Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Caribbean
Caribbean: Yams — Gross Production Index Number was 59.82 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, yams — gross production index number in Caribbean stood at 59.82.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross production index number in Caribbean peaked at 193.84 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 42.59, in 1961.
Caribbean ranks 20th 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 Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42.59 | — |
| 1962 | 44.61 | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 46.29 | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 47.43 | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 46.27 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 50.38 | +8.9% |
| 1967 | 49.66 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 51.86 | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 51.21 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 56.41 | +10.2% |
| 1971 | 65.33 | +15.8% |
| 1972 | 65.91 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 65.63 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 66.48 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 67.64 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 64.62 | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 63.48 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 68.87 | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 64.93 | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 62.17 | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 61.28 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 57.46 | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 61.22 | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 65.46 | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 69.72 | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 67.24 | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 70.64 | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 71.12 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 65.62 | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 74.66 | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 84.48 | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 95.78 | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 94.07 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 96.22 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 98.32 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 104.28 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 97.97 | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 87.85 | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 87.32 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 84.44 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 91.49 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 88.87 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 99.79 | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 100.64 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 98.49 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 97.87 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 121.75 | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 122.23 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 155.99 | +27.6% |
| 2010 | 179.53 | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 166.99 | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 168.15 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 193.84 | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 141.35 | -27.1% |
| 2015 | 98.42 | -30.4% |
| 2016 | 60.23 | -38.8% |
| 2017 | 65.99 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 69.57 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 58.98 | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 57.69 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 57.76 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 60.99 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 59.9 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 59.82 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.81 | 42.59 | 51.86 | 9 |
| 1970s | 64.93 | 56.41 | 68.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.19 | 57.46 | 71.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.09 | 74.66 | 104.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 106.16 | 84.44 | 155.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 120.3 | 58.98 | 193.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.23 | 57.69 | 60.99 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 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
- 23 Japan 104.92 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — gross production index number in Caribbean?
- Yams — gross production index number in Caribbean was 59.82 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — gross production index number recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 193.84 in 2013.
- What is the lowest yams — gross production index number recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.59 in 1961.
- How does Caribbean rank for yams — gross production index number?
- Caribbean ranks 20th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross production index number rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.