Polynesia vs Western Africa: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield over time
- Polynesia
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 25,516 kg/ha against 9,397 kg/ha in Polynesia, a difference of 16,119 kg/ha.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.7 times Polynesia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Western Africa ahead.
Polynesia ranks 7th and Western Africa ranks 4th of 15 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Polynesia averaged higher in 2 and Western Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Polynesia | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10,046 kg/ha | 14,848 kg/ha | 4,802 kg/ha | Western Africa |
| 1990s | 9,915 kg/ha | 8,207 kg/ha | 1,708 kg/ha | Polynesia |
| 2000s | 9,854 kg/ha | 9,452 kg/ha | 401.98 kg/ha | Polynesia |
| 2010s | 9,157 kg/ha | 17,909 kg/ha | 8,752 kg/ha | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 9,316 kg/ha | 25,092 kg/ha | 15,776 kg/ha | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield, Polynesia or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 25,516 kg/ha against 9,397 kg/ha in Polynesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield between Polynesia and Western Africa?
- 16,119 kg/ha, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Polynesia and Western Africa?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Polynesia and Western Africa rank globally for pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield?
- Polynesia ranks 7th and Western Africa ranks 4th of 15 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.