Democratic Republic of the Congo vs South America: Yams — Yield
Yams — Yield over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 10,852 kg/ha against 4,632 kg/ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 6,220 kg/ha.
That makes South America's figure about 2.3 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South America ahead.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th and South America ranks 7th of 9 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 1 and South America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,526 kg/ha | 7,996 kg/ha | 470.63 kg/ha | South America |
| 1970s | 7,555 kg/ha | 8,595 kg/ha | 1,040 kg/ha | South America |
| 1980s | 8,307 kg/ha | 8,232 kg/ha | 74.75 kg/ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1990s | 6,811 kg/ha | 9,172 kg/ha | 2,361 kg/ha | South America |
| 2000s | 4,600 kg/ha | 9,956 kg/ha | 5,356 kg/ha | South America |
| 2010s | 4,431 kg/ha | 10,374 kg/ha | 5,942 kg/ha | South America |
| 2020s | 4,611 kg/ha | 10,948 kg/ha | 6,337 kg/ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yams — yield, Democratic Republic of the Congo or South America?
- South America, at 10,852 kg/ha against 4,632 kg/ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yams — yield between Democratic Republic of the Congo and South America?
- 6,220 kg/ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and South America rank globally for yams — yield?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th and South America ranks 7th of 9 countries.
- 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
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.