Yams — Yield in Martinique

Martinique: Yams — Yield was 9,000 kg/ha in 2006. ▼ Falling

Latest (2006)
9,000 kg/ha
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
27th
of 61 countries
All-time high
11,500 kg/ha
in 1971
All-time low
5,500 kg/ha
in 1977
Years of data
46
1961–2006

Yams — Yield in Martinique, 1961–2006

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

Analysis

Martinique recorded 9,000 kg/ha for yams — yield in 2006.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yams — yield in Martinique peaked at 11,500 kg/ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 5,500 kg/ha, in 1977.

Martinique ranks 27th of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.

Yams — Yield in Martinique, year by year

Annual values for Yams — Yield in Martinique, 1961 to 2006.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 10,556 kg/ha —
1962 10,556 kg/ha +0.0%
1963 10,526 kg/ha -0.3%
1964 10,526 kg/ha +0.0%
1965 10,526 kg/ha +0.0%
1966 10,526 kg/ha +0.0%
1967 10,526 kg/ha +0.0%
1968 10,526 kg/ha +0.0%
1969 11,282 kg/ha +7.2%
1970 11,000 kg/ha -2.5%
1971 11,500 kg/ha +4.5%
1972 10,000 kg/ha -13.0%
1973 10,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1974 10,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1975 10,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1976 7,875 kg/ha -21.2%
1977 5,500 kg/ha -30.2%
1978 5,500 kg/ha +0.0%
1979 9,778 kg/ha +77.8%
1980 9,778 kg/ha +0.0%
1981 9,863 kg/ha +0.9%
1982 9,783 kg/ha -0.8%
1983 9,787 kg/ha +0.0%
1984 9,803 kg/ha +0.2%
1985 9,781 kg/ha -0.2%
1986 9,778 kg/ha -0.0%
1987 9,768 kg/ha -0.1%
1988 9,756 kg/ha -0.1%
1989 9,760 kg/ha +0.0%
1990 9,762 kg/ha +0.0%
1991 8,313 kg/ha -14.8%
1992 8,466 kg/ha +1.8%
1993 8,108 kg/ha -4.2%
1994 8,108 kg/ha +0.0%
1995 8,889 kg/ha +9.6%
1996 8,889 kg/ha +0.0%
1997 8,868 kg/ha -0.2%
1998 10,318 kg/ha +16.3%
1999 10,135 kg/ha -1.8%
2000 8,993 kg/ha -11.3%
2001 8,828 kg/ha -1.8%
2002 8,714 kg/ha -1.3%
2003 8,988 kg/ha +3.1%
2004 8,675 kg/ha -3.5%
2005 8,791 kg/ha +1.3%
2006 9,000 kg/ha +2.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Yams — Yield in Martinique 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.

YearChange FromTo
1979 +77.8% 5,500 kg/ha 9,778 kg/ha
1977 -30.2% 7,875 kg/ha 5,500 kg/ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10,617 kg/ha 10,526 kg/ha 11,282 kg/ha 9
1970s 9,115 kg/ha 5,500 kg/ha 11,500 kg/ha 10
1980s 9,786 kg/ha 9,756 kg/ha 9,863 kg/ha 10
1990s 8,986 kg/ha 8,108 kg/ha 10,318 kg/ha 10
2000s 8,856 kg/ha 8,675 kg/ha 9,000 kg/ha 7

Countries ranked near Martinique

  1. 24 Solomon Islands 10,159 kg/ha compare
  2. 25 Brazil 9,791 kg/ha compare
  3. 26 Chad 9,600 kg/ha compare
  4. 28 Togo 8,976 kg/ha compare
  5. 29 Ethiopia 8,953 kg/ha
  6. 30 Rwanda 8,917 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams — yield in Martinique?
Yams — yield in Martinique was 9,000 kg/ha in 2006, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest yams — yield recorded in Martinique?
The highest recorded value was 11,500 kg/ha in 1971.
What is the lowest yams — yield recorded in Martinique?
The lowest recorded value was 5,500 kg/ha in 1977.
How does Martinique rank for yams — yield?
Martinique ranks 27th out of 61 countries with data for 2006.
Is yams — yield rising or falling in Martinique?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Martinique 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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