Roots and tubers · FAOSTAT 2024
Taro production by country
World production of taro reached 18.2 million t in 2024, up 59% over ten years. The largest producers were Nigeria (47.3%), Cameroon (10.7%), China (10.4%), together 68% of the world total. It was harvested from 2.4 million ha, an average yield of 7.5 t/ha.
- World production, 2024
- 18.2 million t
- 10-year change
- +59%
- Producing countries
- 52
- World average yield
- 7.48 t/ha
World production, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Producers ranked, 2024
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share | 10-year change | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria I | 8,605,587 | 47.3% | +163% | 6.2 |
| 2 | Cameroon I | 1,946,970 | 10.7% | +15% | 7.8 |
| 3 | China E | 1,890,520 | 10.4% | +3.2% | 19.3 |
| 4 | Ethiopia I | 1,791,635 | 9.84% | +45% | 24.7 |
| 5 | Ghana I | 1,765,533 | 9.70% | +36% | 7.2 |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea I | 277,349 | 1.52% | +0.4% | 7.9 |
| 7 | Madagascar I | 234,693 | 1.29% | +0.5% | 6.0 |
| 8 | Rwanda | 203,676 | 1.12% | +205% | 7.1 |
| 9 | Chad | 143,586 | 0.79% | +548% | 5.2 |
| 10 | Guinea I | 128,138 | 0.70% | +13% | 4.3 |
| 11 | Japan I | 118,462 | 0.65% | −29% | 13.1 |
| 12 | Egypt I | 118,387 | 0.65% | −3.6% | 36.3 |
| 13 | Thailand E | 105,800 | 0.58% | +8.3% | 10.1 |
| 14 | Philippines | 93,795 | 0.52% | −15% | 6.2 |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | 91,185 | 0.50% | +20% | 1.2 |
| 16 | Gabon E | 88,841 | 0.49% | +4.3% | 5.9 |
| 17 | Laos | 77,000 | 0.42% | −43% | 10.4 |
| 18 | DR Congo I | 70,021 | 0.38% | +1.5% | 3.7 |
| 19 | Burundi I | 69,998 | 0.38% | −39% | 8.2 |
| 20 | Fiji | 68,124 | 0.37% | +8.6% | 20.0 |
| 21 | Solomon Islands I | 46,108 | 0.25% | +5.3% | 16.9 |
| 22 | Central African Republic I | 44,393 | 0.24% | +3.6% | 2.8 |
| 23 | Taiwan I | 36,619 | 0.20% | −16% | 16.1 |
| 24 | Liberia I | 29,019 | 0.16% | +5.1% | 9.2 |
| 25 | Dominica E | 22,601 | 0.12% | +4.5% | 11.0 |
| 26 | Vanuatu E | 19,320 | 0.11% | — | 12.9 |
| 27 | Samoa E | 18,737 | 0.10% | −26% | 5.6 |
| 28 | Togo I | 18,272 | 0.10% | +59% | 3.4 |
| 29 | Comoros I | 13,911 | 0.08% | +37% | 8.1 |
| 30 | Guyana I | 11,015 | 0.06% | +888% | 72.0 |
| 31 | Sao Tome and Principe I | 10,073 | 0.06% | +51% | 6.2 |
| 32 | Benin | 4,887 | 0.03% | +212% | 12.5 |
| 33 | Honduras E | 4,248 | 0.02% | +102% | 6.0 |
| 34 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,713 | 0.02% | −26% | 12.3 |
| 35 | Tonga E | 3,527 | 0.02% | +4.0% | 7.7 |
| 36 | Niue I | 2,972 | 0.02% | −1.8% | 6.6 |
| 37 | Sierra Leone E | 2,933 | 0.02% | −6.6% | 2.6 |
| 38 | Mauritius | 2,892 | 0.02% | +296% | 11.6 |
| 39 | Panama I | 2,553 | 0.01% | — | 8.8 |
| 40 | Kiribati I | 1,927 | 0.01% | −7.4% | 5.3 |
| 41 | United States E | 1,492 | 0.01% | +1.5% | 11.2 |
| 42 | Puerto Rico E | 767 | 0.00% | −1.2% | 3.9 |
| 43 | Lebanon I | 728 | 0.00% | −4.1% | 14.6 |
| 44 | Saint Lucia I | 558 | 0.00% | +16% | 12.7 |
| 45 | Grenada | 423 | 0.00% | — | 14.6 |
| 46 | New Caledonia I | 362 | 0.00% | −2.9% | 5.6 |
| 47 | French Polynesia I | 188 | 0.00% | −61% | 1.9 |
| 48 | Bhutan I | 120 | 0.00% | — | 3.2 |
| 49 | Barbados E | 88 | 0.00% | −3.3% | 3.5 |
| 50 | Antigua and Barbuda I | 38 | 0.00% | −9.5% | 4.2 |
| 51 | Cook Islands I | 22 | 0.00% | — | 4.4 |
| 52 | Maldives I | 12 | 0.00% | −72% | 6.0 |
E = estimated by FAO, I = imputed by FAO, X = from an external organisation; other figures are official.
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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.