Americas vs Polynesia: Taro — Yield

Americas
11,400 kg/ha
in 2024
Polynesia
5,817 kg/ha
in 2024
Americas rank
8th
Polynesia rank
8th

Taro — Yield over time

  • Americas
  • Polynesia
5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k196119922024

How they compare

Americas currently reports 11,400 kg/ha against 5,817 kg/ha in Polynesia, a difference of 5,583 kg/ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 2.0 times Polynesia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 8th and Polynesia ranks 8th of 21 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Polynesia Difference Ahead
1960s 10,958 kg/ha 7,226 kg/ha 3,732 kg/ha Americas
1970s 11,511 kg/ha 6,657 kg/ha 4,854 kg/ha Americas
1980s 10,647 kg/ha 6,711 kg/ha 3,936 kg/ha Americas
1990s 10,808 kg/ha 4,772 kg/ha 6,036 kg/ha Americas
2000s 10,209 kg/ha 5,410 kg/ha 4,799 kg/ha Americas
2010s 11,266 kg/ha 5,589 kg/ha 5,678 kg/ha Americas
2020s 10,866 kg/ha 5,828 kg/ha 5,038 kg/ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taro — yield, Americas or Polynesia?
Americas, at 11,400 kg/ha against 5,817 kg/ha in Polynesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in taro — yield between Americas and Polynesia?
5,583 kg/ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Polynesia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and Polynesia rank globally for taro — yield?
Americas ranks 8th and Polynesia ranks 8th of 21 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Taro — Yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Taro — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
83 places, 4,663 data points, 1961–2024
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