Fonio Exports by Country

The Netherlands earns more from fonio exports than Senegal and Burkina Faso combined while shipping about half their tonnage. The figures below aggregate FAO Detailed Trade Matrix bilateral records for item Fonio, 2020-2024, pairing export quantity in tonnes with export value in current US dollars. The table lists 29 countries; 18 reported a 2024 quantity, and the 2024 listed quantity total is 246.37 tonnes. The 2024 country list for fonio exports runs from the largest listed quantity to the smallest.

Fonio Exports by Country in 2024

Senegal was the largest fonio exporter in the 2024 listed data with 76.80 tonnes, followed by Burkina Faso with 62.52 tonnes and the Netherlands with 39.11 tonnes. Belgium ranked fourth with 26.18 tonnes, ahead of Togo (26.00 tonnes), Ivory Coast (6.86 tonnes), Italy (2.5 tonnes) and Germany (2.44 tonnes). On export value, the Netherlands led at 340,000 US dollars, ahead of Senegal (73,000) and Burkina Faso (49,000).

Fonio Exports by Country

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#	Country	Quantity (Tonne)2024	Value (USD)2024
1	Senegal SN	76.8	$73K
2	Burkina Faso BF	62.52	$49K
3	Netherlands NL	39.11	$340K
4	Belgium BE	26.18	$25K
5	Togo TG	26	$9K
6	Ivory Coast CI	6.86	$4K
7	Italy IT	2.5	$10K
8	Germany DE	2.44	$2K
9	France FR	2.22	$5K
10	Switzerland CH	1.32	$16K
11	Czech Republic CZ	0.17	$0
12	Spain ES	0.12	$0
13	Denmark DK	0.06	$0
14	Hungary HU	0.04	$0
15	United Kingdom GB	0.02	$2K
16	Ireland IE	0.01	$0
17	Benin BJ	0	$0
18	Romania RO	0	$1K

Third place by quantity, first by value: the Netherlands' 39.11 tonnes earned 340,000 dollars, about 8,693 dollars per tonne against Senegal's 951, so the value ranking inverts the quantity order at the top. The divergence reflects unit values inside the reported trade, never a price claim.

Senegal holds 31.2 percent of the listed 2024 total, only about 1.23 times Burkina Faso, so the lead is narrow. The top three together hold 72.4 percent, the top five 93.6 percent and the top ten 99.8 percent. Senegal, Burkina Faso, Togo and Ivory Coast lead exports in West Africa; the Netherlands and Belgium were among the larger European exporters; and Mali, which reported 149.86 tonnes for 2023, reported nothing for 2024.

Fonio Export Shifts Between 2023 and 2024

Between 2023 and 2024, the common reporter universe (14 countries with data in both years) rose from 205.87 tonnes to 246.07 tonnes, a change of 40.20 tonnes (19.5 percent). The totals listed for each year were 358 tonnes (20 reporters) and 246 tonnes (18 reporters); 6 countries reporting in 2023 (about 152 tonnes combined, led by Mali with 149.86 tonnes) did not report in 2024, while the Czech Republic (0.17 tonnes), Spain (0.12 tonnes), Ireland (0.01 tonnes) and Benin (zero) reported in 2024 without 2023 data. The Netherlands added 36.77 tonnes (from 2.34 to 39.11 tonnes) and Burkina Faso 19.90 tonnes (up 46.7 percent). The United Kingdom fell from 9.43 tonnes to 0.02 tonnes (down 99.8 percent), a reported near-zero flow rather than a reporting gap.

Fonio Exports in 2024 Against 2020

Between 2020 and 2024, the common reporter universe (12 countries with data in both years) rose from 214.03 tonnes to 244.85 tonnes, a change of 30.82 tonnes (14.4 percent). The totals listed for each year were 221 tonnes (16 reporters) and 246 tonnes (18 reporters). Senegal added 37.17 tonnes (up 93.8 percent) and Belgium 16.17 tonnes (from 10.01 to 26.18 tonnes, up 161.5 percent). Togo fell 58.00 tonnes (from 84 to 26 tonnes, down 69.0 percent) and Ivory Coast 13.15 tonnes (from 20.01 to 6.86 tonnes, down 65.7 percent).

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#	Country	2020 (Tonne)	2020 (USD)	2021 (Tonne)	2021 (USD)	2022 (Tonne)	2022 (USD)	2023 (Tonne)	2023 (USD)	2024 (Tonne)	2024 (USD)
1	Senegal	39.63	$15K	37.86	$42K	43.78	$69K	72.09	$88K	76.8	$73K
2	Burkina Faso	33.66	$65K	92.13	$111K	82.42	$52K	42.62	$55K	62.52	$49K
3	Netherlands	1.66	$28K	9.23	$102K	28.85	$23K	2.34	$33K	39.11	$340K
4	Belgium	10.01	$27K	13.7	$23K	2.92	$11K	8.3	$33K	26.18	$25K
5	Togo	84	$23K	55	$20K	13	$18K	36	$34K	26	$9K
6	Ivory Coast	20.01	$7K	37.29	$14K	23.33	$5K	22.78	$11K	6.86	$4K
7	Italy	5.52	$29K	1.97	$10K	0.99	$5K	1.84	$10K	2.5	$10K
8	Germany	3.33	$6K	3.28	$6K	2.15	$4K	2.5	$3K	2.44	$2K
9	France	6.42	$10K	15.2	$11K	0.32	$1K	4.99	$4K	2.22	$5K
10	Switzerland	-	-	-	-	2.38	$3K	2.86	$6K	1.32	$16K
11	Czech Republic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.17	$0
12	Spain	8.63	$21K	5.88	$15K	1.51	$3K	-	-	0.12	$0
13	Denmark	1.13	$9K	1	$8K	0.6	$3K	0.07	$0	0.06	$0
14	Hungary	0.03	$0	0.11	$0	0.05	$0	0.04	$0	0.04	$0
15	United Kingdom	-	-	-	-	0.3	$55K	9.43	$48K	0.02	$2K
16	Ireland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.01	$0
17	Benin	-	-	0.16	$1K	-	-	-	-	0	$0
18	Romania	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.01	$2K	0	$1K
19	Mali	-	-	-	-	27.03	$21K	149.86	$88K	-	-
20	United States	4.25	$13K	5.35	$14K	7.3	$29K	-	-	-	-
21	Canada	1	$4K	1	$4K	2.73	$7K	-	-	-	-
22	Niger	1.5	$0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
23	Poland	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.01	$2K	-	-
24	United Arab Emirates	0.01	$0	0.35	$1K	1.83	$5K	0.74	$2K	-	-
25	South Africa	-	-	-	-	0.42	$0	-	-	-	-
26	Ghana	-	-	1.2	$0	58	$74K	0.39	$1K	-	-
27	Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.27	$1K	-	-
28	Sweden	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2	$2K	-	-
29	India	-	-	0.01	$0	0.04	$0	-	-	-	-

Methodology

Sub-tonne precision matters in a market this small: displayed quantities keep two decimals below 1,000 tonnes (76.80 stays 76.80, 0.02 stays 0.02), and whole tonnes above. With that fixed, yearly reporter totals sum FAO Detailed Trade Matrix bilateral flows for item Fonio, export quantity and export value, 2020-2024; values are full current US dollars without inflation adjustment. The 2024 fonio exports ranking and shares use 2024 listed quantities; values are not used for ranking. In the fonio exports data, zero means a reported nil or negligible flow; an empty cell means no quantity was reported. For fonio exports changes, only countries with quantities in both endpoint years enter the arithmetic. Partner-derived gap filling and food-aid additions can apply, and unreconciled bilateral pairs mean an export entry and its mirror import may disagree.