Taro

Taro

HS Code: 071440 - Vegetable roots and tubers; taro (Colocasia spp.) with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets
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FAO Code: 0136 - Taro
Market:
Top Exporter
2023
Top Importer
2023
Top Producer
2023
Export Value
2023
182MUSD
1Y +17.78%
Import Value
2023
235.55MUSD
1Y +17.87%
Production Volume
2023
18.64BKG
1Y -6.99%

Production of Taro

Discover production data of Taro. Get production volume, price data, trends, and more. The information below is based on the FAO code 0136 (Taro).

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Production Trends Overview of Top 10 Countries

In 2023, Nigeria was the largest producer of Taro, followed by Cameroon, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Papua New Guinea, Madagascar, Rwanda, Egypt, Central African Republic. This ranking is based on available production data and may exclude countries with missing records.
Rank 1
8.3B kg
1y
+1.64%
3y
+5.94%
5y
+5.09%
Rank 2
1.9B kg
1y
+0.86%
3y
+13.73%
5y
+6.79%
Rank 3
1.9B kg
1y
+0.29%
3y
-1.09%
5y
+2.45%
Rank 4
1.9B kg
1y
+22.12%
3y
-18.83%
5y
+18.95%
Rank 5
1.7B kg
1y
+0.84%
3y
+7.34%
5y
+17.27%
277.0M kg
1y
+0.25%
3y
+0.14%
5y
+2.26%
229.8M kg
1y
-0.21%
3y
-0.64%
5y
-1.79%
Rank 8
191.9M kg
1y
-5.41%
3y
+2.06%
5y
+14.25%
Rank 9
178.1M kg
1y
+0.18%
3y
+33.42%
5y
+47.59%
141.8M kg
1y
-0.46%
3y
+0.67%
5y
+0.62%

Trends of Top 10 Producers

This is the production trends of the top 10 producers of Taro from 2009 to 2023.
CountryProduction %Production Volume
200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
1Global18.61B18.27B18.50B17.64B16.49B14.19B12.33B17.82B18.82B20.95B20.61B21.92B21.51B20.04B18.64B
2Nigeria46.22%3.03B2.96B3.01B3.06B3.06B3.27B3.28B7.15B7.55B7.93B7.90B7.87B8.20B8.20B8.33B
3Cameroon10.62%1.45B1.47B1.57B1.61B1.55B1.70B1.76B1.84B1.88B1.79B1.76B1.68B1.77B1.90B1.91B
4China10.57%1.65B1.65B1.65B1.76B1.80B1.83B1.82B1.82B1.84B1.86B1.88B1.93B1.89B1.90B1.91B
5Ethiopia10.48%800.00M850.00M900.00M900.00M1.23B1.46B1.27B1.23B1.51B1.59B1.45B2.33B1.43B1.55B1.89B
6Ghana9.5%1.50B1.35B1.30B1.27B1.26B1.30B1.30B1.30B1.39B1.46B1.52B1.60B1.65B1.70B1.71B
7Papua New Guinea1.54%265.00M265.00M275.00M250.00M270.00M276.32M271.57M270.80M270.63M270.91M271.65M276.65M275.66M276.35M277.05M
8Madagascar1.27%236.58M235.44M232.10M232.00M234.00M233.54M233.52M233.61M233.78M233.95M234.10M231.25M230.74M230.25M229.76M
9Rwanda1.06%136.85M185.96M187.25M130.51M93.39M66.88M82.24M166.19M215.02M167.98M171.80M188.04M200.86M202.89M191.92M
10Egypt0.99%114.28M119.38M103.12M118.76M116.58M122.83M102.56M86.67M109.15M120.64M122.00M133.45M156.73M177.73M178.05M

Shares of Top 10 Producers

Discover the production share of top Taro producing countries in 2023.
Nigeria held the largest share of Taro production quantity at 46.22%. Its production quantity increased by 1.64% between 2022 and 2023, reaching 8.33B.
Note: Share percentages are calculated based on countries with reported production data and may not include those without available records.
Rank
Country
Share in Production
2023
Production Quantity
2023
1-Year Growth in Qty
2022-2023
3-Year Growth in Qty
2020-2023
5-Year Growth in Qty
2018-2023
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