Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Americas

Americas: Yams — Gross Production Index Number was 86.61 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
86.61
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
19th
of 20 groups
All-time high
144.74
in 2010
All-time low
40.47
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Americas, 1961–2024

5075100125150196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

Americas recorded 86.61 for yams — gross production index number in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yams — gross production index number in Americas peaked at 144.74 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 40.47, in 1961.

Americas ranks 19th of 20 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Yams — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Americas, 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 40.47
1962 42.01 +3.8%
1963 43.42 +3.4%
1964 44.8 +3.2%
1965 44.82 +0.0%
1966 47.37 +5.7%
1967 47.83 +1.0%
1968 49.52 +3.5%
1969 47.66 -3.8%
1970 47.96 +0.6%
1971 49.08 +2.3%
1972 50.74 +3.4%
1973 50.28 -0.9%
1974 51.39 +2.2%
1975 52.45 +2.1%
1976 54.03 +3.0%
1977 59.1 +9.4%
1978 63.4 +7.3%
1979 59.26 -6.5%
1980 61.08 +3.1%
1981 56.7 -7.2%
1982 51.57 -9.0%
1983 56.51 +9.6%
1984 60.5 +7.1%
1985 63.52 +5.0%
1986 56.91 -10.4%
1987 65.61 +15.3%
1988 64.03 -2.4%
1989 60.94 -4.8%
1990 58.14 -4.6%
1991 64.56 +11.0%
1992 71.85 +11.3%
1993 71.83 -0.0%
1994 79.25 +10.3%
1995 80.67 +1.8%
1996 89.16 +10.5%
1997 79.3 -11.1%
1998 79.87 +0.7%
1999 85.69 +7.3%
2000 88.29 +3.0%
2001 92.65 +4.9%
2002 91.72 -1.0%
2003 95.57 +4.2%
2004 99.89 +4.5%
2005 97.12 -2.8%
2006 99.03 +2.0%
2007 108.29 +9.4%
2008 108.64 +0.3%
2009 133.49 +22.9%
2010 144.74 +8.4%
2011 140.41 -3.0%
2012 133.68 -4.8%
2013 144.14 +7.8%
2014 117.01 -18.8%
2015 97.94 -16.3%
2016 85.05 -13.2%
2017 84.17 -1.0%
2018 85.31 +1.4%
2019 85.12 -0.2%
2020 85.61 +0.6%
2021 84.21 -1.6%
2022 86 +2.1%
2023 86.82 +1.0%
2024 86.61 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 45.32 40.47 49.52 9
1970s 53.77 47.96 63.4 10
1980s 59.74 51.57 65.61 10
1990s 76.03 58.14 89.16 10
2000s 101.47 88.29 133.49 10
2010s 111.76 84.17 144.74 10
2020s 85.85 84.21 86.82 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 16 Benin 112.88 compare
  2. 17 Ethiopia 112.77 compare
  3. 18 Antigua and Barbuda 107.51 compare
  4. 19 Papua New Guinea 106.21 compare
  5. 20 Gabon 106.06 compare
  6. 21 Dominica 105.91 compare
  7. 22 Sao Tome and Principe 105.2 compare

See the full ranking of 83 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams — gross production index number in Americas?
Yams — gross production index number in Americas was 86.61 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest yams — gross production index number recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 144.74 in 2010.
What is the lowest yams — gross production index number recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 40.47 in 1961.
How does Americas rank for yams — gross production index number?
Americas ranks 19th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
Is yams — gross production index number rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Yams — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Yams — Gross 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.