Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Yams — Gross Production Index Number was 98.85 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.85
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
6th
of 9 regions
All-time high
102.14
in 2016
All-time low
43.21
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Middle Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yams — gross production index number in Middle Africa is 98.85, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross production index number in Middle Africa peaked at 102.14 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 43.21, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43.21 | — |
| 1962 | 45.88 | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 46.83 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 45.98 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 45.76 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 51.29 | +12.1% |
| 1967 | 52.97 | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 57.55 | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 56.57 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 62.57 | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 66.67 | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 73.23 | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 75.65 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 73.73 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 70.1 | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 70.12 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 68.44 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 66.31 | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 68 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 72.21 | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 75.92 | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 77.85 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 75.57 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 75.36 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 75.53 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 75.75 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 74.3 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 75.57 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 72.68 | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 81.86 | +12.6% |
| 1991 | 64.02 | -21.8% |
| 1992 | 64.79 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 63.37 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 66.15 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 48.88 | -26.1% |
| 1996 | 49.08 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 52.3 | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 62.07 | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 62.48 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 63.53 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 63.85 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.23 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 65.97 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 66.33 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 71.36 | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 73.64 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 76.08 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 78.1 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 84.38 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 87.54 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 89.69 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 92.33 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 95.17 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 97.84 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 100.01 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 102.14 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 101.22 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 100.77 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 95.08 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 95.5 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.48 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.38 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 98.43 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.85 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.56 | 43.21 | 57.55 | 9 |
| 1970s | 69.48 | 62.57 | 75.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.07 | 72.21 | 77.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.5 | 48.88 | 81.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.85 | 63.53 | 84.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.18 | 87.54 | 102.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.33 | 95.48 | 98.85 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 3 Panama 201.41 compare
- 4 Dominican Republic 193.07 compare
- 5 India 179.52 compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 159.62 compare
- 7 Puerto Rico 151.98 compare
- 8 Nigeria 143.25 compare
- 9 Ghana 138.82 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — gross production index number in Middle Africa?
- Yams — gross production index number in Middle Africa was 98.85 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — gross production index number recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 102.14 in 2016.
- What is the lowest yams — gross production index number recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.21 in 1961.
- How does Middle Africa rank for yams — gross production index number?
- Middle Africa ranks 6th out of 9 regions with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross production index number rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.