Yams — Food supply quantity in Caribbean
Caribbean: Yams — Food supply quantity was 5.2 kg/cap in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Food supply quantity in Caribbean, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yams — food supply quantity in Caribbean is 5.2 kg/cap, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — food supply quantity in Caribbean peaked at 20.96 kg/cap in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.84 kg/cap, in 2019.
Caribbean ranks 6th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yams — Food supply quantity in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.96 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 19.83 kg/cap | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 20.21 kg/cap | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 20.51 kg/cap | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 13.23 kg/cap | -35.5% |
| 2015 | 13.14 kg/cap | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 11.29 kg/cap | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 10.54 kg/cap | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 6.65 kg/cap | -36.9% |
| 2019 | 4.84 kg/cap | -27.2% |
| 2020 | 5.36 kg/cap | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 5.77 kg/cap | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 6.15 kg/cap | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 5.2 kg/cap | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.12 kg/cap | 4.84 kg/cap | 20.96 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.62 kg/cap | 5.2 kg/cap | 6.15 kg/cap | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — food supply quantity in Caribbean?
- Yams — food supply quantity in Caribbean was 5.2 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — food supply quantity recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 20.96 kg/cap in 2010.
- What is the lowest yams — food supply quantity recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.84 kg/cap in 2019.
- How does Caribbean rank for yams — food supply quantity?
- Caribbean ranks 6th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is yams — food supply quantity 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 quantity (kg/capita/yr). 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.