Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Melanesia

Melanesia: Yams — Gross Production Index Number was 116.13 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
116.13
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
4th
of 9 groups
All-time high
116.13
in 2024
All-time low
34.19
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

406080100120196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

Melanesia recorded 116.13 for yams — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yams — gross production index number in Melanesia peaked at 116.13 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.19, in 1961.

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

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

Annual values for Yams — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Melanesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 34.19
1962 35.59 +4.1%
1963 36.12 +1.5%
1964 36.9 +2.2%
1965 38.42 +4.1%
1966 39.22 +2.1%
1967 39.53 +0.8%
1968 41.11 +4.0%
1969 41.88 +1.9%
1970 42.49 +1.5%
1971 43.13 +1.5%
1972 44.18 +2.4%
1973 44.76 +1.3%
1974 44.85 +0.2%
1975 45.73 +2.0%
1976 46.66 +2.0%
1977 47.72 +2.3%
1978 48.81 +2.3%
1979 49.96 +2.4%
1980 51.71 +3.5%
1981 52.49 +1.5%
1982 53.83 +2.6%
1983 55.46 +3.0%
1984 55.72 +0.5%
1985 56.45 +1.3%
1986 56.88 +0.8%
1987 57.29 +0.7%
1988 59.25 +3.4%
1989 60.04 +1.3%
1990 60.53 +0.8%
1991 60.29 -0.4%
1992 61.98 +2.8%
1993 61.04 -1.5%
1994 59.8 -2.0%
1995 59.82 +0.0%
1996 59.03 -1.3%
1997 60.17 +1.9%
1998 63.19 +5.0%
1999 63.37 +0.3%
2000 67.47 +6.5%
2001 70.89 +5.1%
2002 76.25 +7.6%
2003 78.89 +3.5%
2004 76.02 -3.6%
2005 79.26 +4.3%
2006 80.23 +1.2%
2007 83.69 +4.3%
2008 85.6 +2.3%
2009 87.16 +1.8%
2010 87.95 +0.9%
2011 92.48 +5.2%
2012 95.88 +3.7%
2013 97.13 +1.3%
2014 98.63 +1.5%
2015 100.01 +1.4%
2016 101.35 +1.3%
2017 103.41 +2.0%
2018 105.22 +1.8%
2019 106.27 +1.0%
2020 104.93 -1.3%
2021 106.13 +1.1%
2022 116.02 +9.3%
2023 115.97 -0.0%
2024 116.13 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 38.11 34.19 41.88 9
1970s 45.83 42.49 49.96 10
1980s 55.91 51.71 60.04 10
1990s 60.92 59.03 63.37 10
2000s 78.55 67.47 87.16 10
2010s 98.83 87.95 106.27 10
2020s 111.84 104.93 116.13 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 1 Senegal 329.67 compare
  2. 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 125.37 compare
  3. 2 Guinea 288.86 compare
  4. 3 Panama 201.41 compare
  5. 4 Dominican Republic 193.07 compare
  6. 5 India 179.52 compare
  7. 6 Burkina Faso 159.62 compare
  8. 7 Puerto Rico 151.98 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams — gross production index number in Melanesia?
Yams — gross production index number in Melanesia was 116.13 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest yams — gross production index number recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 116.13 in 2024.
What is the lowest yams — gross production index number recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 34.19 in 1961.
How does Melanesia rank for yams — gross production index number?
Melanesia ranks 4th out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
Is yams — gross production index number rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Melanesia 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.