Yams — Area harvested in Oceania

Oceania: Yams — Area harvested was 31,894 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
31,894 ha
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
17th
of 23 groups
All-time high
31,894 ha
in 2024
All-time low
13,340 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Yams — Area harvested in Oceania, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Oceania recorded 31,894 ha for yams — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yams — area harvested in Oceania peaked at 31,894 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13,340 ha, in 1961.

Oceania ranks 17th of 23 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14,647 ha 13,340 ha 16,191 ha 9
1970s 16,387 ha 15,890 ha 17,163 ha 10
1980s 18,251 ha 17,490 ha 19,037 ha 10
1990s 18,809 ha 17,509 ha 20,630 ha 10
2000s 24,075 ha 19,439 ha 29,602 ha 10
2010s 28,839 ha 26,113 ha 30,711 ha 10
2020s 31,067 ha 29,800 ha 31,894 ha 5

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 14 Melanesia 31,364 ha compare
  2. 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 27,602 ha compare
  3. 17 Brazil 26,216 ha compare
  4. 18 Chad 25,000 ha compare
  5. 19 Papua New Guinea 21,947 ha compare
  6. 20 South Sudan 21,922 ha compare

See the full ranking of 90 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams — area harvested in Oceania?
Yams — area harvested in Oceania was 31,894 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest yams — area harvested recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 31,894 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest yams — area harvested recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 13,340 ha in 1961.
How does Oceania rank for yams — area harvested?
Oceania ranks 17th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
Is yams — area harvested rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania 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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Indicator
Yams — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 4,924 data points, 1961–2024
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