Yams — Food supply in Caribbean
Caribbean: Yams — Food supply was 12.7 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Food supply in Caribbean, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, yams — food supply in Caribbean stood at 12.7 kcal/cap/d.
The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — food supply in Caribbean peaked at 51.12 kcal/cap/d in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.81 kcal/cap/d, in 2019.
That places Caribbean 6th out of 28 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yams — Food supply in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 51.12 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 48.38 kcal/cap/d | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 49.3 kcal/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 50.03 kcal/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 32.27 kcal/cap/d | -35.5% |
| 2015 | 32.05 kcal/cap/d | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 27.55 kcal/cap/d | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 25.7 kcal/cap/d | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 16.23 kcal/cap/d | -36.8% |
| 2019 | 11.81 kcal/cap/d | -27.2% |
| 2020 | 13.07 kcal/cap/d | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 14.07 kcal/cap/d | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 15 kcal/cap/d | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 12.7 kcal/cap/d | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.44 kcal/cap/d | 11.81 kcal/cap/d | 51.12 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.71 kcal/cap/d | 12.7 kcal/cap/d | 15 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 3 Gabon 157.79 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 132.34 kcal/cap/d compare
- 5 Jamaica 122.5 kcal/cap/d compare
- 6 Papua New Guinea 83.38 kcal/cap/d compare
- 7 Comoros 71.24 kcal/cap/d compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.38 kcal/cap/d compare
- 8 Tonga 66.43 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Guinea 43.09 kcal/cap/d compare
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- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 35.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — food supply in Caribbean?
- Yams — food supply in Caribbean was 12.7 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — food supply recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 51.12 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- What is the lowest yams — food supply recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.81 kcal/cap/d in 2019.
- How does Caribbean rank for yams — food supply?
- Caribbean ranks 6th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is yams — food supply rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Yams — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.