Yams — Yield in Polynesia

Polynesia: Yams — Yield was 9,318 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
9,318 kg/ha
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
6th
of 9 countries
All-time high
13,857 kg/ha
in 1976
All-time low
3,174 kg/ha
in 2015
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Yams — Yield in Polynesia, 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 Polynesia is 9,318 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 80.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yams — yield in Polynesia peaked at 13,857 kg/ha in 1976 and was at its lowest, 3,174 kg/ha, in 2015.

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

Yams — Yield in Polynesia, year by year

Annual values for Yams — Yield in Polynesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 12,213 kg/ha —
1962 12,376 kg/ha +1.3%
1963 12,474 kg/ha +0.8%
1964 12,622 kg/ha +1.2%
1965 12,711 kg/ha +0.7%
1966 13,038 kg/ha +2.6%
1967 13,460 kg/ha +3.2%
1968 13,464 kg/ha +0.0%
1969 13,485 kg/ha +0.2%
1970 13,064 kg/ha -3.1%
1971 13,220 kg/ha +1.2%
1972 13,358 kg/ha +1.0%
1973 13,337 kg/ha -0.2%
1974 13,480 kg/ha +1.1%
1975 13,445 kg/ha -0.3%
1976 13,857 kg/ha +3.1%
1977 13,837 kg/ha -0.1%
1978 13,471 kg/ha -2.6%
1979 13,207 kg/ha -2.0%
1980 13,216 kg/ha +0.1%
1981 13,211 kg/ha -0.0%
1982 13,158 kg/ha -0.4%
1983 13,100 kg/ha -0.4%
1984 12,969 kg/ha -1.0%
1985 12,826 kg/ha -1.1%
1986 12,623 kg/ha -1.6%
1987 12,426 kg/ha -1.6%
1988 12,260 kg/ha -1.3%
1989 11,866 kg/ha -3.2%
1990 11,472 kg/ha -3.3%
1991 9,826 kg/ha -14.3%
1992 8,974 kg/ha -8.7%
1993 8,209 kg/ha -8.5%
1994 8,799 kg/ha +7.2%
1995 8,398 kg/ha -4.6%
1996 8,072 kg/ha -3.9%
1997 7,865 kg/ha -2.6%
1998 7,625 kg/ha -3.0%
1999 7,674 kg/ha +0.6%
2000 7,944 kg/ha +3.5%
2001 6,803 kg/ha -14.4%
2002 7,312 kg/ha +7.5%
2003 7,100 kg/ha -2.9%
2004 7,039 kg/ha -0.9%
2005 6,980 kg/ha -0.8%
2006 6,965 kg/ha -0.2%
2007 6,965 kg/ha +0.0%
2008 7,099 kg/ha +1.9%
2009 7,019 kg/ha -1.1%
2010 6,495 kg/ha -7.5%
2011 6,276 kg/ha -3.4%
2012 6,095 kg/ha -2.9%
2013 5,950 kg/ha -2.4%
2014 5,171 kg/ha -13.1%
2015 3,174 kg/ha -38.6%
2016 4,997 kg/ha +57.5%
2017 4,802 kg/ha -3.9%
2018 5,089 kg/ha +6.0%
2019 9,048 kg/ha +77.8%
2020 8,341 kg/ha -7.8%
2021 8,887 kg/ha +6.5%
2022 9,069 kg/ha +2.1%
2023 8,799 kg/ha -3.0%
2024 9,318 kg/ha +5.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Yams — Yield in Polynesia 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
2019 +77.8% 5,089 kg/ha 9,048 kg/ha
2016 +57.5% 3,174 kg/ha 4,997 kg/ha
2015 -38.6% 5,171 kg/ha 3,174 kg/ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12,871 kg/ha 12,213 kg/ha 13,485 kg/ha 9
1970s 13,428 kg/ha 13,064 kg/ha 13,857 kg/ha 10
1980s 12,766 kg/ha 11,866 kg/ha 13,216 kg/ha 10
1990s 8,692 kg/ha 7,625 kg/ha 11,472 kg/ha 10
2000s 7,123 kg/ha 6,803 kg/ha 7,944 kg/ha 10
2010s 5,710 kg/ha 3,174 kg/ha 9,048 kg/ha 10
2020s 8,883 kg/ha 8,341 kg/ha 9,318 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Polynesia

  1. 3 India 25,051 kg/ha compare
  2. 4 Fiji 20,000 kg/ha compare
  3. 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 10,590 kg/ha compare
  4. 5 Ghana 18,849 kg/ha compare
  5. 6 Senegal 18,734 kg/ha compare
  6. 7 Jamaica 17,793 kg/ha compare
  7. 8 Papua New Guinea 17,544 kg/ha compare
  8. 8 United Republic of Tanzania 6,195 kg/ha compare
  9. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,632 kg/ha compare
  10. 9 Mali 17,520 kg/ha compare
  11. 9 Caribbean 10,590 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams — yield in Polynesia?
Yams — yield in Polynesia was 9,318 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest yams — yield recorded in Polynesia?
The highest recorded value was 13,857 kg/ha in 1976.
What is the lowest yams — yield recorded in Polynesia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,174 kg/ha in 2015.
How does Polynesia rank for yams — yield?
Polynesia ranks 6th out of 9 countries with data for 2024.
Is yams — yield rising or falling in Polynesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Polynesia 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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