World Data Atlas Topics Agriculture

Ghana - Yams

Agriculture Indicators
Area 581,968 Ha in 2022 FAO
Production 10,717,606.12 t in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Yield 184,161 100 g/ha in 2022 FAO
Africa (t in 2022)

Nigeria is the top country by yams among 26 countries. As of 2022, yams in Nigeria was 61.2 million t that accounts for 70.65% of total yams. The top 5 countries (others are Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, and Togo) account for 96.65% of it. The total yams was estimated at 86.6 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
Guinea 365,171.71 FAO + 1 other
Gabon 225,147.94 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
Ethiopia 33,484.13 FAO + 1 other
Comoros 30,897.51 FAO + 1 other
Liberia 20,436.52 FAO + 1 other
Congo 15,612.01 FAO + 1 other
United Republic of Tanzania 9,464 FAO + 1 other
Kenya 6,000 FAO + 1 other
Burundi 4,921.7 FAO + 1 other
Mauritania 2,986.56 FAO + 1 other
Sao Tome and Principe 2,287.43 FAO + 1 other
Agriculture Crops
Cassava Equivalent 15,356.42 t in 2022 FAO
Castor Beans Oil 4 timeseries
Cereals 2,051,393 Ha in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Citronella Exports Oil 2 timeseries
Cocoa Beans 1,108,662.93 t in 2022 FAO + 2 others
Fibre Crops 12,994 Ha in 2019 FAO
Fruit and Vegetables 171,213.62 1000 USD in 2022 FAO
Fruits 492,114 Ha in 2022 FAO
Nuts Prepared 4 timeseries
Oilcrops 976,706 Ha in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Olives 1,056.6 t in 2022 FAO
Palm Oil 5 timeseries
Pulses 601,870 Ha in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Pyrethrum,Dried Dried 4 timeseries
Rapeseed 74.03 t in 2022 FAO
Seed cotton 15,000 Ha in 2022 FAO
Sorghum 401,499 t in 2022 FAO + 2 others
Sugar Beet Imports 2 timeseries
Sugar Cane 155,630.52 t in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Taro (cocoyam) 237,369 Ha in 2022 FAO
Tobacco 11.06 t in 2022 FAO
Vegetables 83,967 Ha in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Yams 10,717,606.12 t in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Crops