Melanesia vs Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Yams — Area harvested
Yams — Area harvested over time
- Melanesia
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 31,364 ha against 5,266 ha in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), a difference of 26,098 ha.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 6.0 times Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 5th and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 7th of 9 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,272 ha | 8,712 ha | 3,560 ha | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 13,934 ha | 7,200 ha | 6,734 ha | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 16,358 ha | 6,301 ha | 10,056 ha | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 17,761 ha | 6,976 ha | 10,785 ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 22,994 ha | 9,401 ha | 13,593 ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 26,876 ha | 6,360 ha | 20,515 ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 30,497 ha | 5,061 ha | 25,437 ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yams — area harvested, Melanesia or Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Melanesia, at 31,364 ha against 5,266 ha in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yams — area harvested between Melanesia and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- 26,098 ha, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank globally for yams — area harvested?
- Melanesia ranks 5th and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 7th 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.