Ghana vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Yams — Area harvested
Yams — Area harvested over time
- Ghana
- Small island developing States (SIDS)
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 536,529 ha against 66,615 ha in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 469,914 ha.
That makes Ghana's figure about 8.1 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 2nd and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 3rd of 61 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Small island developing States (SIDS) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 127,778 ha | 52,122 ha | 75,656 ha | Ghana |
| 1970s | 124,700 ha | 65,751 ha | 58,949 ha | Ghana |
| 1980s | 165,270 ha | 71,817 ha | 93,453 ha | Ghana |
| 1990s | 192,683 ha | 92,777 ha | 99,905 ha | Ghana |
| 2000s | 321,853 ha | 102,577 ha | 219,276 ha | Ghana |
| 2010s | 436,150 ha | 110,782 ha | 325,368 ha | Ghana |
| 2020s | 548,284 ha | 71,203 ha | 477,081 ha | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yams — area harvested, Ghana or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Ghana, at 536,529 ha against 66,615 ha in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yams — area harvested between Ghana and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 469,914 ha, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for yams — area harvested?
- Ghana ranks 2nd and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 3rd of 61 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.