Based on a comparison of 44 countries in 2022, Nigeria ranked the highest in yam production with 61,171 kt followed by Ghana and Ivory Coast. On the other end of the scale was Trinidad and Tobago with 0.015 kt, Belize with 0.048 kt and Bhutan with 0.055 kt.
Total yam production reached 88,257 kt in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 2.11 % more than in the previous year and 39.8 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total yam production reached an all time high of 88,257 kt in 2022 and an all time low of 8,314 kt in 1962. The average annual growth amounted to 3.95 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, Nigeria, accounted for 69.3 % of yam production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 90.1 % share while the ten largest countries some 97.4 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Yam Production indicator page.
| Yam Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Benin | kt | 3,041 | 3,244 | 2,945 | 3,366 | 3,150 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | kt | 250 | 251 | 252 | 253 | 252 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | kt | 618 | 601 | 588 | 514 | 519 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | kt | 483 | 489 | 496 | 490 | 492 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | kt | 450 | 461 | 468 | 460 | 463 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | kt | 408 | 365 | 358 | 409 | 424 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | kt | 220 | 224 | 228 | 224 | 225 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | kt | 7,440 | 7,857 | 7,858 | 8,754 | 8,946 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | kt | 126 | 85.5 | 188 | 224 | 269 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | kt | 6,895 | 7,148 | 7,391 | 7,450 | 7,655 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | kt | 156 | 144 | 149 | 165 | 165 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 146 | 159 | 157 | 173 | 171 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | kt | 48,983 | 49,519 | 55,364 | 52,915 | 56,346 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | kt | 370 | 376 | 383 | 376 | 378 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | kt | 814 | 827 | 859 | 874 | 941 |
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