Yams — Yield in Fiji
Fiji: Yams — Yield was 20,000 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Yield in Fiji, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 20,000 kg/ha for yams — yield in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — yield in Fiji peaked at 20,000 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 528.3 kg/ha, in 1977.
That places Fiji 4th out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yams — Yield in Fiji, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 800 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 790.5 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 790.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 790.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 790.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 790.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 716.6 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 749.3 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 749.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 750 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 750 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 750 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 750 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 740.7 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 625 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 597 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 528.3 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 14,000 kg/ha | +2550.0% |
| 1979 | 14,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 14,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 14,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 14,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 15,000 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 8,000 kg/ha | -46.7% |
| 1985 | 5,000 kg/ha | -37.5% |
| 1986 | 5,360 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 5,443 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 9,599 kg/ha | +76.4% |
| 1989 | 8,478 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1990 | 7,131 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 2,373 kg/ha | -66.7% |
| 1992 | 4,725 kg/ha | +99.1% |
| 1993 | 4,616 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 2,273 kg/ha | -50.8% |
| 1995 | 5,400 kg/ha | +137.6% |
| 1996 | 10,283 kg/ha | +90.4% |
| 1997 | 7,814 kg/ha | -24.0% |
| 1998 | 17,199 kg/ha | +120.1% |
| 1999 | 13,337 kg/ha | -22.5% |
| 2000 | 12,030 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 6,616 kg/ha | -45.0% |
| 2002 | 6,517 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 5,429 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 1,090 kg/ha | -79.9% |
| 2005 | 2,946 kg/ha | +170.3% |
| 2006 | 2,949 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,816 kg/ha | -38.4% |
| 2008 | 1,144 kg/ha | -37.0% |
| 2009 | 11,701 kg/ha | +922.4% |
| 2010 | 17,895 kg/ha | +52.9% |
| 2011 | 14,832 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 14,360 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 15,550 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 14,404 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 14,437 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 16,724 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 14,750 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 13,897 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 19,272 kg/ha | +38.7% |
| 2020 | 19,000 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 19,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20,000 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 20,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 20,000 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,718 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 20,000 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,468 kg/ha, 2.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams — Yield in Fiji 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +2550.0% | 528.3 kg/ha | 14,000 kg/ha |
| 2009 | +922.4% | 1,144 kg/ha | 11,701 kg/ha |
| 2005 | +170.3% | 1,090 kg/ha | 2,946 kg/ha |
| 1995 | +137.6% | 2,273 kg/ha | 5,400 kg/ha |
| 1998 | +120.1% | 7,814 kg/ha | 17,199 kg/ha |
| 1992 | +99.1% | 2,373 kg/ha | 4,725 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 774.19 kg/ha | 716.6 kg/ha | 800 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,349 kg/ha | 528.3 kg/ha | 14,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,888 kg/ha | 5,000 kg/ha | 15,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,515 kg/ha | 2,273 kg/ha | 17,199 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,224 kg/ha | 1,090 kg/ha | 12,030 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,612 kg/ha | 13,897 kg/ha | 19,272 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,600 kg/ha | 19,000 kg/ha | 20,000 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 1 Guyana 43,937 kg/ha compare
- 2 Japan 25,231 kg/ha compare
- 2 Melanesia 15,303 kg/ha compare
- 3 India 25,051 kg/ha compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 10,590 kg/ha compare
- 5 Ghana 18,849 kg/ha compare
- 6 Senegal 18,734 kg/ha compare
- 6 Polynesia 9,318 kg/ha compare
- 7 Jamaica 17,793 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Fiji
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1405 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 932.92 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6777 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4046 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — yield in Fiji?
- Yams — yield in Fiji was 20,000 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — yield recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 20,000 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest yams — yield recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 528.3 kg/ha in 1977.
- How does Fiji rank for yams — yield?
- Fiji ranks 4th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — yield rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji 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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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.