Sorghum production in Togo
In 2024 Togo produced 310,000 t of sorghum, the 23rd largest in the world (0.48% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 0.8%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 320,000 ha, yield 1.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 310,000 t
- World rank
- 23 of 107
- 10-year change
- +0.8%
- Record
- 310,000 t
- 2024
Sorghum in Togo, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Togo compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.48%
- 0.45% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.0
- world 1.5 (−33%)
- kg per person
- 36.9
- world 7.87
- 10-year change
- +0.8%
- world −5.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | France | 447,110 | 0.70% |
| 22 | Senegal | 445,000 | 0.69% |
| 23 | Togo | 310,000 | 0.48% |
| 24 | Benin | 279,269 | 0.43% |
| 25 | Italy | 256,040 | 0.40% |
Map of world production of sorghum
Share of the world total; Togo is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 310,000 | +3.3% | 320,000 | 0.97 |
| 2023 | 300,000 | +6.8% | 325,000 | 0.92 |
| 2022 | 280,809 | +1.4% | 317,571 | 0.88 |
| 2021 | 276,986 | −0.8% | 316,034 | 0.88 |
| 2020 | 279,105 | −1.2% | 311,245 | 0.90 |
| 2019 | 282,582 | +1.9% | 317,826 | 0.89 |
| 2018 | 277,240 | +0.4% | 318,834 | 0.87 |
| 2017 | 276,167 | +1.2% | 315,542 | 0.88 |
| 2016 | 272,776 | +0.7% | 317,189 | 0.86 |
| 2015 | 270,863 | −12% | 304,186 | 0.89 |
| 2014 | 307,579 | +7.8% | 323,739 | 0.95 |
| 2013 | 285,316 | +14% | 302,123 | 0.94 |
| 2012 | 250,892 | +3.1% | 290,550 | 0.86 |
| 2011 | 243,267 | −0.6% | 220,917 | 1.10 |
| 2010 | 244,674 | +2.9% | 223,595 | 1.09 |
| 2009 | 237,665 | +13% | 216,436 | 1.10 |
| 2008 | 211,257 | +0.5% | 213,057 | 0.99 |
| 2007 | 210,298 | −4.9% | 215,372 | 0.98 |
| 2006 | 221,155 | +7.3% | 215,456 | 1.03 |
| 2005 | 206,032 | +21% | 209,756 | 0.98 |
| 2004 | 169,782 | +9.1% | 167,488 | 1.01 |
| 2003 | 155,569 | −7.9% | 177,277 | 0.88 |
| 2002 | 168,983 | +3.5% | 195,184 | 0.87 |
| 2001 | 163,271 | +5.1% | 183,674 | 0.89 |
| 2000 | 155,401 | +9.7% | 183,149 | 0.85 |
| 1999 | 141,658 | +3.7% | 176,663 | 0.80 |
| 1998 | 136,558 | −10% | 203,900 | 0.67 |
| 1997 | 151,755 | −2.6% | 206,809 | 0.73 |
| 1996 | 155,853 | −9.6% | 248,839 | 0.63 |
| 1995 | 172,325 | +57% | 199,181 | 0.87 |
| 1994 | 109,605 | −13% | 203,596 | 0.54 |
| 1993 | 126,299 | +12% | 196,050 | 0.64 |
| 1992 | 112,319 | −21% | 144,800 | 0.78 |
| 1991 | 141,368 | +23% | 191,600 | 0.74 |
| 1990 | 114,615 | −25% | 184,007 | 0.62 |
| 1989 | 152,848 | +28% | 195,100 | 0.78 |
| 1988 | 119,076 | +22% | 181,300 | 0.66 |
| 1987 | 97,710 | −26% | 136,357 | 0.72 |
| 1986 | 131,414 | +39% | 126,689 | 1.04 |
| 1985 | 94,870 | −20% | 146,318 | 0.65 |
| 1984 | 118,942 | +49% | 167,400 | 0.71 |
| 1983 | 79,626 | −5.2% | 89,300 | 0.89 |
| 1982 | 84,004 | +5.2% | 94,400 | 0.89 |
| 1981 | 79,874 | −16% | 125,100 | 0.64 |
| 1980 | 94,531 | +8.3% | 126,000 | 0.75 |
| 1979 | 87,260 | +23% | 115,600 | 0.75 |
| 1978 | 71,087 | — | 109,900 | 0.65 |
| 1977 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
Trade, 2024
- Imports
- 27 t USD 1,000
- Importer rank
- 102 of 130
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
Questions and answers
What is the production of sorghum in Togo?
Togo produced 310,000 t in 2024, 0.48% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Togo rank in the world for production of sorghum?
Togo ranked 23rd of 107 countries in 2024. The largest producer was United States with 13.6% of the world total.
How has the production of sorghum in Togo changed?
It rose by 0.8% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −5.8% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
What is the yield of sorghum in Togo?
1.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (310,000 t from 320,000 ha), against a world average of 1.5 t/ha.
Does Togo export or import sorghum?
In 2024 Togo reported no exports and imports of 27 t (USD 1,000), 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 Togo is from an external organisation. 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.