Cowpeas Production Data Across Africa

Nigeria is the largest producer of Cowpeas in this dataset, at 4,287.6 thousand tonnes in the most recent year on record, across 15 producing countries tracked.

CountryLatest Production (K tonnes)
Nigeria4,287.6
Niger2,767.6
Burkina Faso736.4
Ghana324.1
Cameroon250.3
Mali240.3
Tanzania221.4
Senegal212.9
Benin184.5
Sudan182.1
DR Congo86.2
Mozambique83.2
Kenya78.1
Malawi58.3
Madagascar31.9

Source: FAOSTAT and World Bank, via Afrixplorer. Last updated 2026-09-15.