Democratic Republic of Congo vs Japan: Yams production

Democratic Republic of Congo

127,840 tonnes

in 2024

Japan

165,669 tonnes

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

19th

Japan rank

17th

Yams production over time

Japan currently reports 165,669 tonnes against 127,840 tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 37,829 tonnes.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th and Japan ranks 17th 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.