Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Yams — Gross Production Index Number was 116.21 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, yams — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 116.21. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 116.21 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.81, in 1962.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.5 | — |
| 1962 | 31.81 | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 32.57 | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 33.93 | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 34.3 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 33.52 | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 36.06 | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 38.63 | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 36.53 | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 36.08 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 36.88 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 38.8 | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 38.41 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 37.41 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 38.49 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 42.97 | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 42.14 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 45.96 | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 47.04 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 47.67 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 48.9 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 48.43 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 46.46 | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 49.03 | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 49.46 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 52.79 | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 50.02 | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 53.46 | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 55.11 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 57 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 55.98 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 54.44 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 54.04 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 55.4 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 53.43 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 56.08 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 59.02 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 62.03 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 63.23 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 62.7 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 63.64 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 70 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 67.59 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 73.78 | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 69.18 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 60.6 | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 63.22 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 80.9 | +28.0% |
| 2009 | 82.19 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 89.38 | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 91.03 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 97.6 | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 100.25 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 107.71 | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 93.16 | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 99.12 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 102.01 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 99.01 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 108.3 | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 107.78 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 109.9 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 111.45 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 115.84 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 116.21 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.54 | 31.81 | 38.63 | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.42 | 36.08 | 47.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.13 | 46.46 | 55.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.06 | 53.43 | 63.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.38 | 60.6 | 82.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.76 | 89.38 | 108.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.24 | 107.78 | 116.21 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Yams — gross production index number in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 116.21 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — gross production index number recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 116.21 in 2024.
- What is the lowest yams — gross production index number recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.81 in 1962.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for yams — gross production index number?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 3rd out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross production index number rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.