Polynesia vs Southern Europe: Yams — Yield

Polynesia
9,318 kg/ha
in 2024
Southern Europe
17,138 kg/ha
in 2017
Polynesia rank
6th
Southern Europe rank
3rd

Yams — Yield over time

  • Polynesia
  • Southern Europe
5.0k10.0k15.0k196119922024

How they compare

Southern Europe currently reports 17,138 kg/ha against 9,318 kg/ha in Polynesia, a difference of 7,820 kg/ha.

That makes Southern Europe's figure about 1.8 times Polynesia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Polynesia ahead.

Polynesia ranks 6th and Southern Europe ranks 3rd of 9 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Polynesia averaged higher in 3 and Southern Europe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Polynesia Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 12,871 kg/ha 7,970 kg/ha 4,902 kg/ha Polynesia
1970s 13,428 kg/ha 8,704 kg/ha 4,723 kg/ha Polynesia
1980s 12,766 kg/ha 10,065 kg/ha 2,700 kg/ha Polynesia
1990s 8,692 kg/ha 11,138 kg/ha 2,447 kg/ha Southern Europe
2000s 7,123 kg/ha 15,767 kg/ha 8,645 kg/ha Southern Europe
2010s 5,370 kg/ha 16,941 kg/ha 11,571 kg/ha Southern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yams — yield, Polynesia or Southern Europe?
Southern Europe, at 17,138 kg/ha against 9,318 kg/ha in Polynesia as of 2017.
What is the difference in yams — yield between Polynesia and Southern Europe?
7,820 kg/ha, with Southern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Polynesia and Southern Europe?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Polynesia and Southern Europe rank globally for yams — yield?
Polynesia ranks 6th and Southern Europe 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

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
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