Ghana vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Yams — Yield
Yams — Yield over time
- Ghana
- Small island developing States (SIDS)
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 18,849 kg/ha against 12,374 kg/ha in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 6,475 kg/ha.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.5 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Small island developing States (SIDS) ahead.
Ghana ranks 5th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 8th of 67 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Small island developing States (SIDS) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Small island developing States (SIDS) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,168 kg/ha | 8,288 kg/ha | 880.09 kg/ha | Ghana |
| 1970s | 5,659 kg/ha | 8,422 kg/ha | 2,764 kg/ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 1980s | 5,584 kg/ha | 8,192 kg/ha | 2,608 kg/ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 1990s | 11,741 kg/ha | 8,096 kg/ha | 3,645 kg/ha | Ghana |
| 2000s | 12,947 kg/ha | 8,931 kg/ha | 4,017 kg/ha | Ghana |
| 2010s | 16,537 kg/ha | 9,968 kg/ha | 6,569 kg/ha | Ghana |
| 2020s | 18,444 kg/ha | 11,388 kg/ha | 7,055 kg/ha | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yams — yield, Ghana or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Ghana, at 18,849 kg/ha against 12,374 kg/ha in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yams — yield between Ghana and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 6,475 kg/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 — yield?
- Ghana ranks 5th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 8th of 67 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.