Yams — Yield in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Yams — Yield was 5,528 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yams — Yield in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, yams — yield in Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 5,528 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 18.4% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — yield in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 11,250 kg/ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,452 kg/ha, in 1963.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 45th 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 62 years of available data.
Yams — Yield in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,533 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,533 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,452 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 2,452 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,516 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 2,516 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,875 kg/ha | +93.8% |
| 1968 | 4,875 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5,000 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5,125 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 5,125 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5,125 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5,125 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,941 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 4,941 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4,941 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5,059 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 5,059 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5,059 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,059 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5,250 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 5,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,000 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 5,067 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 5,143 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 5,000 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4,500 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 4,167 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 4,667 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 4,543 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 3,723 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 1999 | 2,999 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 2000 | 2,500 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 2001 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8,750 kg/ha | +250.0% |
| 2007 | 10,000 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11,250 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 11,224 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 9,250 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 10,000 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7,800 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 7,333 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 8,000 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 7,720 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 6,375 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 7,429 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 6,775 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 5,528 kg/ha | -18.4% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 5,528 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,526 kg/ha, 85% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 5,528 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,718 kg/ha, 52% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams — Yield in Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +250.0% | 2,500 kg/ha | 8,750 kg/ha |
| 1967 | +93.8% | 2,516 kg/ha | 4,875 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,306 kg/ha | 2,452 kg/ha | 5,000 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,032 kg/ha | 4,941 kg/ha | 5,125 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,130 kg/ha | 5,000 kg/ha | 5,250 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,474 kg/ha | 2,999 kg/ha | 5,143 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,500 kg/ha | 2,500 kg/ha | 11,250 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,201 kg/ha | 7,333 kg/ha | 11,224 kg/ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 6,765 kg/ha | 5,528 kg/ha | 7,720 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 42 Puerto Rico 5,952 kg/ha compare
- 43 Sao Tome and Principe 5,806 kg/ha compare
- 44 Comoros 5,589 kg/ha compare
- 46 Congo 4,764 kg/ha compare
- 47 Philippines 4,687 kg/ha compare
- 48 Haiti 4,491 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 325.29 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0156 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.681 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2017)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — yield in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Yams — yield in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 5,528 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — yield recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 11,250 kg/ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest yams — yield recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,452 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for yams — yield?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 45th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — yield rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.