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Here are the top ten yam producing countries based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 2019:
Nigeria – 46.7 million metric tons Côte d’Ivoire – 8.6 million metric tons Ghana – 5.6 million metric tons Benin – 3.3 million metric tons Togo – 2.5 million metric tons Cameroon – 2.4 million metric tons Guinea – 2.2 million metric tons Central African Republic – 1.4 million metric tons Brazil – 1.3 million metric tons Senegal – 1.2 million metric tons
Top 10 Yam Producing Countries 2014 |
| Rank | Country | Production in Tonnes (2014) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 45,004,340 |
| 2 | Ghana | 7,119,000 |
| 3 | Cote d’ Ivoire | 5,808,972 |
| 4 | Benin | 3,220,654 |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 1,448,835 |
| 6 | Togo | 786,394 |
| 7 | Cameroon | 579,326 |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 478,764 |
| 9 | Haiti | 476,667 |
| 10 | Chad | 443,558 |
Other Yam Producing Countries 2014 |
| Rank | Country | Production in Tonnes (2014) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Cuba | 399,369 |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | 355,035 |
| 13 | Colombia | 307,551 |
| 14 | Brazil | 247,000 |
| 15 | Gabon | 212,278 |
| 16 | Sudan | 165,000 |
| 17 | Japan | 164,800 |
| 18 | Guinea | 136,125 |
| 19 | Jamaica | 135,302 |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 100,406 |
| 21 | Mali | 81,874 |
| 22 | Rwanda | 54,718 |
| 23 | South Sudan | 51,000 |
| 24 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 50,617 |
| 25 | Solomon Islands | 45,476 |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 43,953 |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 25,181 |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 23,940 |
| 29 | Liberia | 21,437 |
| 30 | Kenya | 20,028 |
| 31 | Panama | 19,079 |
| 32 | Philippines | 15,245 |
| 33 | Congo | 14,986 |
| 34 | Dominica | 13,875 |
| 35 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9,981 |
| 36 | Burundi | 9,786 |
| 37 | New Caledonia | 5,929 |
| 38 | Tonga | 4,553 |
| 39 | Comoros | 4,441 |
| 40 | Samoa | 3,190 |
| 41 | Fiji | 3,083 |
| 42 | Guadeloupe | 3,055 |
| 43 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,890 |
| 44 | Mauritania | 2,879 |
| 45 | Portugal | 2,243 |
| 46 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,101 |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | 1,407 |
| 48 | Nicaragua | 1,000 |
| 49 | American Samoa | 988 |
| 50 | Guyana | 785 |
Source : http://www.fao.org/ You may also want to know about Top 10 Sweet Potato Producing Countries
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