> In 2017 Cyprus produced 1,414 t of taro. Over ten years it fell by 38%. The record was 20,320 t in 1966. Area harvested: 64 ha, yield 22.1 t/ha.

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# Taro production in Cyprus

In 2017 Cyprus produced 1,414 t of taro. Over ten years it fell by 38%. The record was 20,320 t in 1966. Area harvested: 64 ha, yield 22.1 t/ha.

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Production, 20171,414 t
World rank—
10-year change−38%
Record20,320 t1966

## Taro in Cyprus, 1961–2017 (tonnes)

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 1,414 | −19% | 64 | 22.09 |
| 2016 | 1,739 | −9.7% | 68 | 25.57 |
| 2015 | 1,925 | −7.8% | 80 | 24.06 |
| 2014 | 2,088 | +5.6% | 80 | 26.10 |
| 2013 | 1,978 | −15% | 76 | 26.03 |
| 2012 | 2,337 | −1.1% | 83 | 28.16 |
| 2011 | 2,362 | +17% | 90 | 26.24 |
| 2010 | 2,020 | −1.4% | 75 | 26.93 |
| 2009 | 2,048 | −5.7% | 85 | 24.09 |
| 2008 | 2,171 | −4.9% | 85 | 25.54 |
| 2007 | 2,284 | −0.7% | 90 | 25.38 |
| 2006 | 2,300 | −1.8% | 110 | 20.91 |
| 2005 | 2,342 | +12% | 110 | 21.29 |
| 2004 | 2,091 | −0.4% | 107 | 19.54 |
| 2003 | 2,100 | −19% | 107 | 19.63 |
| 2002 | 2,600 | 0.0% | 95 | 27.37 |
| 2001 | 2,600 | −7.1% | 95 | 27.37 |
| 2000 | 2,800 | −20% | 100 | 28.00 |
| 1999 | 3,500 | +9.4% | 105 | 33.33 |
| 1998 | 3,200 | +45% | 105 | 30.48 |
| 1997 | 2,200 | −12% | 95 | 23.16 |
| 1996 | 2,500 | −22% | 100 | 25.00 |
| 1995 | 3,200 | +12% | 115 | 27.83 |
| 1994 | 2,850 | +19% | 110 | 25.91 |
| 1993 | 2,400 | +20% | 100 | 24.00 |
| 1992 | 2,000 | −7.0% | 95 | 21.05 |
| 1991 | 2,150 | −20% | 95 | 22.63 |
| 1990 | 2,700 | +42% | 120 | 22.50 |
| 1989 | 1,900 | −14% | 100 | 19.00 |
| 1988 | 2,200 | −12% | 100 | 22.00 |
| 1987 | 2,500 | −14% | 107 | 23.36 |
| 1986 | 2,900 | 0.0% | 107 | 27.10 |
| 1985 | 2,900 | −2.0% | 107 | 27.10 |
| 1984 | 2,960 | −1.3% | 107 | 27.66 |
| 1983 | 3,000 | +18% | 120 | 25.00 |
| 1982 | 2,540 | +14% | 107 | 23.74 |
| 1981 | 2,235 | −17% | 100 | 22.35 |
| 1980 | 2,693 | −26% | 100 | 26.93 |
| 1979 | 3,658 | +38% | 134 | 27.30 |
| 1978 | 2,642 | +4.0% | 100 | 26.42 |
| 1977 | 2,540 | −50% | 161 | 15.78 |
| 1976 | 5,080 | +11% | 301 | 16.88 |
| 1975 | 4,572 | +13% | 268 | 17.06 |
| 1974 | 4,064 | −37% | 268 | 15.16 |
| 1973 | 6,401 | +5.0% | 294 | 21.77 |
| 1972 | 6,096 | +9.1% | 294 | 20.73 |
| 1971 | 5,588 | +10% | 268 | 20.85 |
| 1970 | 5,080 | −38% | 268 | 18.96 |
| 1969 | 8,128 | −47% | 535 | 15.19 |
| 1968 | 15,241 | −17% | 736 | 20.71 |
| 1967 | 18,289 | −10.0% | 803 | 22.78 |
| 1966 | 20,320 | +11% | 870 | 23.36 |
| 1965 | 18,288 | +125% | 850 | 21.52 |
| 1964 | 8,128 | +16% | 669 | 12.15 |
| 1963 | 6,985 | +67% | 602 | 11.60 |
| 1962 | 4,191 | +3.1% | 334 | 12.55 |
| 1961 | 4,064 | — | 281 | 14.46 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports32 t USD 51,000
Exporter rank31 of 53
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/taro/)

## Other large producers

[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/taro/nigeria/)[Cameroon](https://husfarm.com/production/taro/cameroon/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/taro/china/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/taro/ethiopia/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/taro/ghana/)[Papua New Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/taro/papua-new-guinea/)[Madagascar](https://husfarm.com/production/taro/madagascar/)[Rwanda](https://husfarm.com/production/taro/rwanda/)[Chad](https://husfarm.com/production/taro/chad/)[Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/taro/guinea/)[Japan](https://husfarm.com/production/taro/japan/)[Egypt](https://husfarm.com/production/taro/egypt/)
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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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