Asia vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Yams — Area harvested
Yams — Area harvested over time
- Asia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
How they compare
Asia currently reports 48,834 ha against 27,602 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 21,232 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 1.8 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Asia ahead.
Asia ranks 4th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th of 9 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 2 and Democratic Republic of the Congo in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,872 ha | 13,444 ha | 3,572 ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1970s | 13,182 ha | 23,210 ha | 10,028 ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1980s | 15,089 ha | 30,940 ha | 15,851 ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1990s | 14,261 ha | 27,547 ha | 13,286 ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2000s | 14,058 ha | 18,971 ha | 4,913 ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2010s | 24,964 ha | 22,749 ha | 2,215 ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 47,750 ha | 26,329 ha | 21,422 ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yams — area harvested, Asia or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Asia, at 48,834 ha against 27,602 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yams — area harvested between Asia and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 21,232 ha, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for yams — area harvested?
- Asia ranks 4th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th of 9 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Yams — Area harvested. 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.