Yams — Production in Africa
Africa: Yams — Production was 87,362 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Yams — Production in Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Africa recorded 87,362 1000 t for yams — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — production in Africa peaked at 87,362 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50,514 1000 t, in 2011.
Africa ranks 2nd of 22 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Yams — Production in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 54,097 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 50,514 1000 t | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 50,678 1000 t | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 54,199 1000 t | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 64,618 1000 t | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 65,306 1000 t | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 71,948 1000 t | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 75,517 1000 t | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 71,391 1000 t | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 72,272 1000 t | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 72,761 1000 t | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 84,457 1000 t | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 86,724 1000 t | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 87,362 1000 t | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63,054 1000 t | 50,514 1000 t | 75,517 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 82,826 1000 t | 72,761 1000 t | 87,362 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 Nigeria 61,922 1000 t compare
- 2 Ghana 10,511 1000 t compare
- 3 Côte d'Ivoire 7,967 1000 t compare
- 3 Cote d'Ivoire 7,967 1000 t compare
- 5 Cameroon 542 1000 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — production in Africa?
- Yams — production in Africa was 87,362 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — production recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 87,362 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest yams — production recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,514 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Africa rank for yams — production?
- Africa ranks 2nd out of 22 groups with data for 2023.
- Is yams — production rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa 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
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.