Yams — Gross Production Value in Melanesia

Melanesia: Yams — Gross Production Value was 126,993 1000 Int$ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
126,993 1000 Int$
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
5th
of 9 regions
All-time high
126,993 1000 Int$
in 2024
All-time low
37,387 1000 Int$
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Yams — Gross Production Value in Melanesia, 1961–2024

40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 Int$.

Analysis

Melanesia recorded 126,993 1000 Int$ for yams — gross production value 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 value in Melanesia peaked at 126,993 1000 Int$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37,387 1000 Int$, in 1961.

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

Yams — Gross Production Value in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Yams — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) in Melanesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 Int$ Change
1961 37,387 1000 Int$
1962 38,921 1000 Int$ +4.1%
1963 39,503 1000 Int$ +1.5%
1964 40,350 1000 Int$ +2.1%
1965 42,017 1000 Int$ +4.1%
1966 42,890 1000 Int$ +2.1%
1967 43,226 1000 Int$ +0.8%
1968 44,954 1000 Int$ +4.0%
1969 45,801 1000 Int$ +1.9%
1970 46,462 1000 Int$ +1.4%
1971 47,163 1000 Int$ +1.5%
1972 48,314 1000 Int$ +2.4%
1973 48,949 1000 Int$ +1.3%
1974 49,050 1000 Int$ +0.2%
1975 50,008 1000 Int$ +2.0%
1976 51,028 1000 Int$ +2.0%
1977 52,188 1000 Int$ +2.3%
1978 53,382 1000 Int$ +2.3%
1979 54,639 1000 Int$ +2.4%
1980 56,543 1000 Int$ +3.5%
1981 57,405 1000 Int$ +1.5%
1982 58,864 1000 Int$ +2.5%
1983 60,651 1000 Int$ +3.0%
1984 60,935 1000 Int$ +0.5%
1985 61,729 1000 Int$ +1.3%
1986 62,200 1000 Int$ +0.8%
1987 62,653 1000 Int$ +0.7%
1988 64,792 1000 Int$ +3.4%
1989 65,657 1000 Int$ +1.3%
1990 66,195 1000 Int$ +0.8%
1991 65,934 1000 Int$ -0.4%
1992 67,773 1000 Int$ +2.8%
1993 66,753 1000 Int$ -1.5%
1994 65,394 1000 Int$ -2.0%
1995 65,413 1000 Int$ +0.0%
1996 64,550 1000 Int$ -1.3%
1997 65,800 1000 Int$ +1.9%
1998 69,101 1000 Int$ +5.0%
1999 69,300 1000 Int$ +0.3%
2000 73,777 1000 Int$ +6.5%
2001 77,524 1000 Int$ +5.1%
2002 83,386 1000 Int$ +7.6%
2003 86,270 1000 Int$ +3.5%
2004 83,134 1000 Int$ -3.6%
2005 86,680 1000 Int$ +4.3%
2006 87,739 1000 Int$ +1.2%
2007 91,522 1000 Int$ +4.3%
2008 93,606 1000 Int$ +2.3%
2009 95,315 1000 Int$ +1.8%
2010 96,177 1000 Int$ +0.9%
2011 101,136 1000 Int$ +5.2%
2012 104,855 1000 Int$ +3.7%
2013 106,216 1000 Int$ +1.3%
2014 107,859 1000 Int$ +1.5%
2015 109,372 1000 Int$ +1.4%
2016 110,836 1000 Int$ +1.3%
2017 113,082 1000 Int$ +2.0%
2018 115,062 1000 Int$ +1.8%
2019 116,207 1000 Int$ +1.0%
2020 114,746 1000 Int$ -1.3%
2021 116,054 1000 Int$ +1.1%
2022 126,873 1000 Int$ +9.3%
2023 126,818 1000 Int$ -0.0%
2024 126,993 1000 Int$ +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 41,672 1000 Int$ 37,387 1000 Int$ 45,801 1000 Int$ 9
1970s 50,118 1000 Int$ 46,462 1000 Int$ 54,639 1000 Int$ 10
1980s 61,143 1000 Int$ 56,543 1000 Int$ 65,657 1000 Int$ 10
1990s 66,621 1000 Int$ 64,550 1000 Int$ 69,300 1000 Int$ 10
2000s 85,895 1000 Int$ 73,777 1000 Int$ 95,315 1000 Int$ 10
2010s 108,080 1000 Int$ 96,177 1000 Int$ 116,207 1000 Int$ 10
2020s 122,297 1000 Int$ 114,746 1000 Int$ 126,993 1000 Int$ 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 2 Ghana 2.68 million 1000 Int$ compare
  2. 3 Benin 887,300 1000 Int$ compare
  3. 4 Togo 259,930 1000 Int$ compare
  4. 5 India 258,506 1000 Int$ compare
  5. 6 Cameroon 143,315 1000 Int$ compare
  6. 7 Colombia 108,203 1000 Int$ compare
  7. 8 Papua New Guinea 101,878 1000 Int$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams — gross production value in Melanesia?
Yams — gross production value in Melanesia was 126,993 1000 Int$ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest yams — gross production value recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 126,993 1000 Int$ in 2024.
What is the lowest yams — gross production value recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 37,387 1000 Int$ in 1961.
How does Melanesia rank for yams — gross production value?
Melanesia ranks 5th out of 9 regions with data for 2024.
Is yams — gross production value 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 Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Yams — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$)
Unit
1000 Int$
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 4,909 data points, 1961–2024
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