| Africa (Ha in 2022) |
Nigeria is the top country by area - taro (cocoyam) among 21 countries. As of 2022, area - taro (cocoyam) in Nigeria was 1.46 million ha that accounts for 64.12% of total area - taro (cocoyam). The top 5 countries (others are Ghana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, and Ethiopia) account for 90.95% of it. The total area - taro (cocoyam) was estimated at 2.28 million ha in 2022.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.| Nigeria | 1,460,391 | FAO |
| Ghana | 237,369 | FAO |
| Cameroon | 232,496 | FAO |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 76,139 | FAO |
| Ethiopia | 65,223 | FAO |
| Central African Republic | 41,802 | FAO |
| Madagascar | 38,477 | FAO |
| Rwanda | 29,160 | FAO |
| Guinea | 27,741 | FAO |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18,662 | FAO |
| Gabon | 14,813 | FAO |
| Chad | 11,508 | FAO |
| Togo | 6,213 | FAO |
| Egypt | 4,696 | FAO |
| Burundi | 4,511 | FAO |
| Liberia | 3,011 | FAO |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 1,779 | FAO |
| Comoros | 1,648 | FAO |
| Sierra Leone | 1,139 | FAO |
| Benin | 715 | FAO |
| Mauritius | 214 | FAO |
| Agriculture Crops (Ha) |
| Cereals | 3,071,528 in 2022 | FAO |
| Pulses | 701,036 in 2022 | FAO |
| Oilcrops | 463,005 in 2022 | FAO |
| Fruits | 285,657 in 2022 | FAO |
| Vegetables | 161,147 in 2022 | FAO |
| Sorghum | 152,302 in 2022 | FAO |
| Sugar Cane | 28,514 in 2022 | FAO |
| Seed cotton | 5,584 in 2022 | FAO |
| Fibre Crops | 4,769 in 2019 | FAO |
| Cocoa Beans | 2,864 in 2022 | FAO |
| Other Bastfibres | 1,211 in 2022 | FAO |
| Sisal | 530 in 2022 | FAO |
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