Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Caribbean
Caribbean: Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 57.36 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 57.36 for yams — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross per capita production index number in Caribbean peaked at 195.73 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 56.08, in 2021.
That places Caribbean 20th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 85.1 | — |
| 1962 | 87.31 | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 88.77 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 89.14 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 85.24 | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 91.02 | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 88.02 | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 90.22 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 87.5 | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 94.65 | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 107.66 | +13.7% |
| 1972 | 106.68 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 104.41 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 104.01 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 104.14 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 97.97 | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 94.84 | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 101.43 | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 94.34 | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 89.14 | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 86.72 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 80.21 | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 84.25 | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 88.81 | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 93.26 | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 88.71 | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 91.92 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 91.28 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 83.06 | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 93.19 | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 104.04 | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 116.43 | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 112.94 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 114.17 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 115.33 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 120.96 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 112.41 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 99.73 | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 98.11 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 93.95 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 100.85 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 97.1 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 108.1 | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 108.12 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 104.98 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 103.53 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 127.84 | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 127.4 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 161.41 | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 184.65 | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 170.77 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 170.84 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 195.73 | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 141.91 | -27.5% |
| 2015 | 98.27 | -30.8% |
| 2016 | 59.82 | -39.1% |
| 2017 | 65.3 | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 68.54 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 57.78 | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 56.24 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 56.08 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 59.01 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 57.69 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 57.36 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.04 | 85.1 | 91.02 | 9 |
| 1970s | 101.01 | 94.34 | 107.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.74 | 80.21 | 93.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 108.73 | 93.19 | 120.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 113.33 | 93.95 | 161.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 121.36 | 57.78 | 195.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.28 | 56.08 | 59.01 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — gross per capita production index number in Caribbean?
- Yams — gross per capita production index number in Caribbean was 57.36 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 195.73 in 2013.
- What is the lowest yams — gross per capita production index number recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.08 in 2021.
- How does Caribbean rank for yams — gross per capita production index number?
- Caribbean ranks 20th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean 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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About this data
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.