Yams — Yield in Oceania

Oceania: Yams — Yield was 15,203 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15,203 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
7th
of 23 groups
All-time high
15,249 kg/ha
in 2022
All-time low
12,210 kg/ha
in 2008
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Yams — Yield in Oceania, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for yams — yield in Oceania is 15,203 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yams — yield in Oceania peaked at 15,249 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12,210 kg/ha, in 2008.

That places Oceania 7th out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12,842 kg/ha 12,668 kg/ha 13,056 kg/ha 9
1970s 13,567 kg/ha 12,774 kg/ha 13,918 kg/ha 10
1980s 13,992 kg/ha 13,821 kg/ha 14,167 kg/ha 10
1990s 13,908 kg/ha 12,831 kg/ha 14,701 kg/ha 10
2000s 13,882 kg/ha 12,210 kg/ha 14,738 kg/ha 10
2010s 14,519 kg/ha 13,844 kg/ha 15,160 kg/ha 10
2020s 15,034 kg/ha 14,628 kg/ha 15,249 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 4 Fiji 20,000 kg/ha compare
  2. 5 Ghana 18,849 kg/ha compare
  3. 6 Senegal 18,734 kg/ha compare
  4. 7 Jamaica 17,793 kg/ha compare
  5. 8 Papua New Guinea 17,544 kg/ha compare
  6. 9 Mali 17,520 kg/ha compare
  7. 10 Portugal 17,138 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 90 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams — yield in Oceania?
Yams — yield in Oceania was 15,203 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest yams — yield recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 15,249 kg/ha in 2022.
What is the lowest yams — yield recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 12,210 kg/ha in 2008.
How does Oceania rank for yams — yield?
Oceania ranks 7th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
Is yams — yield rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania 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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About this data

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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