Yams production in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Yams production was 54,514 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
54,514
Change on year
up 12.0%
World rank
24th
of 63 countries
All-time high
54,514
in 2024
All-time low
3,875
in 1987
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yams production in Dominican Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, yams production in Dominican Republic stood at 54,514. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 116.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams production in Dominican Republic peaked at 54,514 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,875, in 1987.
Dominican Republic ranks 24th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yams production in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,700 | — |
| 1962 | 22,900 | +10.6% |
| 1963 | 22,000 | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 22,300 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 22,600 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 24,942 | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 25,532 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 26,122 | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 26,711 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 27,301 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 27,890 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 28,434 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 27,255 | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 27,980 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 28,616 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 29,161 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 29,477 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 23,582 | -20.0% |
| 1979 | 12,924 | -45.2% |
| 1980 | 18,367 | +42.1% |
| 1981 | 7,371 | -59.9% |
| 1982 | 5,442 | -26.2% |
| 1983 | 7,846 | +44.2% |
| 1984 | 6,497 | -17.2% |
| 1985 | 11,367 | +75.0% |
| 1986 | 5,273 | -53.6% |
| 1987 | 3,875 | -26.5% |
| 1988 | 8,672 | +123.8% |
| 1989 | 9,175 | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 5,672 | -38.2% |
| 1991 | 7,670 | +35.2% |
| 1992 | 8,244 | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 6,576 | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 6,655 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 10,796 | +62.2% |
| 1996 | 14,429 | +33.7% |
| 1997 | 10,616 | -26.4% |
| 1998 | 12,935 | +21.8% |
| 1999 | 11,046 | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 13,582 | +23.0% |
| 2001 | 18,042 | +32.8% |
| 2002 | 22,060 | +22.3% |
| 2003 | 24,664 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 16,351 | -33.7% |
| 2005 | 15,374 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 25,056 | +63.0% |
| 2007 | 28,642 | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 28,920 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 27,507 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 26,958 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 28,196 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 28,584 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 26,734 | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 25,181 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 29,048 | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 30,478 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 33,447 | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 32,255 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 33,238 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 31,049 | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 32,333 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 38,827 | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 48,673 | +25.4% |
| 2024 | 54,514 | +12.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 54,514 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,602, 5.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 54,514 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,459, 22.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams production in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +123.8% | 3,875 | 8,672 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,756 | 20,700 | 26,711 | 9 |
| 1970s | 26,262 | 12,924 | 29,477 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,388 | 3,875 | 18,367 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,464 | 5,672 | 14,429 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,020 | 13,582 | 28,920 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,412 | 25,181 | 33,447 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,079 | 31,049 | 54,514 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 21 Burkina Faso 64,047 compare
- 22 Rwanda 57,419 compare
- 23 Venezuela 55,772 compare
- 25 South Sudan 54,216 compare
- 26 Ethiopia 45,301 compare
- 27 Solomon Islands 45,058 compare
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams production in Dominican Republic?
- Yams production in Dominican Republic was 54,514 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yams production recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 54,514 in 2024.
- What is the lowest yams production recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,875 in 1987.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for yams production?
- Dominican Republic ranks 24th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams production rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Yams production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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