Yams — Area harvested in Asia
Asia: Yams — Area harvested was 48,834 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Area harvested in Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, yams — area harvested in Asia stood at 48,834 ha.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 227.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — area harvested in Asia peaked at 51,785 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9,040 ha, in 1966.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yams — Area harvested in Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,200 ha | — |
| 1962 | 11,470 ha | +12.5% |
| 1963 | 9,830 ha | -14.3% |
| 1964 | 9,630 ha | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 9,060 ha | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 9,040 ha | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 9,460 ha | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 9,950 ha | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 10,210 ha | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 10,940 ha | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 11,490 ha | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 11,700 ha | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 11,640 ha | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 11,520 ha | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 11,640 ha | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 13,200 ha | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 15,680 ha | +18.8% |
| 1978 | 17,060 ha | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 16,950 ha | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 16,180 ha | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 15,700 ha | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 15,710 ha | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 15,050 ha | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 15,050 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 14,650 ha | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 14,470 ha | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 14,770 ha | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 15,090 ha | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 14,220 ha | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 14,233 ha | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 14,981 ha | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 14,147 ha | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 14,295 ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 14,152 ha | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 14,156 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14,357 ha | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 14,186 ha | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 14,031 ha | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 14,068 ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 14,201 ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 13,785 ha | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 14,214 ha | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 14,577 ha | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 14,446 ha | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 14,640 ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 14,539 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 14,089 ha | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 13,262 ha | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 12,829 ha | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 12,384 ha | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 10,484 ha | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 10,168 ha | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 9,998 ha | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 14,906 ha | +49.1% |
| 2015 | 33,718 ha | +126.2% |
| 2016 | 37,389 ha | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 38,462 ha | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 39,968 ha | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 42,163 ha | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 41,275 ha | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 48,528 ha | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 51,785 ha | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 48,329 ha | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 48,834 ha | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams — Area harvested in Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +126.2% | 14,906 ha | 33,718 ha |
| 2014 | +49.1% | 9,998 ha | 14,906 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,872 ha | 9,040 ha | 11,470 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,182 ha | 10,940 ha | 17,060 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,089 ha | 14,220 ha | 16,180 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,261 ha | 14,031 ha | 14,981 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,058 ha | 12,829 ha | 14,640 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,964 ha | 9,998 ha | 42,163 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,750 ha | 41,275 ha | 51,785 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 Nigeria 8.02 million ha compare
- 2 Ghana 536,529 ha compare
- 3 Benin 209,313 ha compare
- 4 Togo 109,444 ha compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 1.50 million ha compare
- 5 Sudan 83,215 ha compare
- 5 Melanesia 31,364 ha compare
- 6 Cameroon 80,505 ha compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 27,602 ha compare
- 7 Ethiopia PDR 64,000 ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5,266 ha compare
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- Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.1138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 0.7475 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — area harvested in Asia?
- Yams — area harvested in Asia was 48,834 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — area harvested recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 51,785 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest yams — area harvested recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,040 ha in 1966.
- How does Asia rank for yams — area harvested?
- Asia ranks 4th out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
- Is yams — area harvested rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 227.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Yams — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.