Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Melanesia: Yams — Area harvested
Yams — Area harvested over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 31,364 ha against 27,602 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 3,762 ha.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Melanesia ahead.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th and Melanesia ranks 5th of 9 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 4 and Melanesia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,444 ha | 12,272 ha | 1,172 ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1970s | 23,210 ha | 13,934 ha | 9,276 ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1980s | 30,940 ha | 16,358 ha | 14,582 ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1990s | 27,547 ha | 17,761 ha | 9,786 ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2000s | 18,971 ha | 22,994 ha | 4,023 ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 22,749 ha | 26,876 ha | 4,126 ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 26,329 ha | 30,497 ha | 4,169 ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yams — area harvested, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 31,364 ha against 27,602 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yams — area harvested between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Melanesia?
- 3,762 ha, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Melanesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Melanesia rank globally for yams — area harvested?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th and Melanesia ranks 5th of 9 countries.
- 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.