World Data Atlas Topics Agriculture

South Africa - Yams

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
Cereals 3,764,268 Ha in 2022 FAO
Fibre Crops 31,032 Ha in 2019 FAO
Fruits 356,652 Ha in 2022 FAO
Oilcrops 1,795,357 Ha in 2022 FAO
Other Bastfibres 1,210 Ha in 2022 FAO
Pulses 75,466 Ha in 2022 FAO
Rapeseed 123,510 Ha in 2022 FAO
Seed cotton 18,018 Ha in 2022 FAO
Sisal 1,962 Ha in 2022 FAO
Sorghum 103,140 t in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Sugar Cane 18,368.09 Tonnes, Thousands in 2023 OECD + 2 others
Tobacco Adult Consumption Daily Smoking 1 timeseries
Vegetables 146,892 Ha in 2022 FAO
Crops