Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa
Africa: Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 111.09 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Africa recorded 111.09 for yams — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross per capita production index number in Africa peaked at 111.47 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.59, in 1985.
Africa ranks 4th of 20 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48.89 | — |
| 1962 | 47.49 | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 52.83 | +11.2% |
| 1964 | 55.39 | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 59.65 | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 62.69 | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 68.06 | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 70.14 | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 77.01 | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 84.78 | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 71.68 | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 55.41 | -22.7% |
| 1973 | 55.45 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 56.26 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 60.94 | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 50.25 | -17.5% |
| 1977 | 47.09 | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 44.38 | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 41.84 | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 42.25 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 41.25 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 41.23 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 38.68 | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 38.77 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 36.59 | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 38.59 | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 36.66 | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 48.54 | +32.4% |
| 1989 | 50.16 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 60 | +19.6% |
| 1991 | 72.99 | +21.6% |
| 1992 | 78.53 | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 82.25 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 81.96 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 80.11 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 79.96 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 81.6 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 83.15 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 85.35 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 84.47 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 83.25 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 86.55 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 87.99 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 91.14 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 93.26 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 96.89 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 84.2 | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 92.65 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 80.23 | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 93.66 | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 85.16 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 83.07 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 87.13 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 99.04 | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 97.35 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 103.61 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 103 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 108.9 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 104.76 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 107.44 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 111.47 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 111.46 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 110.23 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 111.09 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.24 | 47.49 | 77.01 | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.81 | 41.84 | 84.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.27 | 36.59 | 50.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.59 | 60 | 85.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.06 | 80.23 | 96.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.57 | 83.07 | 108.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.34 | 107.44 | 111.47 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — gross per capita production index number in Africa?
- Yams — gross per capita production index number in Africa was 111.09 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 111.47 in 2021.
- What is the lowest yams — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.59 in 1985.
- How does Africa rank for yams — gross per capita production index number?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.