Yams — Seed in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Yams — Seed was 87 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
87 1000 t
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
7th
of 20 groups
All-time high
188 1000 t
in 2019
All-time low
85 1000 t
in 2021
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Yams — Seed in Middle Africa, 2010–2023

0501001502002010201620232010: 143 1000 t2011: 147 1000 t2012: 158 1000 t2013: 162 1000 t2014: 164 1000 t2015: 169 1000 t2016: 173 1000 t2017: 177 1000 t2018: 183 1000 t2019: 188 1000 t2020: 86 1000 t2021: 85 1000 t2022: 86 1000 t2023: 87 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

In 2023, yams — seed in Middle Africa stood at 87 1000 t.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yams — seed in Middle Africa peaked at 188 1000 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 85 1000 t, in 2021.

Middle Africa ranks 7th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 166.4 1000 t 143 1000 t 188 1000 t 10
2020s 86 1000 t 85 1000 t 87 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 4 Brazil 16 1000 t compare
  2. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12 1000 t compare
  3. 6 Colombia 11 1000 t compare
  4. 7 Burkina Faso 6 1000 t compare
  5. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4 1000 t compare
  6. 8 Ethiopia 4 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams — seed in Middle Africa?
Yams — seed in Middle Africa was 87 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest yams — seed recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 188 1000 t in 2019.
What is the lowest yams — seed recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 85 1000 t in 2021.
How does Middle Africa rank for yams — seed?
Middle Africa ranks 7th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
Is yams — seed rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle Africa 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

Indicator
Yams — Seed
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
43 places, 560 data points, 2010–2023
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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.