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

2,517 tonnes, with Gabon ahead.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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 Gabon: Yams production

Central African Republic

227,415 tonnes

in 2024

Gabon

229,932 tonnes

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

14th

Gabon rank

13th

Yams production over time

Central African Republic
Gabon

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 229,932 tonnes against 227,415 tonnes in Central African Republic, a difference of 2,517 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 14th and Gabon ranks 13th of 63 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 6 and Gabon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1960s	121,111 tonnes	41,333 tonnes	79,778 tonnes	Central African Republic
1970s	143,000 tonnes	57,158 tonnes	85,842 tonnes	Central African Republic
1980s	177,000 tonnes	89,404 tonnes	87,596 tonnes	Central African Republic
1990s	215,157 tonnes	127,048 tonnes	88,109 tonnes	Central African Republic
2000s	215,507 tonnes	172,700 tonnes	42,807 tonnes	Central African Republic
2010s	221,629 tonnes	213,049 tonnes	8,580 tonnes	Central African Republic
2020s	226,179 tonnes	229,619 tonnes	3,440 tonnes	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yams production, Central African Republic or Gabon?: Gabon, at 229,932 tonnes against 227,415 tonnes in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in yams production between Central African Republic and Gabon?: 2,517 tonnes, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Gabon?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Gabon rank globally for yams production?: Central African Republic ranks 14th and Gabon ranks 13th 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.