Taro — Yield in Polynesia

Polynesia: Taro — Yield was 5,817 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5,817 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 10 countries
All-time high
7,414 kg/ha
in 1963
All-time low
4,064 kg/ha
in 1999
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Taro — Yield in Polynesia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2024, taro — yield in Polynesia stood at 5,817 kg/ha.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taro — yield in Polynesia peaked at 7,414 kg/ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 4,064 kg/ha, in 1999.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Taro — Yield in Polynesia, year by year

Annual values for Taro — Yield in Polynesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 7,321 kg/ha —
1962 7,392 kg/ha +1.0%
1963 7,414 kg/ha +0.3%
1964 7,302 kg/ha -1.5%
1965 7,310 kg/ha +0.1%
1966 7,259 kg/ha -0.7%
1967 7,108 kg/ha -2.1%
1968 6,974 kg/ha -1.9%
1969 6,958 kg/ha -0.2%
1970 6,869 kg/ha -1.3%
1971 6,904 kg/ha +0.5%
1972 6,936 kg/ha +0.5%
1973 6,908 kg/ha -0.4%
1974 6,471 kg/ha -6.3%
1975 6,573 kg/ha +1.6%
1976 6,591 kg/ha +0.3%
1977 6,428 kg/ha -2.5%
1978 6,320 kg/ha -1.7%
1979 6,568 kg/ha +3.9%
1980 6,601 kg/ha +0.5%
1981 6,626 kg/ha +0.4%
1982 6,754 kg/ha +1.9%
1983 6,740 kg/ha -0.2%
1984 6,817 kg/ha +1.1%
1985 6,798 kg/ha -0.3%
1986 6,781 kg/ha -0.2%
1987 6,761 kg/ha -0.3%
1988 6,681 kg/ha -1.2%
1989 6,553 kg/ha -1.9%
1990 4,882 kg/ha -25.5%
1991 5,032 kg/ha +3.1%
1992 5,460 kg/ha +8.5%
1993 5,748 kg/ha +5.3%
1994 4,594 kg/ha -20.1%
1995 4,372 kg/ha -4.9%
1996 4,927 kg/ha +12.7%
1997 4,264 kg/ha -13.4%
1998 4,378 kg/ha +2.6%
1999 4,064 kg/ha -7.2%
2000 5,333 kg/ha +31.2%
2001 5,580 kg/ha +4.6%
2002 5,336 kg/ha -4.4%
2003 5,231 kg/ha -2.0%
2004 5,249 kg/ha +0.4%
2005 5,236 kg/ha -0.2%
2006 5,345 kg/ha +2.1%
2007 5,765 kg/ha +7.8%
2008 5,453 kg/ha -5.4%
2009 5,573 kg/ha +2.2%
2010 5,521 kg/ha -0.9%
2011 5,477 kg/ha -0.8%
2012 5,384 kg/ha -1.7%
2013 5,402 kg/ha +0.3%
2014 5,460 kg/ha +1.1%
2015 5,569 kg/ha +2.0%
2016 5,641 kg/ha +1.3%
2017 5,736 kg/ha +1.7%
2018 5,759 kg/ha +0.4%
2019 5,937 kg/ha +3.1%
2020 5,849 kg/ha -1.5%
2021 5,872 kg/ha +0.4%
2022 5,797 kg/ha -1.3%
2023 5,804 kg/ha +0.1%
2024 5,817 kg/ha +0.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Taro — Yield in Polynesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +31.2% 4,064 kg/ha 5,333 kg/ha
1990 -25.5% 6,553 kg/ha 4,882 kg/ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7,226 kg/ha 6,958 kg/ha 7,414 kg/ha 9
1970s 6,657 kg/ha 6,320 kg/ha 6,936 kg/ha 10
1980s 6,711 kg/ha 6,553 kg/ha 6,817 kg/ha 10
1990s 4,772 kg/ha 4,064 kg/ha 5,748 kg/ha 10
2000s 5,410 kg/ha 5,231 kg/ha 5,765 kg/ha 10
2010s 5,589 kg/ha 5,384 kg/ha 5,937 kg/ha 10
2020s 5,828 kg/ha 5,797 kg/ha 5,872 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Polynesia

  1. 5 Cyprus 22,094 kg/ha compare
  2. 5 Melanesia 9,568 kg/ha compare
  3. 6 Fiji 20,000 kg/ha compare
  4. 7 China, mainland 19,282 kg/ha compare
  5. 8 China 19,209 kg/ha compare
  6. 9 Solomon Islands 16,925 kg/ha compare
  7. 9 Micronesia 5,340 kg/ha compare
  8. 10 China, Taiwan Province of 16,058 kg/ha compare
  9. 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,691 kg/ha compare
  10. 11 Lebanon 14,667 kg/ha compare
  11. 11 Caribbean 10,587 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 83 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is taro — yield in Polynesia?
Taro — yield in Polynesia was 5,817 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest taro — yield recorded in Polynesia?
The highest recorded value was 7,414 kg/ha in 1963.
What is the lowest taro — yield recorded in Polynesia?
The lowest recorded value was 4,064 kg/ha in 1999.
How does Polynesia rank for taro — yield?
Polynesia ranks 8th out of 10 countries with data for 2024.
Is taro — yield rising or falling in Polynesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Polynesia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Taro — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Taro — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
83 places, 4,663 data points, 1961–2024
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