Here are the top 10 taro producing countries in the world according to the latest available data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for the year 2021:
- Nigeria – 4.8 million metric tons
- Ghana – 3.4 million metric tons
- China – 2.9 million metric tons
- Uganda – 2.1 million metric tons
- Cameroon – 1.8 million metric tons
- India – 1.6 million metric tons
- Indonesia – 1.3 million metric tons
- Papua New Guinea – 0.9 million metric tons
- Solomon Islands – 0.6 million metric tons
- Fiji – 0.5 million metric tons
Top Ten Taro Producing Countries 2014
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Rank |
Country |
Production in Tonnes, 2014 |
1 |
Nigeria |
3,273,000 |
2 |
China |
1,884,987 |
3 |
Cameroon |
1,672,731 |
4 |
Ghana |
1,299,000 |
5 |
Papua New Guinea |
274,620 |
6 |
Madagascar |
233,713 |
7 |
Japan |
165,700 |
8 |
Central African Republic |
129,597 |
9 |
Egypt |
122,833 |
10 |
Burundi |
115,391 |