Yams — Seed in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Yams — Seed was 838 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Yams — Seed in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, yams — seed in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 838 1000 t.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 264.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — seed in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 846 1000 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 230 1000 t, in 2013.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 6th out of 20 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Yams — Seed in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 599 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 617 1000 t | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 408 1000 t | -33.9% |
| 2013 | 230 1000 t | -43.6% |
| 2014 | 265 1000 t | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 675 1000 t | +154.7% |
| 2016 | 764 1000 t | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 803 1000 t | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 739 1000 t | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 846 1000 t | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 805 1000 t | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 816 1000 t | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 819 1000 t | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 838 1000 t | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams — Seed in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +154.7% | 265 1000 t | 675 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 594.6 1000 t | 230 1000 t | 846 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 819.5 1000 t | 805 1000 t | 838 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 3 Cameroon 36 1000 t compare
- 4 Gabon 22 1000 t compare
- 5 Brazil 16 1000 t compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12 1000 t compare
- 7 Colombia 11 1000 t compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 6 1000 t compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4 1000 t compare
- 9 Ethiopia 4 1000 t compare
- 9 Caribbean 4 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 4.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 6.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.5755 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.7803 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — seed in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Yams — seed in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 838 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — seed recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 846 1000 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest yams — seed recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 230 1000 t in 2013.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for yams — seed?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 6th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
- Is yams — seed rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 264.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Yams — Seed. 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.