Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in Melanesia
Melanesia: Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield was 702.8 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 702.8 kg/ha for unmanufactured tobacco — yield in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — yield in Melanesia peaked at 1,814 kg/ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 579 kg/ha, in 2008.
That places Melanesia 142nd out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,778 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,778 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,805 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 1,805 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,814 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 1,792 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 1,749 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 1,754 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 1,002 kg/ha | -42.9% |
| 1970 | 1,226 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 1971 | 1,448 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 1972 | 1,442 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 1,516 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 1,559 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1,578 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 1,626 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 1,626 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,526 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 1,638 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 1,770 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 1,562 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 1,591 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 1,616 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 1,355 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 1985 | 1,731 kg/ha | +27.7% |
| 1986 | 1,637 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 1,763 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 1,070 kg/ha | -39.3% |
| 1989 | 1,399 kg/ha | +30.8% |
| 1990 | 1,014 kg/ha | -27.5% |
| 1991 | 1,212 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 1992 | 1,167 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 1,291 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 1,127 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 960.9 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 996.7 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 1,011 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 969.2 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 963.6 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 995 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 1,056 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 873 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 1,044 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 2004 | 965.6 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 1,194 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 807.7 kg/ha | -32.4% |
| 2007 | 593.5 kg/ha | -26.5% |
| 2008 | 579 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 762.5 kg/ha | +31.7% |
| 2010 | 777.5 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 811.7 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 790.2 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 826.4 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 781.6 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 719 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 764.5 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 768.1 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 767.7 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 737.5 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 702.4 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 705.1 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 711.8 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 716 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 702.8 kg/ha | -1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in Melanesia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | -42.9% | 1,754 kg/ha | 1,002 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,697 kg/ha | 1,002 kg/ha | 1,814 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,519 kg/ha | 1,226 kg/ha | 1,638 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,549 kg/ha | 1,070 kg/ha | 1,770 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,071 kg/ha | 960.9 kg/ha | 1,291 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 887.06 kg/ha | 579 kg/ha | 1,194 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 774.42 kg/ha | 719 kg/ha | 826.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 707.62 kg/ha | 702.4 kg/ha | 716 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 139 Burkina Faso 800.1 kg/ha compare
- 140 United Republic of Tanzania 745 kg/ha compare
- 141 Ethiopia PDR 714.4 kg/ha compare
- 143 Ethiopia 673.3 kg/ha compare
- 143 Ethiopia 673.3 kg/ha compare
- 145 Fiji 645.8 kg/ha compare
- 145 Fiji 645.8 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unmanufactured tobacco — yield in Melanesia?
- Unmanufactured tobacco — yield in Melanesia was 702.8 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — yield recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,814 kg/ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — yield recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 579 kg/ha in 2008.
- How does Melanesia rank for unmanufactured tobacco — yield?
- Melanesia ranks 142nd out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unmanufactured tobacco — yield rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.