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The production of yams in the World

88,257,159.31 t in 2022

Between 1973 and 2022, the production of yams of World grew substantially from 12.7 million to 88.3 million t rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 32.43% in 1988 and then decreased to 2.15% in 2022.

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The production of yams in the World
Constant Prices 23,352,077 1000 Int$ in 2022 FAO
Current Prices U.S. Dollars 27,134,696 1000 USD in 2022 FAO
U.S. Dollars Constant Prices 34,279,668 1000 USD in 2022 FAO
World - Yams - Agriculture Indicators
Area 10,396,069 Ha in 2022 FAO
Yield 84,895 100 g/ha in 2022 FAO
Production of crops in the World
Cereals 2,223,144.27 t in 2022 FAO
Cocoa Beans 5,874,581.94 t in 2022 FAO
Fibre Crops 5,602,269 tonnes in 2019 FAO
Fruits 933,036,949.77 t in 2022 FAO
Oilcrops 254,069,031.14 t in 2022 FAO
Olives 21,449,867.5 t in 2022 FAO
Other Bastfibres 224,926.49 t in 2022 FAO
Palm 80,584,556.86 t in 2021 FAO
Pulses 95,989,881.07 t in 2022 FAO
Pyrethrum,Dried 5,049.45 t in 2022 FAO
Rapeseed 87,221,220.62 t in 2022 FAO
Seed cotton 69,668,142.85 t in 2022 FAO
Sisal 213,304.53 t in 2022 FAO
Sorghum 57,581,942.77 t in 2022 FAO
Sugar Beet 260,998,613.64 t in 2022 FAO
Sugar Cane 1.92B t in 2022 FAO
Taro (cocoyam) 17,718,128.9 t in 2022 FAO
Triticale 14,157,880.72 t in 2022 FAO
Vegetables 1.17B t in 2022 FAO
Yautia (cocoyam) 396,406.96 t in 2022 FAO
Macro Region (t)
Africa 86,584,714.72 in 2022 FAO + 1 other
South America 699,582.73 in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Oceania 434,588.68 in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Asia 195,492.15 in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Europe 2,327.64 in 2017 FAO + 1 other
Central America and the Caribbean 88 timeseries
Southeast Asia 12 timeseries
Country (t in 2022)

Nigeria is the top country by the production of yams in the world. As of 2022, the production of yams in Nigeria was 61.2 million t that accounts for 69.31% of the world's the production of yams. The top 5 countries (others are Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, and Togo) account for 94.83% of it. The world's total the production of yams was estimated at 88.3 million t in 2022.

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Nigeria 61,171,001.25 FAO + 1 other
Ghana 10,717,606.12 FAO + 1 other
Côte d'Ivoire 7,600,000 FAO + 1 other
Benin 3,214,889.14 FAO + 1 other
Togo 984,614 FAO + 1 other
Cameroon 543,280.89 FAO + 1 other
Central African Republic 491,254.26 FAO + 1 other
Chad 462,046.01 FAO + 1 other
Colombia 402,358.18 FAO + 1 other
Papua New Guinea 377,962.71 FAO + 1 other
Guinea 365,171.71 FAO + 1 other
Brazil 253,027.63 FAO + 1 other
Gabon 225,147.94 FAO + 1 other
Jamaica 207,483 FAO + 1 other
Japan 175,089.89 FAO + 1 other
Sudan 169,581.61 FAO + 1 other
Democratic Republic of the Congo 121,325 FAO + 1 other
Mali 113,496 FAO + 1 other
Senegal 108,698.96 FAO + 1 other
Burkina Faso 62,661.86 FAO + 1 other
Rwanda 55,386.84 FAO + 1 other
South Sudan 52,463.28 FAO + 1 other
Solomon Islands 44,707.63 FAO + 1 other
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 42,290.42 FAO + 1 other
Dominican Republic 37,078.85 FAO + 1 other
Ethiopia 33,484.13 FAO + 1 other
Comoros 30,897.51 FAO + 1 other
Haiti 24,046.04 FAO + 1 other
Panama 22,642.31 FAO + 1 other
Liberia 20,436.52 FAO + 1 other
Cuba 15,784 FAO + 1 other
Costa Rica 15,630.84 FAO + 1 other
Congo 15,612.01 FAO + 1 other
Dominica 13,992.21 FAO + 1 other
Philippines 13,534.87 FAO + 1 other
United Republic of Tanzania 9,464 FAO + 1 other
Malaysia 6,812 FAO + 1 other
Kenya 6,000 FAO + 1 other
Burundi 4,921.7 FAO + 1 other
Fiji 4,832.36 FAO + 1 other
Tonga 4,752.44 FAO + 1 other
Mauritania 2,986.56 FAO + 1 other
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,367.74 FAO + 1 other
Portugal 2,327.64 in 2017 FAO + 1 other
Sao Tome and Principe 2,287.43 FAO + 1 other
Guyana 1,906.5 FAO + 1 other
Puerto Rico 1,095.58 FAO + 1 other
Nicaragua 1,000 FAO + 1 other
Barbados 989 FAO + 1 other
Saint Lucia 416 FAO + 1 other
Samoa 190 FAO + 1 other
Antigua and Barbuda 140.45 FAO + 1 other
Bhutan 55.4 FAO + 1 other
Saint Kitts and Nevis 52 FAO + 1 other
Belize 48 FAO + 1 other
Trinidad and Tobago 15 FAO + 1 other
Germany 0 in 2017 FAO
Grenada 0 FAO + 1 other
United States of America 1 timeseries
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