Which has higher yams production, Central African Republic or Japan?

Central African Republic, at 227,415 tonnes against 165,669 tonnes in Japan as of 2024.

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

61,746 tonnes, with Central African Republic ahead.

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

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 Japan: Yams production

Central African Republic

227,415 tonnes

in 2024

Japan

165,669 tonnes

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

14th

Japan rank

17th

Yams production over time

Central African Republic
Japan

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 227,415 tonnes against 165,669 tonnes in Japan, a difference of 61,746 tonnes.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 14th and Japan ranks 17th of 63 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	121,111 tonnes	71,356 tonnes	49,756 tonnes	Central African Republic
1970s	143,000 tonnes	131,210 tonnes	11,790 tonnes	Central African Republic
1980s	177,000 tonnes	149,830 tonnes	27,170 tonnes	Central African Republic
1990s	215,157 tonnes	176,710 tonnes	38,447 tonnes	Central African Republic
2000s	215,507 tonnes	187,550 tonnes	27,957 tonnes	Central African Republic
2010s	221,629 tonnes	162,830 tonnes	58,799 tonnes	Central African Republic
2020s	226,179 tonnes	166,894 tonnes	59,286 tonnes	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yams production, Central African Republic or Japan?: Central African Republic, at 227,415 tonnes against 165,669 tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in yams production between Central African Republic and Japan?: 61,746 tonnes, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Japan?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Japan rank globally for yams production?: Central African Republic ranks 14th and Japan ranks 17th 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.