> 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%.

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# 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.

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Production, 20242,459 t
World rank44 of 59
10-year change+93%
Record15,422 t1980

## Yams in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Puerto Rico compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
Yield, t/ha6.0world 8.4 (−30%)
kg per person0.76world 11.3
10-year change+93%world +42%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 42 | [Mauritania](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/mauritania/) | 3,033 | 0.00% |
| 43 | [Malaysia](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/malaysia/) | 2,682 | 0.00% |
| 44 | **Puerto Rico** | 2,459 | 0.00% |
| 45 | [Sao Tome and Principe](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/sao-tome-and-principe/) | 2,274 | 0.00% |
| 46 | [New Caledonia](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/new-caledonia/) | 1,977 | 0.00% |

[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; 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

[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/)[Papua New Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/papua-new-guinea/)[Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/guinea/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/brazil/)[Gabon](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/gabon/)
[All countries producing yams](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/)

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[Agricultural production in Puerto Rico](https://husfarm.com/production/country/puerto-rico/)

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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