Yams — Yield in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Yams — Yield was 4,632 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
4,632 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
9th
of 9 regions
All-time high
9,000 kg/ha
in 1980
All-time low
4,297 kg/ha
in 2012
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Yams — Yield in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 4,632 kg/ha for yams — yield in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yams — yield in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 9,000 kg/ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4,297 kg/ha, in 2012.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Yams — Yield in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Yams — Yield in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 7,500 kg/ha
1962 7,000 kg/ha -6.7%
1963 7,500 kg/ha +7.1%
1964 8,000 kg/ha +6.7%
1965 7,500 kg/ha -6.2%
1966 7,526 kg/ha +0.3%
1967 7,533 kg/ha +0.1%
1968 7,381 kg/ha -2.0%
1969 7,791 kg/ha +5.6%
1970 7,568 kg/ha -2.9%
1971 7,594 kg/ha +0.3%
1972 7,482 kg/ha -1.5%
1973 7,705 kg/ha +3.0%
1974 7,391 kg/ha -4.1%
1975 7,419 kg/ha +0.4%
1976 7,610 kg/ha +2.6%
1977 7,508 kg/ha -1.3%
1978 7,268 kg/ha -3.2%
1979 8,008 kg/ha +10.2%
1980 9,000 kg/ha +12.4%
1981 9,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1982 9,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1983 9,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1984 8,812 kg/ha -2.1%
1985 8,915 kg/ha +1.2%
1986 7,549 kg/ha -15.3%
1987 7,569 kg/ha +0.3%
1988 7,107 kg/ha -6.1%
1989 7,115 kg/ha +0.1%
1990 6,848 kg/ha -3.7%
1991 6,892 kg/ha +0.6%
1992 6,887 kg/ha -0.1%
1993 6,922 kg/ha +0.5%
1994 6,922 kg/ha -0.0%
1995 6,826 kg/ha -1.4%
1996 6,741 kg/ha -1.2%
1997 6,809 kg/ha +1.0%
1998 6,911 kg/ha +1.5%
1999 6,350 kg/ha -8.1%
2000 5,850 kg/ha -7.9%
2001 4,981 kg/ha -14.9%
2002 4,396 kg/ha -11.7%
2003 4,396 kg/ha -0.0%
2004 4,396 kg/ha +0.0%
2005 4,396 kg/ha +0.0%
2006 4,396 kg/ha -0.0%
2007 4,396 kg/ha +0.0%
2008 4,396 kg/ha -0.0%
2009 4,396 kg/ha +0.0%
2010 4,397 kg/ha +0.0%
2011 4,343 kg/ha -1.2%
2012 4,297 kg/ha -1.1%
2013 4,322 kg/ha +0.6%
2014 4,341 kg/ha +0.4%
2015 4,390 kg/ha +1.1%
2016 4,605 kg/ha +4.9%
2017 4,492 kg/ha -2.4%
2018 4,540 kg/ha +1.1%
2019 4,587 kg/ha +1.0%
2020 4,632 kg/ha +1.0%
2021 4,562 kg/ha -1.5%
2022 4,609 kg/ha +1.0%
2023 4,622 kg/ha +0.3%
2024 4,632 kg/ha +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7,526 kg/ha 7,000 kg/ha 8,000 kg/ha 9
1970s 7,555 kg/ha 7,268 kg/ha 8,008 kg/ha 10
1980s 8,307 kg/ha 7,107 kg/ha 9,000 kg/ha 10
1990s 6,811 kg/ha 6,350 kg/ha 6,922 kg/ha 10
2000s 4,600 kg/ha 4,396 kg/ha 5,850 kg/ha 10
2010s 4,431 kg/ha 4,297 kg/ha 4,605 kg/ha 10
2020s 4,611 kg/ha 4,562 kg/ha 4,632 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 6 Senegal 18,734 kg/ha compare
  2. 7 Jamaica 17,793 kg/ha compare
  3. 8 Papua New Guinea 17,544 kg/ha compare
  4. 9 Mali 17,520 kg/ha compare
  5. 10 Portugal 17,138 kg/ha compare
  6. 11 Benin 16,021 kg/ha compare
  7. 12 Saint Lucia 15,317 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams — yield in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Yams — yield in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 4,632 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest yams — yield recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 9,000 kg/ha in 1980.
What is the lowest yams — yield recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 4,297 kg/ha in 2012.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for yams — yield?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th out of 9 regions with data for 2024.
Is yams — yield rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Yams — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Yams — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 4,922 data points, 1961–2024
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