Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Samoa
Samoa: Yams — Gross Production Index Number was 1.11 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.11 for yams — gross production index number in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.5% on the previous year and down 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross production index number in Samoa peaked at 106.07 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.11, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 54th of 54 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.61 | — |
| 1962 | 10.77 | +25.1% |
| 1963 | 10.77 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 10.77 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 11.49 | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 11.49 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 11.49 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 12.2 | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 12.92 | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 12.92 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 12.92 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 12.92 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 12.92 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 14.36 | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 14.36 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 14.36 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 14.36 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 14.36 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 14.36 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 14.36 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15.79 | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 15.79 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 15.79 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 15.79 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15.79 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15.79 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 15.79 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 17.23 | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 17.95 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 18.67 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 16.51 | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 15.79 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 17.23 | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 20.24 | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 21.49 | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 21.54 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 25.84 | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 28.72 | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 35.89 | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 36 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 38.09 | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 37.33 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 41.41 | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 43.17 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 45.12 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 38.05 | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 38.65 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 39.56 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 42.4 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 62.29 | +46.9% |
| 2011 | 71.23 | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 91.06 | +27.8% |
| 2013 | 106.07 | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 102.48 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 100.5 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 97.02 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 66.38 | -31.6% |
| 2018 | 52.16 | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 2.85 | -94.5% |
| 2020 | 2.73 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 2.73 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.73 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.64 | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 1.11 | -69.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.17 | 8.61 | 12.92 | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.78 | 12.92 | 14.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.01 | 14.36 | 17.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.19 | 15.79 | 35.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.98 | 36 | 45.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.2 | 2.85 | 106.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 | 1.11 | 3.64 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 533.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.586 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8249 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 9.09 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.09 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — gross production index number in Samoa?
- Yams — gross production index number in Samoa was 1.11 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — gross production index number recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 106.07 in 2013.
- What is the lowest yams — gross production index number recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for yams — gross production index number?
- Samoa ranks 54th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross production index number rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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.