Melanesia vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Yams — Yield
Yams — Yield over time
- Melanesia
- Small island developing States (SIDS)
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 15,303 kg/ha against 12,374 kg/ha in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 2,929 kg/ha.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.2 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 2nd and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 3rd of 9 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Small island developing States (SIDS) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,843 kg/ha | 8,288 kg/ha | 4,555 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 13,591 kg/ha | 8,422 kg/ha | 5,169 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 14,127 kg/ha | 8,192 kg/ha | 5,935 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 14,210 kg/ha | 8,096 kg/ha | 6,114 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 14,206 kg/ha | 8,931 kg/ha | 5,276 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 15,194 kg/ha | 9,968 kg/ha | 5,226 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 15,149 kg/ha | 11,388 kg/ha | 3,760 kg/ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yams — yield, Melanesia or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Melanesia, at 15,303 kg/ha against 12,374 kg/ha in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yams — yield between Melanesia and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 2,929 kg/ha, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for yams — yield?
- Melanesia ranks 2nd and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 3rd 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.