Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Americas

Americas: Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 81.03 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
81.03
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
18th
of 20 groups
All-time high
152
in 2010
All-time low
78.88
in 1990
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Americas, 1961–2024

050100150196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

Americas recorded 81.03 for yams — gross per capita production index number in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yams — gross per capita production index number in Americas peaked at 152 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 78.88, in 1990.

Americas ranks 18th of 20 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Americas, 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 92.96
1962 94.3 +1.4%
1963 95.3 +1.1%
1964 96.2 +0.9%
1965 94.22 -2.1%
1966 97.54 +3.5%
1967 96.54 -1.0%
1968 98.02 +1.5%
1969 92.57 -5.6%
1970 91.37 -1.3%
1971 91.7 +0.4%
1972 93.05 +1.5%
1973 90.56 -2.7%
1974 90.95 +0.4%
1975 91.21 +0.3%
1976 92.34 +1.2%
1977 99.28 +7.5%
1978 104.69 +5.4%
1979 96.2 -8.1%
1980 97.46 +1.3%
1981 88.93 -8.8%
1982 79.55 -10.5%
1983 85.71 +7.7%
1984 90.25 +5.3%
1985 93.22 +3.3%
1986 82.2 -11.8%
1987 93.29 +13.5%
1988 89.65 -3.9%
1989 84 -6.3%
1990 78.88 -6.1%
1991 86.21 +9.3%
1992 94.45 +9.6%
1993 92.99 -1.5%
1994 101.11 +8.7%
1995 101.46 +0.3%
1996 110.61 +9.0%
1997 97.05 -12.3%
1998 96.45 -0.6%
1999 102.13 +5.9%
2000 103.89 +1.7%
2001 107.68 +3.6%
2002 105.32 -2.2%
2003 108.46 +3.0%
2004 112.07 +3.3%
2005 107.73 -3.9%
2006 108.63 +0.8%
2007 117.47 +8.1%
2008 116.55 -0.8%
2009 141.67 +21.6%
2010 152 +7.3%
2011 145.94 -4.0%
2012 137.53 -5.8%
2013 146.81 +6.7%
2014 118.01 -19.6%
2015 97.83 -17.1%
2016 84.16 -14.0%
2017 82.52 -1.9%
2018 82.92 +0.5%
2019 82.05 -1.0%
2020 82 -0.1%
2021 80.28 -2.1%
2022 81.54 +1.6%
2023 81.76 +0.3%
2024 81.03 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 95.29 92.57 98.02 9
1970s 94.14 90.56 104.69 10
1980s 88.43 79.55 97.46 10
1990s 96.13 78.88 110.61 10
2000s 112.95 103.89 141.67 10
2010s 112.98 82.05 152 10
2020s 81.32 80.28 82 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 15 Antigua and Barbuda 102.48 compare
  2. 16 Comoros 101.62 compare
  3. 17 Colombia 101.46 compare
  4. 18 Portugal 101.21 compare
  5. 19 Niue 100.72 compare
  6. 20 Tonga 99.88 compare
  7. 21 Brazil 98.22 compare

See the full ranking of 83 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams — gross per capita production index number in Americas?
Yams — gross per capita production index number in Americas was 81.03 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 Americas?
The highest recorded value was 152 in 2010.
What is the lowest yams — gross per capita production index number recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 78.88 in 1990.
How does Americas rank for yams — gross per capita production index number?
Americas ranks 18th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
Is yams — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas 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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Indicator
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100)
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
83 places, 4,694 data points, 1961–2024
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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.