Melanesia vs Papua New Guinea: Yams — Food supply
Yams — Food supply over time
- Melanesia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 360,807 million Kcal against 316,209 million Kcal in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 44,598 million Kcal.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 4th and Papua New Guinea ranks 5th of 12 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 338,264 million Kcal | 294,876 million Kcal | 43,388 million Kcal | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 360,223 million Kcal | 315,886 million Kcal | 44,337 million Kcal | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yams — food supply, Melanesia or Papua New Guinea?
- Melanesia, at 360,807 million Kcal against 316,209 million Kcal in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in yams — food supply between Melanesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 44,598 million Kcal, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Melanesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for yams — food supply?
- Melanesia ranks 4th and Papua New Guinea ranks 5th of 12 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Yams — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.