Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: Yams production

Guinea
326,092
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
385,041
in 2024
Guinea rank
10th
Papua New Guinea rank
9th

Yams production over time

  • Guinea
  • Papua New Guinea
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 385,041 against 326,092 in Guinea, a difference of 58,949.

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 54,444 134,444 80,000 Papua New Guinea
1970s 62,512 163,600 101,088 Papua New Guinea
1980s 65,810 197,400 131,590 Papua New Guinea
1990s 89,374 218,054 128,681 Papua New Guinea
2000s 47,029 288,800 241,771 Papua New Guinea
2010s 126,894 359,593 232,699 Papua New Guinea
2020s 336,255 384,592 48,337 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 against 326,092 in Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in yams production between Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
58,949, 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?
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

Indicator
Yams production
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
63 places, 3,316 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed