Global Taro Production Ranking
Taro Production by Country (t) 1961 - 2023
Summary
In 2023, Nigeria led with 8.3M t, ahead of China at 1.9M t.
Nigeria alone accounted for 47.6% of the 2023 total.
Nigeria grew the fastest since 2013, up 170.3%.
Full Rankings
Complete dataset - 2023
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY | Share % | Δ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sub-Saharan Afr. |  NigeriaNGR | 8.3M | +0.8% | 47.6% | — |
| 2East Asia |  ChinaCHN | 1.9M | -0.3% | 11.1% | — |
| 3#2Sub-Saharan Afr. |  CameroonCMR | 1.9M | +0.8% | 11.1% | — |
| 4#3Sub-Saharan Afr. |  GhanaGHA | 1.7M | +0.8% | 9.9% | — |
| 5 |  EthiopiaETH | 1.4M | -2.2% | 8.2% | — |
| 6Oceania |  Papua New GuineaPNG | 276.7K | +0.2% | 1.6% | — |
| 7 |  MadagascarMDG | 234.7K | 0.0% | 1.4% | — |
| 8 |  RwandaRWA | 191.9K | -5.4% | 1.1% | — |
| 9North Africa |  EgyptEGY | 140.5K | -21.0% | 0.8% | — |
| 10 |  GuineaGIN | 131.5K | +3.1% | 0.8% | +1 |
| 11#2East Asia |  JapanJPN | 126.7K | -8.7% | 0.7% | -1 |
| 12Southeast Asia |  PhilippinesPHI | 107.4K | -5.0% | 0.6% | — |
| 13#2Southeast Asia |  ThailandTHA | 106.1K | +0.2% | 0.6% | — |
| 14 |  Côte d'IvoireCIV | 89.4K | -1.1% | 0.5% | — |
| 15 |  GabonGAB | 88.9K | 0.0% | 0.5% | — |
| 16 |  Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCOD | 69.8K | +0.3% | 0.4% | +1 |
| 17#3Southeast Asia |  Lao People's Democratic RepublicLAO | 67.4K | -3.7% | 0.4% | -1 |
| 18#2Oceania |  FijiFJI | 67.1K | +2.3% | 0.4% | — |
| 19 |  BurundiBDI | 65.2K | +4.4% | 0.4% | — |
| 20#3Oceania |  Solomon IslandsSLB | 46K | +0.2% | 0.3% | — |
| 21 |  Central African RepublicCAF | 44.2K | +0.4% | 0.3% | +1 |
| 22#3East Asia |  Taiwan, Province of ChinaTWN | 35.4K | -20.6% | 0.2% | -1 |
| 23 |  LiberiaLBR | 28.9K | +0.5% | 0.2% | — |
| 24 |  ChadTCD | 25.9K | +1.1% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 25Latin Am. & Caribbean |  DominicaDMA | 22.7K | +0.1% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 26 |  VanuatuVUT | 19.3K | 0.0% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 27 |  SamoaWSM | 19.1K | +4.9% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 28 |  TogoTGO | 18.5K | -4.7% | 0.1% | -1 |
| 29 |  ComorosCOM | 13.5K | +2.4% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 30#2Latin Am. & Caribbean |  NicaraguaNIC | 12.9K | -54.3% | 0.1% | -6 |
| 31#3Latin Am. & Caribbean |  GuyanaGUY | 10.5K | +7.3% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 32 |  Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 10.2K | +0.9% | 0.1% | -1 |
| 33 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 4.5K | +24.6% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 34 |  HondurasHND | 4.2K | +1.0% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 35 |  TongaTON | 3.6K | +5.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 36 |  BeninBEN | 3.5K | +49.5% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 37 |  NiueNIU | 3K | -0.1% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 38 |  Sierra LeoneSLE | 2.9K | -1.3% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 39 |  MauritiusMUS | 2.9K | +33.7% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 40 |  PanamaPAN | 2.5K | +5.6% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 41 |  KiribatiKIR | 1.9K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 42North America |  United StatesUSA | 1.5K | -0.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 43 |  Puerto RicoPUR | 763.9 | -1.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 44Middle East & C. Asia |  LebanonLBN | 732.5 | -0.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 45 |  Saint LuciaLCA | 566 | +12.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 46 |  GrenadaGRD | 502 | +5.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 47 |  New CaledoniaNCL | 423.5 | -6.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 48 |  French PolynesiaPYF | 208.3 | +0.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 49South Asia |  BhutanBTN | 129.4 | +462.4% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 50 |  BarbadosBRB | 87.4 | -0.3% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 51 |  Antigua and BarbudaATG | 37.6 | -0.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 52#2South Asia |  MaldivesMDV | 7.4 | +4,846.7% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 53 |  Cook IslandsCOK | 7 | -84.8% | 0.0% | -3 |
| 54 |  TürkiyeTUR | 0 | — | 0.0% | +1 |
Data Source & License
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)
Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Data is retrieved from the original source and formatted by Data Race.
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