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Yams production, trade and price statistics

Official statistical series for yams. Every figure carries the status its source gives it, in the unit its source publishes.

FAOSTAT production, area and yield

Release 2025-12-31, read 2026-08-27. Periods are calendar years. Official source

Area harvested ha

Area harvested by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountryhaStatus
Nigeria8,015,649estimated
India39,000observed
Colombia35,120observed
Brazil26,216estimated
Japan6,566estimated
Ethiopia5,060estimated
Kenya1,392observed

Nigeria

201020172024
Area harvested (ha), by calendar year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Area harvested in ha by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YearhaStatus
20102,868,990observed
20114,475,356observed
20124,487,946observed
20135,088,300observed
20145,333,871observed
20155,389,870observed
20165,347,483observed
20175,276,098observed
20185,427,899observed
20196,778,080observed
20207,128,080observed
20217,498,130observed
20227,467,286estimated
20237,613,167estimated
20248,015,649estimated

India

201420192024
Area harvested (ha), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Area harvested in ha by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YearhaStatus
20145,000observed
201524,000observed
201627,775observed
201728,837observed
201830,385observed
201932,568observed
202031,273observed
202138,384observed
202242,000observed
202339,000observed
202439,000observed

Colombia

201020172024
Area harvested (ha), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Area harvested in ha by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YearhaStatus
201036,168observed
201135,652observed
201231,416observed
201333,235observed
201429,426observed
201535,474observed
201641,553observed
201731,370observed
201828,799observed
201933,504observed
202034,517observed
202133,927observed
202234,098observed
202335,725observed
202435,120observed

Production t

Production by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountrytStatus
Nigeria65,322,031.57estimated
India977,000observed
Colombia408,943.73observed
Brazil256,677.65estimated
Japan165,668.69estimated
Ethiopia45,300.83estimated
Kenya12,298observed

Yield kg/ha

Yield by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
Countrykg/haStatus
Japan25,230.7estimated
India25,051.3observed
Colombia11,644.3observed
Brazil9,791estimated
Ethiopia8,953.2estimated
Kenya8,834.8observed
Nigeria8,149.3estimated

FAOSTAT producer prices

Release 2026-01-09, read 2026-08-27. Periods are calendar years. Official source

Index value index (2014-2016 = 100)

Index value by country, 2025 — the latest period every country below has in common
Countryindex (2014-2016 = 100)Status
Colombia604.36estimated
Kenya367.81estimated
Ethiopia192.5estimated
Nigeria180.74estimated
Brazil126.85estimated
Portugal126.15estimated
Japan97.34estimated

Colombia

201120182025
Index value (index (2014-2016 = 100)), by calendar year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Index value in index (2014-2016 = 100) by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
Yearindex (2014-2016 = 100)Status
2011140.43estimated
2012178.57estimated
201379.03estimated
201495.96estimated
2015110.47estimated
201693.58estimated
2017144.78estimated
2018131.59estimated
2019119.6estimated
2020141.77estimated
2021168.05estimated
2022232.81estimated
2023499.55estimated
2024537.88estimated
2025604.36estimated

Kenya

201120182025
Index value (index (2014-2016 = 100)), by calendar year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Index value in index (2014-2016 = 100) by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
Yearindex (2014-2016 = 100)Status
201170.98estimated
201297.05estimated
201378.89estimated
201495.32estimated
201599.86estimated
2016104.82estimated
2017109.39estimated
2018114.42estimated
2019119.83estimated
2020125.09estimated
2021130.41estimated
2022337.95estimated
2023344.57estimated
2024356.19estimated
2025367.81estimated

Ethiopia

201120182025
Index value (index (2014-2016 = 100)), by calendar year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Index value in index (2014-2016 = 100) by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
Yearindex (2014-2016 = 100)Status
201164.35estimated
201292.09estimated
201381.79estimated
201487.23estimated
201597.81estimated
2016114.97estimated
2017132.41estimated
2018126.12estimated
2019141.07estimated
2020137.23estimated
2021138.86estimated
2022162.29estimated
2023214.35estimated
2024188.06estimated
2025192.5estimated

Producer price LCU/tonne · LCU

A producer price is what farmers receive at the farm gate. It is not a wholesale, retail or export price, and this series is never converted into another currency.

Producer price by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountryLCU/tonneStatus
Colombia4,636,585.4observed
Japan282,400observed
Portugal1,676.6observed

Producer price USD/tonne · USD

A producer price is what farmers receive at the farm gate. It is not a wholesale, retail or export price, and this series is never converted into another currency.

Producer price by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountryUSD/tonneStatus
Japan1,865.7observed
Portugal1,813.8observed
Colombia1,138observed

FAOSTAT trade in crops and livestock products

Release 2026-07-24, read 2026-08-27. Periods are calendar years. Official source

Exports t

Exports by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountrytStatus
China13,275.49observed
United States12,823.86observed
Colombia8,499.61observed
Brazil7,643.72observed
Japan7,301.05observed
India6,595.72observed
Netherlands5,462.01observed
France1,928.05observed
Nigeria1,620.53observed
Italy1,370.28observed
Viet Nam1,332.33observed
Spain457.45observed
United Kingdom336.15observed
Germany164.02observed
South Africa89.62estimated
Canada23.73observed
Kenya19.67observed
Portugal10.03observed
Thailand9.66observed
Indonesia6.16observed
United Arab Emirates1.98observed
Korea, Rep.0.03observed

China

201420192024
Exports (t), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Exports in t by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YeartStatus
20149,219.85observed
20158,056.25observed
201610,039.17observed
20178,803.1observed
20187,866.86observed
20198,794.6observed
20209,742.5observed
202111,213.01observed
202210,170.27observed
202311,343.4observed
202413,275.49observed

United States

201420192024
Exports (t), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Exports in t by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YeartStatus
201417,241.55observed
201516,590.98observed
201617,496.04observed
201717,063.01observed
201813,548.62observed
201916,488.95observed
202017,899.06observed
202115,009.18observed
202214,204observed
202314,794.31observed
202412,823.86observed

Colombia

201420192024
Exports (t), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Exports in t by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YeartStatus
2014971.92observed
20152,471.68observed
20163,347.35observed
20176,810.98observed
201810,439.34observed
20199,314.34observed
202010,429.18observed
202111,736.4observed
20228,815.77observed
20239,655.22observed
20248,499.61observed

Export value 1000 USD

Export value by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
Country1000 USDStatus
China28,916observed
Japan22,310observed
United States19,371observed
Colombia10,917observed
Brazil10,681observed
Netherlands8,399observed
India4,502observed
Viet Nam3,645observed
France2,371observed
Italy2,014observed
Spain754observed
United Kingdom738observed
Nigeria465observed
Germany257observed
Portugal43observed
South Africa37observed
Canada29observed
Kenya7observed
Thailand5observed
United Arab Emirates1observed
Indonesia1observed
Korea, Rep.1observed

Imports t

Imports by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountrytStatus
United States60,437.48observed
United Kingdom20,635.28observed
Canada17,365.05observed
France8,649.63observed
Netherlands7,660.42observed
United Arab Emirates5,934.84observed
South Africa5,288.24estimated
Pakistan3,215.59observed
Japan1,468.54observed
Italy1,218.89observed
Australia591.72observed
Germany261.5observed
New Zealand254.81observed
Spain200.52observed
Thailand142.52observed
Portugal120.82observed
Indonesia50.24observed
Korea, Rep.37.62observed
Czechia2.94observed
Poland0.64observed

Import value 1000 USD

Import value by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
Country1000 USDStatus
United States119,233observed
Canada32,854observed
United Kingdom20,291observed
France10,922observed
Netherlands9,989observed
Japan7,947observed
United Arab Emirates4,344observed
South Africa2,189observed
Australia1,608observed
Italy1,469observed
New Zealand673observed
Pakistan526observed
Germany507observed
Spain338observed
Portugal289observed
Thailand206observed
Indonesia77observed
Korea, Rep.69observed
Czechia9observed
Poland2observed

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