Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Americas
Americas: Yams — Gross Production Index Number was 86.61 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Americas, 1961–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 16 Benin 112.88 compare
- 17 Ethiopia 112.77 compare
- 18 Antigua and Barbuda 107.51 compare
- 19 Papua New Guinea 106.21 compare
- 20 Gabon 106.06 compare
- 21 Dominica 105.91 compare
- 22 Sao Tome and Principe 105.2 compare
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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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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.