Global Yam Production Ranking
Yam Production by Country (t) 1961 - 2023
Summary
In 2023, Nigeria led with 62.4M t, ahead of Ghana at 10.6M t.
Nigeria alone accounted for 69.5% of the 2023 total.
Nigeria grew the fastest since 2013, up 75.1%.
Full Rankings
Complete dataset - 2023
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY | Share % | Δ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sub-Saharan Afr. |  NigeriaNGR | 62.4M | +2.1% | 69.5% | — |
| 2#2Sub-Saharan Afr. |  GhanaGHA | 10.6M | -1.4% | 11.8% | — |
| 3#3Sub-Saharan Afr. |  Côte d'IvoireCIV | 7.5M | -4.0% | 8.3% | — |
| 4 |  BeninBEN | 3.3M | +3.3% | 3.7% | — |
| 5South Asia |  IndiaIND | 987K | -5.1% | 1.1% | — |
| 6 |  TogoTGO | 973K | -1.2% | 1.1% | — |
| 7 |  CameroonCMR | 541K | -0.5% | 0.6% | — |
| 8Latin Am. & Caribbean |  ColombiaCOL | 412.8K | +2.6% | 0.5% | — |
| 9 |  GuineaGIN | 409.6K | +12.2% | 0.5% | +1 |
| 10Oceania |  Papua New GuineaPNG | 384.5K | -0.3% | 0.4% | -1 |
| 11#2Latin Am. & Caribbean |  BrazilBRA | 256K | +0.3% | 0.3% | — |
| 12 |  GabonGAB | 229.5K | -0.4% | 0.3% | — |
| 13 |  Central African RepublicCAF | 226.8K | +0.3% | 0.3% | — |
| 14#3Latin Am. & Caribbean |  JamaicaJAM | 195K | -6.0% | 0.2% | — |
| 15North Africa |  SudanSDN | 173.7K | +0.1% | 0.2% | — |
| 16East Asia |  JapanJPN | 163.7K | +4.1% | 0.2% | — |
| 17 |  Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCOD | 124.5K | +2.6% | 0.1% | — |
| 18 |  SenegalSEN | 120.5K | +15.6% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 19 |  Sierra LeoneSLE | 111.4K | — | 0.1% | — |
| 20 |  Burkina FasoBFA | 63.6K | +1.6% | 0.1% | — |
| 21 |  RwandaRWA | 57.7K | +1.0% | 0.1% | — |
| 22 |  MaliMLI | 56.7K | -50.0% | 0.1% | -4 |
| 23 |  Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVEN | 55.8K | +4.7% | 0.1% | — |
| 24#2North Africa |  South SudanSSD | 54.4K | +0.1% | 0.1% | -2 |
| 25 |  Dominican RepublicDOM | 48.7K | +25.4% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 26 |  EthiopiaETH | 47.1K | +29.6% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 27#2Oceania |  Solomon IslandsSLB | 45.1K | +0.4% | 0.1% | -3 |
| 28#3Oceania |  VanuatuVUT | 42.1K | 0.0% | 0.0% | -3 |
| 29 |  ComorosCOM | 30.8K | +0.3% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 30 |  PanamaPAN | 26.1K | +8.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 31 |  HaitiHTI | 25.6K | -12.9% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 32 |  LiberiaLBR | 20.9K | +0.1% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 33 |  Costa RicaCRI | 18.1K | +12.3% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 34 |  CubaCUB | 17.5K | +10.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 35 |  CongoCOG | 16K | +0.2% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 36 |  DominicaDMA | 14K | -0.3% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 37 |  KenyaKEN | 13.1K | +118.9% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 38Southeast Asia |  PhilippinesPHI | 12.9K | -4.9% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 39 |  Tanzania, United Republic ofTZA | 9.3K | -0.2% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 40 |  FijiFJI | 5.7K | +18.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 41 |  TongaTON | 4.7K | -0.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 42#2Southeast Asia |  MalaysiaMYS | 3.5K | -48.6% | 0.0% | -4 |
| 43 |  MauritaniaMRT | 3K | +0.4% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 44 |  Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 2.3K | +0.2% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 45 |  Puerto RicoPUR | 2.1K | -4.2% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 46 |  New CaledoniaNCL | 1.9K | -2.7% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 47 |  GuyanaGUY | 1.6K | +2.1% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 48 |  NicaraguaNIC | 1K | 0.0% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 49 |  Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 731 | -9.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 50 |  BurundiBDI | 505.4 | +79.8% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 51 |  BarbadosBRB | 439.9 | -55.5% | 0.0% | -3 |
| 52 |  Saint LuciaLCA | 343 | -17.5% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 53 |  SamoaWSM | 253.2 | +33.3% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 54 |  NiueNIU | 164.8 | +0.1% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 55 |  Antigua and BarbudaATG | 146.9 | +0.2% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 56 |  GrenadaGRD | 131 | +37.9% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 57#2South Asia |  BhutanBTN | 56.4 | -0.8% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 58 |  BelizeBLZ | 50 | +4.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 59 |  Saint Kitts and NevisKNA | 37 | -28.8% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 60 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 13 | -13.3% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 61 |  French PolynesiaPYF | 4.9 | -17.8% | 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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