Sorghum Production Data Across Africa

Nigeria is the largest producer of Sorghum in this dataset, at 6,500 thousand tonnes in the most recent year on record, across 15 producing countries tracked.

CountryLatest Production (K tonnes)
Nigeria6,500
Sudan5,393.6
Ethiopia4,100
Niger1,907.7
Burkina Faso1,900
Mali1,640.8
Cameroon1,200
South Sudan960
Tanzania800
Egypt780
Chad720.1
Ghana479
Senegal445
Togo310
Benin279.3

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