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The production of yams in Central America and the Caribbean

Central America and the Caribbean (t in 2022)

Jamaica is the top country by the production of yams among 16 countries. As of 2022, the production of yams in Jamaica was 207,483 t that accounts for 60.72% of total the production of yams. The top 5 countries (others are Dominican Republic, Haiti, Panama, and Cuba) account for 89.86% of it. The total the production of yams was estimated at 341,685.44 t in 2022.

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Jamaica 207,483 FAO + 1 other
Dominican Republic 37,078.85 FAO + 1 other
Haiti 24,046.04 FAO + 1 other
Panama 22,642.31 FAO + 1 other
Cuba 15,784 FAO + 1 other
Costa Rica 15,630.84 FAO + 1 other
Dominica 13,992.21 FAO + 1 other
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,367.74 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
Antigua and Barbuda 140.45 FAO + 1 other
Saint Kitts and Nevis 52 FAO + 1 other
Belize 48 FAO + 1 other
Trinidad and Tobago 15 FAO + 1 other
Grenada 0 FAO + 1 other
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