 1964 | 430,000 | 0.0% | 529,000 | 0.81 |
| 1963 | 430,000 | 0.0% | 528,000 | 0.81 |
| 1962 | 430,000 | +2.4% | 530,000 | 0.81 |
| 1961 | 420,000 | — | 519,000 | 0.81 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports2,563 t USD 1.1 m
Exporter rank20 of 87
Imports29,310 t USD 5.5 m
Importer rank2 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 Uganda?

Uganda produced 120,000 t in 2024, 0.39% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Uganda ranked 20th of 74 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 40.9% of the world total.

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

It fell by 49% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +6.2% for the world. The record was 836,733 t in 1969.

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

1.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (120,000 t from 88,368 ha), against a world average of 1.0 t/ha.

### Does Uganda export or import millet?

In 2024 Uganda reported exports of 2,563 t (USD 1.1 m) and imports of 29,310 t (USD 5.5 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 Uganda 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 Uganda

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[Agricultural production in Uganda](https://husfarm.com/production/country/uganda/)

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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