Yams — Gross Production Value in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Yams — Gross Production Value was 2.48 million 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.48 million 1000 USD
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
6th
of 18 groups
All-time high
2.48 million 1000 USD
in 2024
All-time low
606,824 1000 USD
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Yams — Gross Production Value in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for yams — gross production value in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 2.48 million 1000 USD, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yams — gross production value in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 2.48 million 1000 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 606,824 1000 USD, in 1962.

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

Yams — Gross Production Value in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Yams — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 USD Change
1961 651,638 1000 USD
1962 606,824 1000 USD -6.9%
1963 610,019 1000 USD +0.5%
1964 629,248 1000 USD +3.2%
1965 627,114 1000 USD -0.3%
1966 615,248 1000 USD -1.9%
1967 675,307 1000 USD +9.8%
1968 722,500 1000 USD +7.0%
1969 662,394 1000 USD -8.3%
1970 695,414 1000 USD +5.0%
1971 729,649 1000 USD +4.9%
1972 805,536 1000 USD +10.4%
1973 809,498 1000 USD +0.5%
1974 734,045 1000 USD -9.3%
1975 721,021 1000 USD -1.8%
1976 786,370 1000 USD +9.1%
1977 746,000 1000 USD -5.1%
1978 817,446 1000 USD +9.6%
1979 835,415 1000 USD +2.2%
1980 843,037 1000 USD +0.9%
1981 866,672 1000 USD +2.8%
1982 854,795 1000 USD -1.4%
1983 781,437 1000 USD -8.6%
1984 849,658 1000 USD +8.7%
1985 823,726 1000 USD -3.1%
1986 907,007 1000 USD +10.1%
1987 844,066 1000 USD -6.9%
1988 893,743 1000 USD +5.9%
1989 916,800 1000 USD +2.6%
1990 979,760 1000 USD +6.9%
1991 900,868 1000 USD -8.1%
1992 863,076 1000 USD -4.2%
1993 966,077 1000 USD +11.9%
1994 979,092 1000 USD +1.3%
1995 1.02 million 1000 USD +4.4%
1996 1.07 million 1000 USD +4.7%
1997 1.14 million 1000 USD +7.0%
1998 1.29 million 1000 USD +12.7%
1999 1.33 million 1000 USD +3.1%
2000 1.32 million 1000 USD -1.1%
2001 1.33 million 1000 USD +1.4%
2002 1.52 million 1000 USD +14.0%
2003 1.47 million 1000 USD -3.3%
2004 1.60 million 1000 USD +8.7%
2005 1.54 million 1000 USD -4.0%
2006 1.35 million 1000 USD -11.7%
2007 1.41 million 1000 USD +4.4%
2008 1.81 million 1000 USD +28.2%
2009 1.82 million 1000 USD +0.2%
2010 1.97 million 1000 USD +8.6%
2011 2.04 million 1000 USD +3.1%
2012 2.15 million 1000 USD +5.6%
2013 2.16 million 1000 USD +0.2%
2014 2.32 million 1000 USD +7.7%
2015 2.08 million 1000 USD -10.6%
2016 2.30 million 1000 USD +10.6%
2017 2.36 million 1000 USD +2.6%
2018 2.24 million 1000 USD -5.0%
2019 2.38 million 1000 USD +6.4%
2020 2.35 million 1000 USD -1.5%
2021 2.37 million 1000 USD +1.2%
2022 2.41 million 1000 USD +1.6%
2023 2.43 million 1000 USD +0.6%
2024 2.48 million 1000 USD +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 644,477 1000 USD 606,824 1000 USD 722,500 1000 USD 9
1970s 768,039 1000 USD 695,414 1000 USD 835,415 1000 USD 10
1980s 858,094 1000 USD 781,437 1000 USD 916,800 1000 USD 10
1990s 1.05 million 1000 USD 863,076 1000 USD 1.33 million 1000 USD 10
2000s 1.52 million 1000 USD 1.32 million 1000 USD 1.82 million 1000 USD 10
2010s 2.20 million 1000 USD 1.97 million 1000 USD 2.38 million 1000 USD 10
2020s 2.41 million 1000 USD 2.35 million 1000 USD 2.48 million 1000 USD 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 3 Benin 1.51 million 1000 USD compare
  2. 4 Japan 410,865 1000 USD compare
  3. 5 Côte d'Ivoire 2.85 million 1000 USD compare
  4. 5 Togo 392,708 1000 USD compare
  5. 6 Cameroon 301,571 1000 USD compare
  6. 6 Melanesia 15,021 1000 USD compare
  7. 7 Jamaica 221,000 1000 USD compare
  8. 7 Polynesia 110 1000 USD compare
  9. 8 Chad 141,644 1000 USD compare
  10. 9 Colombia 139,657 1000 USD compare

See the full ranking of 63 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams — gross production value in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Yams — gross production value in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 2.48 million 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest yams — gross production value recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 2.48 million 1000 USD in 2024.
What is the lowest yams — gross production value recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 606,824 1000 USD in 1962.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for yams — gross production value?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 6th out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
Is yams — gross production value rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Yams — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$)
Unit
1000 USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
63 places, 3,693 data points, 1961–2024
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