DR Congo is the largest producer of Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted in this dataset, at 7.8 thousand tonnes in the most recent year on record, across 9 producing countries tracked.
| Country | Latest Production (K tonnes) |
|---|---|
| DR Congo | 7.8 |
| Mozambique | 3.7 |
| Nigeria | 1.6 |
| Mali | 1.5 |
| Angola | 0.8 |
| South Africa | 0.8 |
| Ethiopia | 0.5 |
| Madagascar | 0.2 |
| Central African Republic | 0.1 |
Source: FAOSTAT and World Bank, via Afrixplorer. Last updated 2026-09-15.