Ghana vs Nigeria: Yams production

Ghana

10.11 million tonnes

in 2024

Nigeria

65.32 million tonnes

in 2024

Ghana rank

2nd

Nigeria rank

1st

Yams production over time

Nigeria currently reports 65.32 million tonnes against 10.11 million tonnes in Ghana, a difference of 55.21 million tonnes.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 6.5 times Ghana's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st 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.