Yams — Production in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Yams — Production was 2,459 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Production in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, yams — production in Puerto Rico stood at 2,459 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 93.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — production in Puerto Rico peaked at 15,422 t in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1,273 t, in 2014.
That places Puerto Rico 42nd 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,199 t | — |
| 1962 | 12,935 t | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 14,379 t | +11.2% |
| 1964 | 13,517 t | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 13,608 t | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 13,608 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 14,288 t | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 12,700 t | -11.1% |
| 1969 | 13,381 t | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 13,018 t | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 12,247 t | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 12,927 t | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 12,791 t | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 13,154 t | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 13,154 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 14,152 t | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 13,154 t | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 13,154 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 14,107 t | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 15,422 t | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 14,606 t | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 14,288 t | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 12,701 t | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 12,837 t | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 12,429 t | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 12,020 t | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 12,882 t | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 11,930 t | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 10,660 t | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 9,072 t | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 10,523 t | +16.0% |
| 1992 | 9,675 t | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 8,165 t | -15.6% |
| 1994 | 6,668 t | -18.3% |
| 1995 | 4,536 t | -32.0% |
| 1996 | 4,445 t | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 4,264 t | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 4,925 t | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 3,569 t | -27.5% |
| 2000 | 4,038 t | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 3,523 t | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 3,563 t | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 3,269 t | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 3,274 t | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 2,504 t | -23.5% |
| 2006 | 2,273 t | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 2,047 t | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 2,182 t | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 2,131 t | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 2,198 t | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 2,041 t | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 1,915 t | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 1,616 t | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 1,273 t | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 1,646 t | +29.4% |
| 2016 | 1,936 t | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 2,211 t | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 2,562 t | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 2,558 t | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,414 t | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 2,305 t | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 2,195 t | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 2,102 t | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 2,459 t | +17.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 2,459 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,878 t, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 2,459 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,119 t, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,513 t | 12,700 t | 14,379 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,186 t | 12,247 t | 14,152 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,978 t | 10,660 t | 15,422 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,584 t | 3,569 t | 10,523 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,880 t | 2,047 t | 4,038 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,995 t | 1,273 t | 2,562 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,295 t | 2,102 t | 2,459 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 39 Mauritania 3,033 t compare
- 40 Guadeloupe 3,000 t compare
- 41 Malaysia 2,682 t compare
- 43 Portugal 2,328 t compare
- 44 Sao Tome and Principe 2,274 t compare
- 45 New Caledonia 1,977 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — production in Puerto Rico?
- Yams — production in Puerto Rico was 2,459 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — production recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 15,422 t in 1980.
- What is the lowest yams — production recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,273 t in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for yams — production?
- Puerto Rico ranks 42nd out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — production rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.