Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 74.34 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
74.34
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
7th
of 9 groups
All-time high
275.45
in 1973
All-time low
74.34
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Middle Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 74.34 for yams — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross per capita production index number in Middle Africa peaked at 275.45 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 74.34, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 209.66 | — |
| 1962 | 218 | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 217.68 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 209.01 | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 203.37 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 222.64 | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 224.5 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 238.05 | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 228.38 | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 246.43 | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 255.99 | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 273.9 | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 275.45 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 261.27 | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 241.86 | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 235.81 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 224.47 | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 211.42 | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 210.19 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 216.99 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 221.86 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 220.67 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 207.64 | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 200.88 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 195.34 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 189.9 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 180.53 | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 177.94 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 165.82 | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 180.9 | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 136.92 | -24.3% |
| 1992 | 134.06 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 126.91 | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 127.5 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 90.79 | -28.8% |
| 1996 | 88.86 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 92.53 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 106.73 | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 104.05 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 102.51 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 99.85 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 98.93 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 97.02 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 94.52 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 98.48 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 98.45 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.57 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.03 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 102.64 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 103.16 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 102.25 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 101.86 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 101.59 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 101.08 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 100.07 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 98.85 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 94.7 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 91.3 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 83.54 | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 81.37 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 78.89 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 78.87 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 76.46 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 74.34 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 219.03 | 203.37 | 238.05 | 9 |
| 1970s | 243.68 | 210.19 | 275.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 197.76 | 165.82 | 221.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 118.92 | 88.86 | 180.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.9 | 94.52 | 102.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.84 | 83.54 | 103.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.99 | 74.34 | 81.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 4 Panama 175.91 compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 93.05 compare
- 5 India 164.92 compare
- 6 Puerto Rico 164.75 compare
- 7 Jamaica 132.56 compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 127.33 compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 73.89 compare
- 9 Fiji 121.76 compare
- 9 Polynesia 40.6 compare
- 10 Nigeria 117.45 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — gross per capita production index number in Middle Africa?
- Yams — gross per capita production index number in Middle Africa was 74.34 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 275.45 in 1973.
- What is the lowest yams — gross per capita production index number recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.34 in 2024.
- How does Middle Africa rank for yams — gross per capita production index number?
- Middle Africa ranks 7th out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle 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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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.