Taro production in Niue
In 2024 Niue produced 2,972 t of taro, the 36th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 1.8%. The record was 3,677 t in 1999. Area harvested: 453 ha, yield 6.6 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 2,972 t
- World rank
- 36 of 52
- 10-year change
- −1.8%
- Record
- 3,677 t
- 1999
Taro in Niue, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Niue compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.02%
- 0.03% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 6.6
- world 7.5 (−12%)
- kg per person
- 1,634
- world 2.23
- 10-year change
- −1.8%
- world +59%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,713 | 0.02% |
| 35 | Tonga | 3,527 | 0.02% |
| 36 | Niue | 2,972 | 0.02% |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 2,933 | 0.02% |
| 38 | Mauritius | 2,892 | 0.02% |
Map of world production of taro
Share of the world total; Niue is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,972 | −0.1% | 453 | 6.56 |
| 2023 | 2,975 | −0.1% | 453 | 6.57 |
| 2022 | 2,977 | −0.0% | 453 | 6.57 |
| 2021 | 2,978 | −0.6% | 451 | 6.60 |
| 2020 | 2,997 | 0.0% | 453 | 6.62 |
| 2019 | 2,997 | +0.1% | 453 | 6.62 |
| 2018 | 2,994 | +1.0% | 453 | 6.61 |
| 2017 | 2,965 | +1.8% | 449 | 6.60 |
| 2016 | 2,913 | +7.3% | 438 | 6.65 |
| 2015 | 2,715 | −10% | 411 | 6.61 |
| 2014 | 3,025 | +0.8% | 453 | 6.68 |
| 2013 | 3,000 | +3.4% | 450 | 6.67 |
| 2012 | 2,900 | −3.0% | 450 | 6.44 |
| 2011 | 2,991 | −1.6% | 446 | 6.71 |
| 2010 | 3,041 | −2.0% | 451 | 6.74 |
| 2009 | 3,103 | −2.2% | 456 | 6.80 |
| 2008 | 3,172 | −3.9% | 462 | 6.87 |
| 2007 | 3,300 | +0.5% | 440 | 7.50 |
| 2006 | 3,285 | −1.4% | 473 | 6.95 |
| 2005 | 3,330 | −1.3% | 479 | 6.95 |
| 2004 | 3,375 | −1.5% | 486 | 6.94 |
| 2003 | 3,426 | +2.9% | 494 | 6.94 |
| 2002 | 3,328 | 0.0% | 480 | 6.93 |
| 2001 | 3,328 | +0.1% | 481 | 6.92 |
| 2000 | 3,326 | −9.5% | 483 | 6.89 |
| 1999 | 3,677 | +2.0% | 536 | 6.86 |
| 1998 | 3,605 | +2.2% | 527 | 6.84 |
| 1997 | 3,527 | +2.4% | 519 | 6.80 |
| 1996 | 3,443 | +2.7% | 509 | 6.76 |
| 1995 | 3,352 | +3.0% | 499 | 6.72 |
| 1994 | 3,253 | +1.7% | 488 | 6.67 |
| 1993 | 3,200 | +6.7% | 483 | 6.63 |
| 1992 | 3,000 | +7.1% | 457 | 6.56 |
| 1991 | 2,800 | +7.7% | 430 | 6.51 |
| 1990 | 2,600 | 0.0% | 425 | 6.12 |
| 1989 | 2,600 | +6.1% | 425 | 6.12 |
| 1988 | 2,450 | +6.5% | 430 | 5.70 |
| 1987 | 2,300 | +7.0% | 450 | 5.11 |
| 1986 | 2,150 | +13% | 480 | 4.48 |
| 1985 | 1,900 | +8.6% | 500 | 3.80 |
| 1984 | 1,750 | +9.4% | 530 | 3.30 |
| 1983 | 1,600 | +14% | 550 | 2.91 |
| 1982 | 1,400 | +10% | 580 | 2.41 |
| 1981 | 1,270 | +11% | 600 | 2.12 |
| 1980 | 1,140 | −5.0% | 600 | 1.90 |
| 1979 | 1,200 | 0.0% | 600 | 2.00 |
| 1978 | 1,200 | +9.1% | 607 | 1.98 |
| 1977 | 1,100 | 0.0% | 607 | 1.81 |
| 1976 | 1,100 | +10% | 607 | 1.81 |
| 1975 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 607 | 1.65 |
| 1974 | 1,000 | +11% | 809 | 1.24 |
| 1973 | 900 | +13% | 300 | 3.00 |
| 1972 | 800 | 0.0% | 260 | 3.08 |
| 1971 | 800 | +14% | 260 | 3.08 |
| 1970 | 700 | 0.0% | 142 | 4.93 |
| 1969 | 700 | 0.0% | 142 | 4.93 |
| 1968 | 700 | 0.0% | 142 | 4.93 |
| 1967 | 700 | 0.0% | 142 | 4.93 |
| 1966 | 700 | 0.0% | 142 | 4.93 |
| 1965 | 700 | 0.0% | 142 | 4.93 |
| 1964 | 700 | 0.0% | 142 | 4.93 |
| 1963 | 700 | 0.0% | 142 | 4.93 |
| 1962 | 700 | 0.0% | 142 | 4.93 |
| 1961 | 700 | — | 142 | 4.93 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of taro in Niue?
Niue produced 2,972 t in 2024, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Niue rank in the world for production of taro?
Niue ranked 36th of 52 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 47.3% of the world total.
How has the production of taro in Niue changed?
It fell by 1.8% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +59% for the world. The record was 3,677 t in 1999.
What is the yield of taro in Niue?
6.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (2,972 t from 453 ha), against a world average of 7.5 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Niue is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.