Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 94.12 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
94.12
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
4th
of 9 groups
All-time high
128.27
in 1961
All-time low
74.79
in 2006
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, yams — gross per capita production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 94.12.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross per capita production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 128.27 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 74.79, in 2006.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 128.27 | — |
| 1962 | 118.86 | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 118.77 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 120.68 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 118.97 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 113.38 | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 118.88 | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 124.05 | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 114.29 | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 110.07 | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 109.95 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 112.95 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 108.93 | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 103.34 | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 103.71 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 113.01 | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 108.23 | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 115.16 | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 114.87 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 113.73 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 114.1 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 110.18 | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 102.89 | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 105.73 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 103.88 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 108.05 | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 99.78 | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 103.98 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 104.53 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 105.48 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 101.08 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 95.72 | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 92.38 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 92.17 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 86.56 | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 88.49 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 90.77 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 93 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 92.46 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 89.51 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 88.71 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 95.18 | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 89.64 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 95.53 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 87.45 | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 74.79 | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 76.23 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 95.3 | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 94.57 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 100.49 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 99.96 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 104.67 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 104.99 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 110.17 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 93.09 | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 96.75 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 97.24 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 92.18 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 98.46 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 95.68 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 95.32 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 94.5 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 96.01 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 94.12 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 119.57 | 113.38 | 128.27 | 9 |
| 1970s | 110.02 | 103.34 | 115.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 106.68 | 99.78 | 114.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.81 | 86.56 | 105.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.69 | 74.79 | 95.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8 | 92.18 | 110.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.13 | 94.12 | 96.01 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — gross per capita production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Yams — gross per capita production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 94.12 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 128.27 in 1961.
- What is the lowest yams — gross per capita production index number recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.79 in 2006.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for yams — gross per capita production index number?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.