Yams — Yield in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Yams — Yield was 5,952 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yams — Yield in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yams — yield in Puerto Rico is 5,952 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — yield in Puerto Rico peaked at 24,247 kg/ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5,129 kg/ha, in 1968.
That places Puerto Rico 42nd out of 61 countries 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.
Yams — Yield in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,296 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,297 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5,302 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 5,292 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 5,328 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 5,334 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 5,194 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 5,129 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 5,770 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 5,521 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 5,564 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 5,633 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 5,670 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 9,560 kg/ha | +68.6% |
| 1975 | 7,751 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 1976 | 8,812 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 7,972 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 7,972 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 8,061 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 6,540 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 1981 | 6,550 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 6,494 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 6,048 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 6,027 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 5,835 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 5,724 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 6,134 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 5,681 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 5,610 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 5,670 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 5,688 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 6,155 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 20,776 kg/ha | +237.6% |
| 1994 | 24,247 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 13,581 kg/ha | -44.0% |
| 1996 | 14,156 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 15,506 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 8,263 kg/ha | -46.7% |
| 1999 | 8,498 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 8,412 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 8,388 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 8,806 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 8,648 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 8,661 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 8,664 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8,564 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 8,172 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 7,496 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 7,014 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 5,929 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 6,020 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5,276 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 7,140 kg/ha | +35.4% |
| 2014 | 8,280 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 8,782 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 7,884 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 7,260 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 6,218 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 5,934 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 6,010 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 6,006 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 5,997 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 6,006 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 5,952 kg/ha | -0.9% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 5,952 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,526 kg/ha, 91% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 5,952 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,718 kg/ha, 56% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams — Yield in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +237.6% | 6,155 kg/ha | 20,776 kg/ha |
| 1974 | +68.6% | 5,670 kg/ha | 9,560 kg/ha |
| 1998 | -46.7% | 15,506 kg/ha | 8,263 kg/ha |
| 1995 | -44.0% | 24,247 kg/ha | 13,581 kg/ha |
| 2013 | +35.4% | 5,276 kg/ha | 7,140 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,327 kg/ha | 5,129 kg/ha | 5,770 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,252 kg/ha | 5,521 kg/ha | 9,560 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,064 kg/ha | 5,610 kg/ha | 6,550 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,254 kg/ha | 5,670 kg/ha | 24,247 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,283 kg/ha | 7,014 kg/ha | 8,806 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,872 kg/ha | 5,276 kg/ha | 8,782 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,994 kg/ha | 5,952 kg/ha | 6,010 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 39 Central African Republic 6,518 kg/ha compare
- 40 Mauritania 6,259 kg/ha compare
- 41 Gabon 6,205 kg/ha compare
- 43 Sao Tome and Principe 5,806 kg/ha compare
- 44 Comoros 5,589 kg/ha compare
- 45 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,528 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — yield in Puerto Rico?
- Yams — yield in Puerto Rico was 5,952 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — yield recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 24,247 kg/ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest yams — yield recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,129 kg/ha in 1968.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for yams — yield?
- Puerto Rico ranks 42nd out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — yield rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.