Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Africa
Western Africa: Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 111.93 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yams — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa is 111.93, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa peaked at 112.17 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.49, in 1985.
That places Western Africa 3rd out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44.49 | — |
| 1962 | 43.03 | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 48.54 | +12.8% |
| 1964 | 51.44 | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 56.05 | +9.0% |
| 1966 | 59.1 | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 64.93 | +9.9% |
| 1968 | 67.2 | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 74.79 | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 82.9 | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 69.2 | -16.5% |
| 1972 | 51.97 | -24.9% |
| 1973 | 52.16 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 53.33 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 58.64 | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 47.51 | -19.0% |
| 1977 | 44.38 | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 41.84 | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 39.24 | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 39.59 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 38.51 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 38.59 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 36.2 | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 36.68 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 34.49 | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 36.78 | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 35.04 | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 47.77 | +36.3% |
| 1989 | 49.7 | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 60.06 | +20.8% |
| 1991 | 74.66 | +24.3% |
| 1992 | 80.58 | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 85.41 | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 84.97 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 83.47 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 83.22 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 84.72 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 85.94 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 88.15 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 87.06 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 85.57 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 88.83 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 90.13 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 93.27 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 95.18 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 98.73 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 85.3 | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 93.87 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 80.76 | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 94.43 | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 85.47 | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 83.04 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 87.01 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 99.16 | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 97.24 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 103.6 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 102.97 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 109.08 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 105.04 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 107.9 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 112.13 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 112.17 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 110.97 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 111.93 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.62 | 43.03 | 74.79 | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.12 | 39.24 | 82.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.34 | 34.49 | 49.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.12 | 60.06 | 88.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.87 | 80.76 | 98.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7 | 83.04 | 109.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.02 | 107.9 | 112.17 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 1 Senegal 262.32 compare
- 2 Guinea 230.8 compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 3 Dominican Republic 176.39 compare
- 3 Melanesia 97.32 compare
- 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
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- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -7.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 0.6583 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3017 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.6863 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa?
- Yams — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa was 111.93 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 112.17 in 2022.
- What is the lowest yams — gross per capita production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.49 in 1985.
- How does Western Africa rank for yams — gross per capita production index number?
- Western Africa ranks 3rd out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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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.