> In 2024 Papua New Guinea produced 385,041 t of yams, the 9th largest in the world (0.42% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 8.4%.

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# Yams production in Papua New Guinea

In 2024 Papua New Guinea produced 385,041 t of yams, the 9th largest in the world (0.42% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 8.4%. The record was 389,273 t in 2019. Area harvested: 21,947 ha, yield 17.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

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Production, 2024385,041 t
World rank9 of 59
10-year change+8.4%
Record389,273 t2019

## Yams in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Papua New Guinea compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.42%0.55% in 2014
Yield, t/ha17.5world 8.4 (+108%)
kg per person36.4world 11.3
10-year change+8.4%world +42%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7 | [Cameroon](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/cameroon/) | 541,648 | 0.59% |
| 8 | [Colombia](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/colombia/) | 408,944 | 0.44% |
| 9 | **Papua New Guinea** | 385,041 | 0.42% |
| 10 | [Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/guinea/) | 326,092 | 0.35% |
| 11 | [Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/brazil/) | 256,678 | 0.28% |

[Full ranking of 59 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/)

### Map of world production of yams

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Papua New Guinea is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 385,041 | +0.1% | 21,947 | 17.54 |
| 2023 | 384,480 | −0.3% | 22,003 | 17.47 |
| 2022 | 385,678 | +0.2% | 21,969 | 17.56 |
| 2021 | 384,965 | +0.6% | 21,869 | 17.60 |
| 2020 | 382,797 | −1.7% | 22,172 | 17.26 |
| 2019 | 389,273 | +1.7% | 21,865 | 17.80 |
| 2018 | 382,824 | +1.7% | 21,571 | 17.75 |
| 2017 | 376,293 | +1.8% | 21,291 | 17.67 |
| 2016 | 369,642 | +1.9% | 21,037 | 17.57 |
| 2015 | 362,684 | +2.1% | 20,730 | 17.50 |
| 2014 | 355,213 | +1.5% | 20,252 | 17.54 |
| 2013 | 350,000 | +1.4% | 20,000 | 17.50 |
| 2012 | 345,000 | +1.5% | 20,000 | 17.25 |
| 2011 | 340,000 | +4.6% | 19,500 | 17.44 |
| 2010 | 325,000 | +0.9% | 19,000 | 17.11 |
| 2009 | 322,000 | +2.5% | 19,500 | 16.51 |
| 2008 | 314,000 | +1.3% | 19,000 | 16.53 |
| 2007 | 310,000 | +4.4% | 18,500 | 16.76 |
| 2006 | 297,000 | +2.4% | 18,000 | 16.50 |
| 2005 | 290,000 | +3.6% | 17,500 | 16.57 |
| 2004 | 280,000 | −3.4% | 16,624 | 16.84 |
| 2003 | 290,000 | +3.6% | 17,000 | 17.06 |
| 2002 | 280,000 | +7.7% | 16,000 | 17.50 |
| 2001 | 260,000 | +6.1% | 15,000 | 17.33 |
| 2000 | 245,000 | +6.5% | 14,000 | 17.50 |
| 1999 | 230,000 | +0.9% | 13,132 | 17.51 |
| 1998 | 228,000 | +3.6% | 13,000 | 17.54 |
| 1997 | 220,029 | +4.8% | 12,566 | 17.51 |
| 1996 | 210,000 | −1.4% | 12,000 | 17.50 |
| 1995 | 213,012 | −0.9% | 12,173 | 17.50 |
| 1994 | 215,000 | −2.3% | 12,300 | 17.48 |
| 1993 | 220,000 | +0.2% | 12,500 | 17.60 |
| 1992 | 219,500 | +2.1% | 12,300 | 17.85 |
| 1991 | 215,000 | +2.4% | 12,200 | 17.62 |
| 1990 | 210,000 | 0.0% | 12,100 | 17.36 |
| 1989 | 210,000 | 0.0% | 12,000 | 17.50 |
| 1988 | 210,000 | +2.4% | 12,000 | 17.50 |
| 1987 | 205,000 | +1.5% | 11,800 | 17.37 |
| 1986 | 202,000 | +1.0% | 11,600 | 17.41 |
| 1985 | 200,000 | +2.0% | 11,400 | 17.54 |
| 1984 | 196,000 | +1.0% | 11,300 | 17.35 |
| 1983 | 194,000 | +2.1% | 11,200 | 17.32 |
| 1982 | 190,000 | +2.7% | 11,100 | 17.12 |
| 1981 | 185,000 | +1.6% | 11,000 | 16.82 |
| 1980 | 182,000 | +2.2% | 10,900 | 16.70 |
| 1979 | 178,000 | +2.3% | 10,700 | 16.64 |
| 1978 | 174,000 | +2.4% | 10,500 | 16.57 |
| 1977 | 170,000 | +2.4% | 10,300 | 16.50 |
| 1976 | 166,000 | +1.8% | 10,100 | 16.44 |
| 1975 | 163,000 | +1.9% | 9,900 | 16.46 |
| 1974 | 160,000 | 0.0% | 9,800 | 16.33 |
| 1973 | 160,000 | +1.3% | 9,700 | 16.49 |
| 1972 | 158,000 | +1.9% | 9,600 | 16.46 |
| 1971 | 155,000 | +2.0% | 9,500 | 16.32 |
| 1970 | 152,000 | +1.3% | 9,400 | 16.17 |
| 1969 | 150,000 | +3.4% | 9,300 | 16.13 |
| 1968 | 145,000 | +2.1% | 9,000 | 16.11 |
| 1967 | 142,000 | +2.9% | 8,700 | 16.32 |
| 1966 | 138,000 | +3.8% | 8,500 | 16.24 |
| 1965 | 133,000 | +2.3% | 8,200 | 16.22 |
| 1964 | 130,000 | +2.4% | 8,000 | 16.25 |
| 1963 | 127,000 | +1.6% | 7,800 | 16.28 |
| 1962 | 125,000 | +4.2% | 7,500 | 16.67 |
| 1961 | 120,000 | — | 7,240 | 16.57 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of yams in Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea produced 385,041 t in 2024, 0.42% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Papua New Guinea rank in the world for production of yams?

Papua New Guinea ranked 9th of 59 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 70.7% of the world total.

### How has the production of yams in Papua New Guinea changed?

It rose by 8.4% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +42% for the world. The record was 389,273 t in 2019.

### What is the yield of yams in Papua New Guinea?

17.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (385,041 t from 21,947 ha), against a world average of 8.4 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 Papua New Guinea is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/nigeria/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/ghana/)[Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/cote-divoire/)[Benin](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/benin/)[Togo](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/togo/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/india/)[Cameroon](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/cameroon/)[Colombia](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/colombia/)[Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/guinea/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/brazil/)[Gabon](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/gabon/)[Central African Republic](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/central-african-republic/)
[All countries producing yams](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/)

## Other products of Papua New Guinea

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[Agricultural production in Papua New Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/country/papua-new-guinea/)

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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