Ranked Taro Producing Countries
| Rank | Country | Metric Tons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 3,216,116 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 2,106,019 |
| 3 | China | 1,911,974 |
| 4 | Cameroon | 1,808,914 |
| 5 | Ghana | 1,106,657 |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea | 278,361 |
| 7 | Madagascar | 234,948 |
| 8 | Rwanda | 200,856 |
| 9 | Japan | 135,510 |
| 10 | Central African Republic | 135,508 |
| 11 | Laos | 135,270 |
| 12 | Egypt | 129,881 |
| 13 | Guinea | 122,465 |
| 14 | Burundi | 117,935 |
| 15 | Philippines | 110,552 |
| 16 | Thailand | 101,104 |
| 17 | Cote d Ivoire | 89,507 |
| 18 | Gabon | 87,630 |
| 19 | Congo | 69,627 |
| 20 | Fiji | 54,751 |
| 21 | Solomon Islands | 45,788 |
| 22 | China Taiwan | 39,390 |
| 23 | Nicaragua | 29,926 |
| 24 | Liberia | 29,076 |
| 25 | Chad | 26,161 |
| 26 | Samoa | 22,902 |
| 27 | Togo | 17,663 |
| 28 | Dominica | 12,675 |
| 29 | Comoros | 11,027 |
| 30 | Guyana | 9,241 |
| 31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8,946 |
| 32 | Honduras | 6,579 |
| 33 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,533 |
| 34 | Tonga | 3,474 |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 3,053 |
| 36 | Niue | 2,783 |
| 37 | Kiribati | 1,957 |
| 38 | Benin | 1,926 |
| 39 | Mauritius | 1,781 |
| 40 | United States of America | 1,318 |
Data from United Nations FAO Stat