Yams — Production in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Yams — Production was 1,977 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Production in New Caledonia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 1,977 t for yams — production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — production in New Caledonia peaked at 12,000 t in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1,302 t, in 2011.
That places New Caledonia 45th out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yams — Production in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,500 t | — |
| 1962 | 9,000 t | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 9,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 9,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 12,000 t | +33.3% |
| 1966 | 10,000 t | -16.7% |
| 1967 | 7,000 t | -30.0% |
| 1968 | 10,000 t | +42.9% |
| 1969 | 8,000 t | -20.0% |
| 1970 | 8,500 t | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 8,000 t | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 9,000 t | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 9,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 9,300 t | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 9,500 t | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 10,000 t | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 10,300 t | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 10,500 t | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 10,600 t | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 10,700 t | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 10,800 t | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 10,900 t | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 11,000 t | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 11,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 11,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 11,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 11,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10,900 t | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 10,800 t | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 10,850 t | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 10,900 t | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 10,800 t | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 10,700 t | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 9,656 t | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 11,000 t | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 7,561 t | -31.3% |
| 1997 | 1,750 t | -76.9% |
| 1998 | 3,623 t | +107.0% |
| 1999 | 3,292 t | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 3,058 t | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 2,848 t | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 2,739 t | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 1,740 t | -36.5% |
| 2004 | 1,611 t | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 2,653 t | +64.6% |
| 2006 | 2,031 t | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 1,653 t | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 1,746 t | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 1,981 t | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 1,792 t | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 1,302 t | -27.3% |
| 2012 | 2,266 t | +74.0% |
| 2013 | 1,457 t | -35.7% |
| 2014 | 1,906 t | +30.8% |
| 2015 | 1,808 t | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 2,217 t | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 2,374 t | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 2,059 t | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 2,002 t | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 2,043 t | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 2,028 t | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,982 t | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 1,929 t | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 1,977 t | +2.5% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 1,977 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,878 t, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 1,977 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,250 t, 38% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams — Production in New Caledonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +107.0% | 1,750 t | 3,623 t |
| 1997 | -76.9% | 7,561 t | 1,750 t |
| 2012 | +74.0% | 1,302 t | 2,266 t |
| 2005 | +64.6% | 1,611 t | 2,653 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,167 t | 7,000 t | 12,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,470 t | 8,000 t | 10,600 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,910 t | 10,700 t | 11,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,013 t | 1,750 t | 11,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,206 t | 1,611 t | 3,058 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,918 t | 1,302 t | 2,374 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,992 t | 1,929 t | 2,043 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 42 Puerto Rico 2,459 t compare
- 43 Portugal 2,328 t compare
- 44 Sao Tome and Principe 2,274 t compare
- 46 Martinique 1,800 t compare
- 47 Guyana 1,779 t compare
- 48 Nicaragua 1,000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Caledonia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.8 % change on previous year (2017)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 596.77 current US$ per person (2019)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2271 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3183 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2019)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2015)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — production in New Caledonia?
- Yams — production in New Caledonia was 1,977 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — production recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,000 t in 1965.
- What is the lowest yams — production recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,302 t in 2011.
- How does New Caledonia rank for yams — production?
- New Caledonia ranks 45th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — production rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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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About this data
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.