Cereal production (metric tons) - Ag. & rural development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators



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Cereal production refers to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, fee, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.
Cereal production (metric tons) - Ag. & rural development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2007)

Rank

Country

Value

1Nigeria30,849,900
2Egypt22,059,400
3Ethiopia13,666,000
4South Africa9,547,112
5Sudan6,572,000
6Tanzania5,894,500
7Algeria4,132,500
8Madagascar4,109,200
9Niger3,839,801
10Kenya3,755,000
11Burkina Faso3,736,230
12Malawi3,636,800
13Mali3,509,616
14Chad3,083,000
15Uganda2,631,000
16Guinea2,601,213
17Morocco2,540,580
18Mozambique2,172,900
19Tunisia2,020,100
20Ghana1,852,025
21Cameroon1,567,400
22Zambia1,537,175
23Democratic Republic of the Congo1,522,300
24Ivory Coast1,395,700
25Zimbabwe1,251,150
26Benin1,220,850
27Senegal884,651
28Togo820,200
29Sierra Leone739,300
30Angola731,100
31Rwanda341,000
32Gambia280,600
33Burundi279,000
34Libya209,400
35Guinea-Bissau202,650
36Central African Republic201,000
37Somalia195,970
38Eritrea177,000
39Mauritania155,250
40Liberia154,800
41Namibia114,000
42Lesotho73,005
43Swaziland69,095
44Botswana47,525
45Gabon34,100
46Comoros21,000
47Cape Verde12,000
48Republic of the Congo9,500
49Sao Tome and Principe3,000
50Mauritius460
51Djibouti10
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