What is the difference in yams production between Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal?

18,696 tonnes, with Senegal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal?

11 years are reported by both, from 2014 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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Senegal: Yams production

Democratic Republic of Congo

127,840 tonnes

in 2024

Senegal

146,536 tonnes

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

19th

Senegal rank

18th

Yams production over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 146,536 tonnes against 127,840 tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 18,696 tonnes.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th and Senegal ranks 18th of 63 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
2010s	105,738 tonnes	58,574 tonnes	47,164 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	121,408 tonnes	113,897 tonnes	7,510 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yams production, Democratic Republic of Congo or Senegal?: Senegal, at 146,536 tonnes against 127,840 tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in yams production between Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal?: 18,696 tonnes, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal rank globally for yams production?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th and Senegal ranks 18th 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.