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The production of yams in South Africa

Africa (t in 2022)

Nigeria is the top country by the production of yams among 26 countries. As of 2022, the production of yams in Nigeria was 61.2 million t that accounts for 70.65% of total the production of yams. The top 5 countries (others are Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, and Togo) account for 96.65% of it. The total the production of 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
Cereals 18,685,897.57 t in 2022 FAO
Fibre Crops 4,164 tonnes in 2019 FAO
Fruits 8,772,738.7 t in 2022 FAO
Oilcrops 659,202.76 t in 2022 FAO
Other Bastfibres 805.61 t in 2022 FAO
Pulses 73,903.35 t in 2022 FAO
Rapeseed 210,530 t in 2022 FAO
Seed cotton 41,437 t in 2022 FAO
Sisal 1,209.41 t in 2022 FAO
Sorghum 103,140 t in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Sugar Cane 18,368.09 Tonnes, Thousands in 2023 OECD + 2 others
Vegetables 2,558,503.9 t in 2022 FAO
Agriculture Indicators
Crops