Americas vs Benin: Yams — Yield

Americas
10,656 kg/ha
in 2024
Benin
16,021 kg/ha
in 2024
Americas rank
10th
Benin rank
11th

Yams — Yield over time

  • Americas
  • Benin
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922024

How they compare

Benin currently reports 16,021 kg/ha against 10,656 kg/ha in Americas, a difference of 5,365 kg/ha.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.5 times Americas's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 10th and Benin ranks 11th of 23 groups.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Benin Difference Ahead
1960s 7,209 kg/ha 9,146 kg/ha 1,937 kg/ha Benin
1970s 7,458 kg/ha 9,943 kg/ha 2,486 kg/ha Benin
1980s 7,063 kg/ha 9,723 kg/ha 2,660 kg/ha Benin
1990s 7,477 kg/ha 10,909 kg/ha 3,432 kg/ha Benin
2000s 8,492 kg/ha 12,123 kg/ha 3,631 kg/ha Benin
2010s 9,183 kg/ha 14,173 kg/ha 4,991 kg/ha Benin
2020s 10,050 kg/ha 13,230 kg/ha 3,180 kg/ha Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yams — yield, Americas or Benin?
Benin, at 16,021 kg/ha against 10,656 kg/ha in Americas as of 2024.
What is the difference in yams — yield between Americas and Benin?
5,365 kg/ha, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Benin?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and Benin rank globally for yams — yield?
Americas ranks 10th and Benin ranks 11th of 23 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Yams — Yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Yams — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 4,922 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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