Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 96.65 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
96.65
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
13th
of 20 groups
All-time high
102.4
in 2008
All-time low
87.73
in 1995
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

In 2024, yams — gross per capita production index number in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 96.65.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yams — gross per capita production index number in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 102.4 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 87.73, in 1995.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 13th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 95.58
1962 92.38 -3.3%
1963 91.93 -0.5%
1964 92.48 +0.6%
1965 91.83 -0.7%
1966 88.95 -3.1%
1967 91.36 +2.7%
1968 93.31 +2.1%
1969 91.38 -2.1%
1970 89.81 -1.7%
1971 89.72 -0.1%
1972 89.34 -0.4%
1973 92.57 +3.6%
1974 93.59 +1.1%
1975 94.26 +0.7%
1976 95.6 +1.4%
1977 89.79 -6.1%
1978 93.89 +4.6%
1979 93.99 +0.1%
1980 98.46 +4.8%
1981 98.59 +0.1%
1982 98.53 -0.1%
1983 92.29 -6.3%
1984 97.83 +6.0%
1985 91.94 -6.0%
1986 95.18 +3.5%
1987 92.08 -3.3%
1988 93.79 +1.9%
1989 93.55 -0.3%
1990 94.42 +0.9%
1991 92.86 -1.7%
1992 93.49 +0.7%
1993 89.7 -4.1%
1994 89.99 +0.3%
1995 87.73 -2.5%
1996 88.67 +1.1%
1997 92.72 +4.6%
1998 93.7 +1.1%
1999 93.66 -0.0%
2000 92.64 -1.1%
2001 92.97 +0.4%
2002 95.75 +3.0%
2003 93.93 -1.9%
2004 97.03 +3.3%
2005 93.9 -3.2%
2006 91.72 -2.3%
2007 91.56 -0.2%
2008 102.4 +11.8%
2009 95.97 -6.3%
2010 98.71 +2.9%
2011 98.33 -0.4%
2012 100.46 +2.2%
2013 99.99 -0.5%
2014 102.4 +2.4%
2015 97.55 -4.7%
2016 100.05 +2.6%
2017 101.38 +1.3%
2018 100.15 -1.2%
2019 101.82 +1.7%
2020 101.05 -0.8%
2021 99.44 -1.6%
2022 99.66 +0.2%
2023 97.1 -2.6%
2024 96.65 -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 92.13 88.95 95.58 9
1970s 92.26 89.34 95.6 10
1980s 95.22 91.94 98.59 10
1990s 91.69 87.73 94.42 10
2000s 94.79 91.56 102.4 10
2010s 100.08 97.55 102.4 10
2020s 98.78 96.65 101.05 5

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 10 Nigeria 117.45 compare
  2. 11 Ghana 115.71 compare
  3. 12 Dominica 112.17 compare
  4. 13 Japan 107.94 compare
  5. 14 Togo 104.06 compare
  6. 15 Antigua and Barbuda 102.48 compare
  7. 16 Comoros 101.62 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Yams — gross per capita production index number in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 96.65 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 102.4 in 2008.
What is the lowest yams — gross per capita production index number recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 87.73 in 1995.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for yams — gross per capita production index number?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 13th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
Is yams — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.