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Where Millet Grows

India grew the most millet in 2024: 12.6 million tonnes, 40.9% of the world’s 30.9 million tonnes. Watch the top producers light up on the world map, coloured by their share of the world’s millet.

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Millet grown in 2024

Point at or tap a country to see how much it grows.

Share of the world’s millet: 25% or more 10–25% 5–10% 2–5% 0.5–2% Under 0.5% None recorded

Top 10 millet producers

Tonnes grown in 2024

1India 40.9%

12.6 million tonnes
2Niger 12.4%

3.8 million tonnes
3China 9.0%

2.8 million tonnes
4Mali 6.4%

2.0 million tonnes
5Nigeria 5.0%

1.6 million tonnes
6Ethiopia 3.6%

1.1 million tonnes
7Senegal 3.6%

1.1 million tonnes
8Burkina Faso 3.0%

931,109 tonnes
9Sudan 2.6%

792,943 tonnes
10Chad 2.0%

618,925 tonnes

World total

30.9 million tonnes

Countries growing it

Largest producer

India

Top 3 together

62.4%

All 74 countries that grow millet

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
1	India	12,620,813	40.9%
2	Niger	3,836,015	12.4%
3	China	2,783,739	9.0%
4	Mali	1,984,982	6.4%
5	Nigeria	1,550,000	5.0%
6	Ethiopia	1,125,000	3.6%
7	Senegal	1,106,000	3.6%
8	Burkina Faso	931,109	3.0%
9	Sudan	792,943	2.6%
10	Chad	618,925	2.0%
11	Russia	325,000	1.1%
12	Tanzania	325,000	1.1%
13	United States	318,900	1.0%
14	Nepal	300,732	1.0%
15	Pakistan	251,882	0.8%
16	Guinea	220,000	0.7%
17	Ghana	210,000	0.7%
18	Myanmar	170,000	0.6%
19	Ukraine	156,870	0.5%
20	Uganda	120,000	0.4%
21	Uzbekistan	110,163	0.4%
22	Cameroon	100,000	0.3%
23	North Korea	77,049	0.2%
24	Kenya	65,763	0.2%
25	Kazakhstan	64,946	0.2%
26	Côte d'Ivoire	60,236	0.2%
27	Malawi	50,145	0.2%
28	South Sudan	45,000	0.1%
29	Yemen	45,000	0.1%
30	Democratic Republic of the Congo	41,042	0.1%
31	Gambia	40,330	0.1%
32	Australia	36,833	0.1%
33	Guinea-Bissau	34,000	0.1%
34	Benin	30,400	0.1%
35	Togo	28,000	0.1%
36	Zimbabwe	25,047	0.1%
37	Angola	25,000	0.1%
38	Eritrea	25,000	0.1%
39	Mozambique	17,615	0.1%
40	Belarus	16,661	0.1%
41	Zambia	15,390	under 0.1%
42	Republic of the Congo	13,706	under 0.1%
43	Saudi Arabia	13,268	under 0.1%
44	Bangladesh	12,392	under 0.1%
45	Iran	12,275	under 0.1%
46	Namibia	12,092	under 0.1%
47	Burundi	11,000	under 0.1%
48	Central African Republic	10,000	under 0.1%
49	Azerbaijan	9,462	under 0.1%
50	Sri Lanka	8,694	under 0.1%
51	Sierra Leone	7,445	under 0.1%
52	Argentina	6,630	under 0.1%
53	South Africa	6,331	under 0.1%
54	Libya	6,000	under 0.1%
55	Morocco	5,181	under 0.1%
56	Turkey	3,774	under 0.1%
57	Mauritania	3,000	under 0.1%
58	Rwanda	1,997	under 0.1%
59	Afghanistan	1,646	under 0.1%
60	Botswana	1,000	under 0.1%
61	South Korea	1,000	under 0.1%
62	Vietnam	856	under 0.1%
63	Switzerland	704	under 0.1%
64	Iraq	602	under 0.1%
65	Bhutan	579	under 0.1%
66	Taiwan	507	under 0.1%
67	Japan	251	under 0.1%
68	Syria	191	under 0.1%
69	Tajikistan	174	under 0.1%
70	Moldova	169	under 0.1%
71	Serbia	107	under 0.1%
72	North Macedonia	33	under 0.1%
73	Kyrgyzstan	16	under 0.1%
74	Maldives	5	under 0.1%

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Data: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 28 October 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL. Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAOSTAT item: Millet. Some figures are FAO estimates. Xilfy is not affiliated with or endorsed by FAO.

Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain). Borders are simplified and do not imply any view on disputed territory.

About the Where Food Grows

Where Food Grows shows which countries grow the food we eat. Pick one of 73 crops – rice, wheat, mango, banana, coffee, cocoa, tea, jute and more – and the countries that grow it light up on the world map one after another, largest producer first. Each country is coloured by its share of the world’s crop, with the top 10 beside the map and every producing country ranked below, from FAOSTAT’s latest figures.

How to use it

1 Pick a crop from the list or the buttons above the map.
2 Watch the top producers light up; press Replay to see it again.
3 Point at or tap any country for its tonnes, rank and share of the world.
4 Scroll down for every country that grows the crop, or copy the link to share it.

Frequently asked questions

Which country produces the most millet?

India grew the most millet in 2024: 12.6 million tonnes, 40.9% of the world’s 30.9 million tonnes. The figures are FAOSTAT’s for 2024.

What are the top 5 millet producing countries?

India (40.9%), Niger (12.4%), China (9.0%), Mali (6.4%) and Nigeria (5.0%), by tonnes grown in 2024.

Where does the data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the food and farming statistics of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), dataset “Crops and livestock products”, under the CC BY 4.0 licence. It shows the latest year FAO has published, usually two years behind.

Why do some numbers look different from other sources?

Countries report in different ways and FAO fills gaps with its own estimates. Some crops are also grouped: FAO counts mangoes together with guavas and mangosteens, and lemons with limes. The FAOSTAT item name under the map says exactly what is counted.

Why are Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao shown apart from China?

FAOSTAT reports them separately, so the map follows its figures. Borders are simplified and do not imply any view on disputed territory.

Why is a country grey?

FAOSTAT has no production of that crop recorded for it in the latest year. It may grow a little that is not reported.

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