Yams — Production in Ethiopia PDR

Ethiopia PDR: Yams — Production was 262,000 t in 1992. ▲ Rising

Latest (1992)
262,000 t
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
10th
of 61 countries
All-time high
285,000 t
in 1977
All-time low
197,000 t
in 1961
Years of data
32
1961–1992

Yams — Production in Ethiopia PDR, 1961–1992

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1961197619921961: 197.0k t1962: 198.0k t1963: 225.4k t1964: 228.5k t1965: 234.4k t1966: 238.8k t1967: 243.3k t1968: 248.0k t1969: 252.9k t1970: 258.1k t1971: 260.0k t1972: 263.5k t1973: 262.0k t1974: 265.0k t1975: 270.0k t1976: 280.0k t1977: 285.0k t1978: 270.0k t1979: 274.0k t1980: 276.0k t1981: 278.0k t1982: 280.0k t1983: 282.0k t1984: 240.0k t1985: 245.0k t1986: 250.0k t1987: 230.0k t1988: 240.0k t1989: 250.0k t1990: 260.0k t1991: 261.0k t1992: 262.0k t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for yams — production in Ethiopia PDR is 262,000 t, measured in 1992.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yams — production in Ethiopia PDR peaked at 285,000 t in 1977 and was at its lowest, 197,000 t, in 1961.

Ethiopia PDR ranks 10th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Yams — Production in Ethiopia PDR, year by year

Annual values for Yams — Production in Ethiopia PDR, 1961 to 1992.
Year t Change
1961 197,000 t —
1962 198,000 t +0.5%
1963 225,400 t +13.8%
1964 228,500 t +1.4%
1965 234,400 t +2.6%
1966 238,800 t +1.9%
1967 243,300 t +1.9%
1968 248,000 t +1.9%
1969 252,900 t +2.0%
1970 258,100 t +2.1%
1971 260,000 t +0.7%
1972 263,500 t +1.3%
1973 262,000 t -0.6%
1974 265,000 t +1.1%
1975 270,000 t +1.9%
1976 280,000 t +3.7%
1977 285,000 t +1.8%
1978 270,000 t -5.3%
1979 274,000 t +1.5%
1980 276,000 t +0.7%
1981 278,000 t +0.7%
1982 280,000 t +0.7%
1983 282,000 t +0.7%
1984 240,000 t -14.9%
1985 245,000 t +2.1%
1986 250,000 t +2.0%
1987 230,000 t -8.0%
1988 240,000 t +4.3%
1989 250,000 t +4.2%
1990 260,000 t +4.0%
1991 261,000 t +0.4%
1992 262,000 t +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 229,589 t 197,000 t 252,900 t 9
1970s 268,760 t 258,100 t 285,000 t 10
1980s 257,100 t 230,000 t 282,000 t 10
1990s 261,000 t 260,000 t 262,000 t 3

Countries ranked near Ethiopia PDR

  1. 7 Colombia 408,944 t compare
  2. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 55,772 t compare
  3. 8 Papua New Guinea 385,041 t compare
  4. 8 United Republic of Tanzania 9,375 t compare
  5. 9 Guinea 326,092 t compare
  6. 9 Polynesia 4,940 t compare
  7. 11 Brazil 256,678 t compare
  8. 12 Chad 240,000 t compare
  9. 12 Caribbean 304,309 t compare
  10. 13 Gabon 229,932 t compare

See the full ranking of 90 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams — production in Ethiopia PDR?
Yams — production in Ethiopia PDR was 262,000 t in 1992, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest yams — production recorded in Ethiopia PDR?
The highest recorded value was 285,000 t in 1977.
What is the lowest yams — production recorded in Ethiopia PDR?
The lowest recorded value was 197,000 t in 1961.
How does Ethiopia PDR rank for yams — production?
Ethiopia PDR ranks 10th out of 61 countries with data for 1992.
Is yams — production rising or falling in Ethiopia PDR?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia PDR data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Yams — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Yams — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 4,926 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.