| Africa (Ha in 2022) |
Nigeria is the top country by area - yams among 26 countries. As of 2022, area - yams in Nigeria was 7.48 million ha that accounts for 72.96% of total area - yams. The top 5 countries (others are Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, and Togo) account for 95.80% of it. The total area - yams was estimated at 10.3 million ha in 2022.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.| Nigeria | 7,481,859 | FAO |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1,400,000 | FAO |
| Ghana | 581,968 | FAO |
| Benin | 251,727 | FAO |
| Togo | 108,871 | FAO |
| Sudan | 82,710 | FAO |
| Cameroon | 72,219 | FAO |
| Central African Republic | 59,377 | FAO |
| Chad | 48,193 | FAO |
| Guinea | 42,462 | FAO |
| Gabon | 35,785 | FAO |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 27,104 | FAO |
| South Sudan | 21,144 | FAO |
| Mali | 6,525 | FAO |
| Senegal | 6,396 | FAO |
| Rwanda | 6,253 | FAO |
| Comoros | 5,548 | FAO |
| Ethiopia | 3,992 | FAO |
| Burkina Faso | 3,974 | FAO |
| Congo | 3,331 | FAO |
| Liberia | 2,348 | FAO |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 1,448 | FAO |
| Kenya | 752 | FAO |
| Burundi | 527 | FAO |
| Mauritania | 476 | FAO |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 396 | FAO |
| Agriculture Crops (Ha) |
| Cereals | 10,627,997 in 2022 | FAO |
| Pulses | 6,032,916 in 2022 | FAO |
| Sorghum | 3,786,257 in 2022 | FAO |
| Oilcrops | 1,235,965 in 2022 | FAO |
| Vegetables | 185,290 in 2022 | FAO |
| Fruits | 110,467 in 2022 | FAO |
| Sugar Cane | 12,000 in 2022 | FAO |
| Fibre Crops | 8,641 in 2019 | FAO |
| Seed cotton | 5,682 in 2022 | FAO |
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