Yams production by country
Countries reporting
63
Highest
65.32 million
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Trinidad and Tobago
Median
18,083
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
3,316
What the numbers show
Yams production is currently reported for 63 countries. The highest value is 65.32 million in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Trinidad and Tobago.
The median across all reporting countries is 18,083, and the mean is 1.47 million.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 416.9%), and the largest decrease in Trinidad and Tobago (down 100.0%).
Yams production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 65.32 million | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Ghana | 10.11 million | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.66 million | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Benin | 3.35 million | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Togo | 982,384 | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 6 | India | 977,000 | 2024 | up 340.1% | rising |
| 7 | Cameroon | 541,648 | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Colombia | 408,944 | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 385,041 | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 10 | Guinea | 326,092 | 2024 | up 226.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Brazil | 256,678 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 12 | Chad | 240,000 | 1990 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 13 | Gabon | 229,932 | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Central African Republic | 227,415 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 15 | Jamaica | 191,667 | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 16 | Sudan | 173,485 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 165,669 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 18 | Senegal | 146,536 | 2024 | up 416.9% | rising |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 127,840 | 2024 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 20 | Mali | 116,158 | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 64,047 | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 22 | Rwanda | 57,419 | 2024 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Venezuela | 55,772 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 54,514 | 2024 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 25 | South Sudan | 54,216 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 45,301 | 2024 | up 279.0% | rising |
| 27 | Solomon Islands | 45,058 | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 28 | Comoros | 30,988 | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Panama | 28,675 | 2024 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 30 | Haiti | 21,832 | 2024 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Liberia | 20,885 | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 32 | Cuba | 18,083 | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 16,541 | 2024 | down 44.7% | rising |
| 34 | Congo | 15,971 | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Dominica | 14,022 | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Philippines | 13,382 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 37 | Kenya | 12,298 | 2024 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 38 | Tanzania | 9,375 | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 39 | Fiji | 5,822 | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Tonga | 4,678 | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Mauritania | 3,033 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 42 | Guadeloupe | 3,000 | 2006 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Malaysia | 2,682 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 44 | Puerto Rico | 2,459 | 2024 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Portugal | 2,328 | 2017 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 46 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,274 | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 47 | New Caledonia | 1,977 | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Martinique | 1,800 | 2006 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Guyana | 1,779 | 2024 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 1,000 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Burundi | 944.62 | 2024 | down 81.5% | flat |
| 52 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 671 | 2024 | down 76.8% | falling |
| 53 | Barbados | 331.93 | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Saint Lucia | 300.85 | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Grenada | 250.84 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 56 | Niue | 164.47 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 57 | Antigua and Barbuda | 146.45 | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Samoa | 77.64 | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Bhutan | 56.44 | 2024 | down 39.3% | flat |
| 60 | Belize | 44 | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31.35 | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 62 | French Polynesia | 19.33 | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |