Yams production by country
Yam production is measured in tonnes.
Countries reporting
61
Highest
65.32 million tonnes
Nigeria
Lowest
0 tonnes
Trinidad and Tobago
Median
20,885 tonnes
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
3,316
What the numbers show
Yams production is currently reported for 61 countries. The highest value is 65.32 million tonnes in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Trinidad and Tobago.
The median across all reporting countries is 20,885 tonnes, and the mean is 1.52 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 20 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 tonnes | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Ghana | 10.11 million tonnes | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.66 million tonnes | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Benin | 3.35 million tonnes | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Togo | 982,384 tonnes | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 6 | India | 977,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 340.1% | rising |
| 7 | Cameroon | 541,648 tonnes | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Colombia | 408,944 tonnes | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 385,041 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 10 | Guinea | 326,092 tonnes | 2024 | up 226.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Brazil | 256,678 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 12 | Chad | 240,000 tonnes | 1990 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 13 | Gabon | 229,932 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Central African Republic | 227,415 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 15 | Jamaica | 191,667 tonnes | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 16 | Sudan | 173,485 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 165,669 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 18 | Senegal | 146,536 tonnes | 2024 | up 416.9% | rising |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 127,840 tonnes | 2024 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 20 | Mali | 116,158 tonnes | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 64,047 tonnes | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 22 | Rwanda | 57,419 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Venezuela | 55,772 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 54,514 tonnes | 2024 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 25 | South Sudan | 54,216 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 45,301 tonnes | 2024 | up 279.0% | rising |
| 27 | Solomon Islands | 45,058 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 28 | Comoros | 30,988 tonnes | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Panama | 28,675 tonnes | 2024 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 30 | Haiti | 21,832 tonnes | 2024 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Liberia | 20,885 tonnes | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 32 | Cuba | 18,083 tonnes | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 16,541 tonnes | 2024 | down 44.7% | rising |
| 34 | Congo | 15,971 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Dominica | 14,022 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Philippines | 13,382 tonnes | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 37 | Kenya | 12,298 tonnes | 2024 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 38 | Tanzania | 9,375 tonnes | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 39 | Fiji | 5,822 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Tonga | 4,678 tonnes | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Mauritania | 3,033 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 43 | Malaysia | 2,682 tonnes | 2024 | — | falling |
| 44 | Puerto Rico | 2,459 tonnes | 2024 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Portugal | 2,328 tonnes | 2017 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 46 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,274 tonnes | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 47 | New Caledonia | 1,977 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Guyana | 1,779 tonnes | 2024 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Burundi | 944.62 tonnes | 2024 | down 81.5% | flat |
| 52 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 671 tonnes | 2024 | down 76.8% | falling |
| 53 | Barbados | 331.93 tonnes | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Saint Lucia | 300.85 tonnes | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Grenada | 250.84 tonnes | 2024 | — | falling |
| 56 | Niue | 164.47 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 57 | Antigua and Barbuda | 146.45 tonnes | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Samoa | 77.64 tonnes | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Bhutan | 56.44 tonnes | 2024 | down 39.3% | flat |
| 60 | Belize | 44 tonnes | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31.35 tonnes | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 62 | French Polynesia | 19.33 tonnes | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 tonnes | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Yam production is measured in tonnes.