What is the difference in yams production between Central African Republic and Chad?

12,585 tonnes, with Chad ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Chad?

30 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1990.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yams production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Chad: Yams production

Central African Republic

227,415 tonnes

in 2024

Chad

240,000 tonnes

in 1990

Central African Republic rank

14th

Chad rank

12th

Yams production over time

Central African Republic
Chad

How they compare

Chad currently reports 240,000 tonnes against 227,415 tonnes in Central African Republic, a difference of 12,585 tonnes.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chad ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 14th and Chad ranks 12th of 63 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Chad in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Chad	Difference	Ahead
1960s	121,111 tonnes	115,667 tonnes	5,444 tonnes	Central African Republic
1970s	143,000 tonnes	129,500 tonnes	13,500 tonnes	Central African Republic
1980s	177,000 tonnes	199,500 tonnes	22,500 tonnes	Chad
1990s	230,000 tonnes	240,000 tonnes	10,000 tonnes	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yams production, Central African Republic or Chad?: Chad, at 240,000 tonnes against 227,415 tonnes in Central African Republic as of 1990.
What is the difference in yams production between Central African Republic and Chad?: 12,585 tonnes, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Chad?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1990.
How do Central African Republic and Chad rank globally for yams production?: Central African Republic ranks 14th and Chad ranks 12th of 63 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yams production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

Yam production is measured in tonnes.