Taro (cocoyam)

Macro Region (Ha in 2022)
Africa 2,277,706 FAO
Asia 145,971 FAO
Oceania 48,228 FAO
South America 155 FAO
Central America and the Caribbean 29 timeseries
Middle East 12 timeseries
North America 3 timeseries
Southeast Asia 12 timeseries
Country (Ha in 2022)

Nigeria is the top country by taro (cocoyam) in the world. As of 2022, taro (cocoyam) in Nigeria was 1.46 million ha that accounts for 58.86% of the world's taro (cocoyam). The top 5 countries (others are Ghana, Cameroon, China, and Côte d'Ivoire) account for 84.82% of it. The world's total taro (cocoyam) was estimated at 2.48 million ha in 2022.

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Nigeria 1,460,391 FAO
Ghana 237,369 FAO
Cameroon 232,496 FAO
China 98,088 FAO
Côte d'Ivoire 76,139 FAO
Ethiopia 65,223 FAO
Central African Republic 41,802 FAO
Madagascar 38,477 FAO
Papua New Guinea 35,275 FAO
Rwanda 29,160 FAO
Guinea 27,741 FAO
Democratic Republic of the Congo 18,662 FAO
Philippines 14,929 FAO
Gabon 14,813 FAO
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 12,008 FAO
Chad 11,508 FAO
Japan 10,624 FAO
Thailand 10,206 FAO
Togo 6,213 FAO
Fiji 5,020 FAO
Egypt 4,696 FAO
Burundi 4,511 FAO
Samoa 3,877 FAO
Nicaragua 3,032 FAO
Liberia 3,011 FAO
Solomon Islands 2,725 FAO
Taiwan Province of China 2,419 FAO
Dominica 1,990 FAO
Sao Tome and Principe 1,779 FAO
Comoros 1,648 FAO
Honduras 1,190 FAO
Sierra Leone 1,139 FAO
Benin 715 FAO
Tonga 466 FAO
Kiribati 348 FAO
Micronesia (Federated States of) 348 FAO
Panama 260 FAO
Mauritius 214 FAO
Puerto Rico 191 FAO
Guyana 155 FAO
United States of America 114 FAO
Trinidad and Tobago 76 FAO
Cyprus 64 in 2017 FAO
Bhutan 62 FAO
Lebanon 54 FAO
Barbados 25 FAO
Saint Lucia 19 FAO
Antigua and Barbuda 10 FAO
Bahamas 0 FAO
Maldives 0 FAO
Palestine 0 FAO
Republic of Korea 0 FAO
Turkey 0 FAO
Agriculture Crops
Cereals 1245 timeseries
Cocoa Beans 416 timeseries
Fibre Crops 417 timeseries
Fruits 596 timeseries
Oilcrops 576 timeseries
Olives 397 timeseries
Other Bastfibres 87 timeseries
Palm Oil 71 timeseries
Pulses 531 timeseries
Pyrethrum,Dried 47 timeseries
Rapeseed 11,912 Ha in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Seed cotton 321 timeseries
Sisal 89 timeseries
Sorghum 862 timeseries
Sugar Beet 500 timeseries
Sugar Cane 741 timeseries
Taro (cocoyam) 176 timeseries
Tobacco 172 timeseries
Triticale 330 timeseries
Vegetables 594 timeseries
Yams 417 timeseries
Yautia (cocoyam) 50 timeseries