Benin vs Ghana: Yams production

Benin

3.35 million tonnes

in 2024

Ghana

10.11 million tonnes

in 2024

Benin rank

4th

Ghana rank

2nd

Yams production over time

Ghana currently reports 10.11 million tonnes against 3.35 million tonnes in Benin, a difference of 6.76 million tonnes.

That makes Ghana's figure about 3.0 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.

Benin ranks 4th and Ghana ranks 2nd of 63 countries.

Indicator: Yams production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 63 places, 3,316 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yam production is measured in tonnes.