Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: Yams production
Guinea
326,092 tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
385,041 tonnes
in 2024
Guinea rank
10th
Papua New Guinea rank
9th
Yams production over time
- Guinea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 385,041 tonnes against 326,092 tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 58,949 tonnes.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 63 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54,444 tonnes | 134,444 tonnes | 80,000 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 62,512 tonnes | 163,600 tonnes | 101,088 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 65,810 tonnes | 197,400 tonnes | 131,590 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 89,374 tonnes | 218,054 tonnes | 128,681 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 47,029 tonnes | 288,800 tonnes | 241,771 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 126,894 tonnes | 359,593 tonnes | 232,699 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 336,255 tonnes | 384,592 tonnes | 48,337 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yams production, Guinea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 385,041 tonnes against 326,092 tonnes in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yams production between Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
- 58,949 tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for yams production?
- Guinea ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yams production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yam production is measured in tonnes.