Yams production in Puerto Rico
In 2024 Puerto Rico produced 2,459 t of yams, the 44th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 93%. The record was 15,422 t in 1980. Area harvested: 413 ha, yield 6.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 2,459 t
- World rank
- 44 of 59
- 10-year change
- +93%
- Record
- 15,422 t
- 1980
Yams in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Puerto Rico compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 6.0
- world 8.4 (−30%)
- kg per person
- 0.76
- world 11.3
- 10-year change
- +93%
- world +42%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Mauritania | 3,033 | 0.00% |
| 43 | Malaysia | 2,682 | 0.00% |
| 44 | Puerto Rico | 2,459 | 0.00% |
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,274 | 0.00% |
| 46 | New Caledonia | 1,977 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of yams
Share of the world total; Puerto Rico is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,459 | +17% | 413 | 5.95 |
| 2023 | 2,102 | −4.2% | 350 | 6.01 |
| 2022 | 2,195 | −4.8% | 366 | 6.00 |
| 2021 | 2,305 | −4.5% | 384 | 6.00 |
| 2020 | 2,414 | −5.6% | 402 | 6.00 |
| 2019 | 2,558 | −0.2% | 431 | 5.94 |
| 2018 | 2,562 | +16% | 412 | 6.22 |
| 2017 | 2,211 | +14% | 305 | 7.25 |
| 2016 | 1,936 | +18% | 245 | 7.90 |
| 2015 | 1,646 | +29% | 187 | 8.80 |
| 2014 | 1,273 | −21% | 154 | 8.27 |
| 2013 | 1,616 | −16% | 226 | 7.15 |
| 2012 | 1,915 | −6.2% | 363 | 5.28 |
| 2011 | 2,041 | −7.1% | 339 | 6.02 |
| 2010 | 2,198 | +3.1% | 371 | 5.92 |
| 2009 | 2,131 | −2.3% | 304 | 7.01 |
| 2008 | 2,182 | +6.6% | 291 | 7.50 |
| 2007 | 2,047 | −9.9% | 250 | 8.19 |
| 2006 | 2,273 | −9.2% | 265 | 8.58 |
| 2005 | 2,504 | −24% | 289 | 8.66 |
| 2004 | 3,274 | +0.2% | 378 | 8.66 |
| 2003 | 3,269 | −8.3% | 378 | 8.65 |
| 2002 | 3,563 | +1.1% | 405 | 8.80 |
| 2001 | 3,523 | −13% | 420 | 8.39 |
| 2000 | 4,038 | +13% | 480 | 8.41 |
| 1999 | 3,569 | −28% | 420 | 8.50 |
| 1998 | 4,925 | +16% | 596 | 8.26 |
| 1997 | 4,264 | −4.1% | 275 | 15.51 |
| 1996 | 4,445 | −2.0% | 314 | 14.16 |
| 1995 | 4,536 | −32% | 334 | 13.58 |
| 1994 | 6,668 | −18% | 275 | 24.25 |
| 1993 | 8,165 | −16% | 393 | 20.78 |
| 1992 | 9,675 | −8.1% | 1,572 | 6.15 |
| 1991 | 10,523 | +16% | 1,850 | 5.69 |
| 1990 | 9,072 | −15% | 1,600 | 5.67 |
| 1989 | 10,660 | −11% | 1,900 | 5.61 |
| 1988 | 11,930 | −7.4% | 2,100 | 5.68 |
| 1987 | 12,882 | +7.2% | 2,100 | 6.13 |
| 1986 | 12,020 | −3.3% | 2,100 | 5.72 |
| 1985 | 12,429 | −3.2% | 2,130 | 5.84 |
| 1984 | 12,837 | +1.1% | 2,130 | 6.03 |
| 1983 | 12,701 | −11% | 2,100 | 6.05 |
| 1982 | 14,288 | −2.2% | 2,200 | 6.49 |
| 1981 | 14,606 | −5.3% | 2,230 | 6.55 |
| 1980 | 15,422 | +9.3% | 2,358 | 6.54 |
| 1979 | 14,107 | +7.2% | 1,750 | 8.06 |
| 1978 | 13,154 | 0.0% | 1,650 | 7.97 |
| 1977 | 13,154 | −7.1% | 1,650 | 7.97 |
| 1976 | 14,152 | +7.6% | 1,606 | 8.81 |
| 1975 | 13,154 | 0.0% | 1,697 | 7.75 |
| 1974 | 13,154 | +2.8% | 1,376 | 9.56 |
| 1973 | 12,791 | −1.1% | 2,256 | 5.67 |
| 1972 | 12,927 | +5.6% | 2,295 | 5.63 |
| 1971 | 12,247 | −5.9% | 2,201 | 5.56 |
| 1970 | 13,018 | −2.7% | 2,358 | 5.52 |
| 1969 | 13,381 | +5.4% | 2,319 | 5.77 |
| 1968 | 12,700 | −11% | 2,476 | 5.13 |
| 1967 | 14,288 | +5.0% | 2,751 | 5.19 |
| 1966 | 13,608 | 0.0% | 2,551 | 5.33 |
| 1965 | 13,608 | +0.7% | 2,554 | 5.33 |
| 1964 | 13,517 | −6.0% | 2,554 | 5.29 |
| 1963 | 14,379 | +11% | 2,712 | 5.30 |
| 1962 | 12,935 | −2.0% | 2,442 | 5.30 |
| 1961 | 13,199 | — | 2,492 | 5.30 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of yams in Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico produced 2,459 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Puerto Rico rank in the world for production of yams?
Puerto Rico ranked 44th of 59 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 70.7% of the world total.
How has the production of yams in Puerto Rico changed?
It rose by 93% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +42% for the world. The record was 15,422 t in 1980.
What is the yield of yams in Puerto Rico?
6.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (2,459 t from 413 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 Puerto Rico 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.