Which has higher yams production, Costa Rica or Philippines?

Costa Rica, at 16,541 tonnes against 13,382 tonnes in Philippines as of 2024.

What is the difference in yams production between Costa Rica and Philippines?

3,159 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Philippines?

36 years are reported by both, from 1989 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.

Costa Rica vs Philippines: Yams production

Costa Rica

16,541 tonnes

in 2024

Philippines

13,382 tonnes

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

33rd

Philippines rank

36th

Yams production over time

Costa Rica
Philippines

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 16,541 tonnes against 13,382 tonnes in Philippines, a difference of 3,159 tonnes.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Philippines ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Philippines ranks 36th of 63 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1980s	4,500 tonnes	23,000 tonnes	18,500 tonnes	Philippines
1990s	16,175 tonnes	25,687 tonnes	9,512 tonnes	Philippines
2000s	24,160 tonnes	26,789 tonnes	2,629 tonnes	Philippines
2010s	25,818 tonnes	15,702 tonnes	10,115 tonnes	Costa Rica
2020s	13,672 tonnes	13,579 tonnes	93.62 tonnes	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yams production, Costa Rica or Philippines?: Costa Rica, at 16,541 tonnes against 13,382 tonnes in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in yams production between Costa Rica and Philippines?: 3,159 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Philippines?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Philippines rank globally for yams production?: Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Philippines ranks 36th 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.