Yams production in Samoa
Samoa: Yams production was 77.64 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yams production in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yams production in Samoa is 77.64 tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 69.3% on the previous year and down 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams production in Samoa peaked at 7,388 tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 77.64 tonnes, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 58th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yams production in Samoa, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 600 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 750 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 750 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 750 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 800 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 800 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 800 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 850 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 900 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 900 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 900 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 900 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 900 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,000 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,100 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 1,100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,200 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 1,250 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 1,300 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 1,150 tonnes | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 1,100 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 1,200 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 1,410 tonnes | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 1,496 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 1,500 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1,800 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 2,000 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 2,500 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 2,507 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 2,653 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 2,600 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 2,884 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 3,007 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 3,142 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 2,650 tonnes | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 2,692 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2,755 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 2,953 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 4,339 tonnes | +46.9% |
| 2011 | 4,961 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 6,342 tonnes | +27.8% |
| 2013 | 7,388 tonnes | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 7,137 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 7,000 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 6,757 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 4,623 tonnes | -31.6% |
| 2018 | 3,633 tonnes | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 198.69 tonnes | -94.5% |
| 2020 | 190 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 190 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 190 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 253.21 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 77.64 tonnes | -69.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 77.64 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,602 tonnes, 1% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 77.64 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,250 tonnes, 1% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams production in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -94.5% | 3,633 tonnes | 198.69 tonnes |
| 2024 | -69.3% | 253.21 tonnes | 77.64 tonnes |
| 2010 | +46.9% | 2,953 tonnes | 4,339 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 777.78 tonnes | 600 tonnes | 900 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 960 tonnes | 900 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,115 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 1,250 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,546 tonnes | 1,100 tonnes | 2,500 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,784 tonnes | 2,507 tonnes | 3,142 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,238 tonnes | 198.69 tonnes | 7,388 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 180.17 tonnes | 77.64 tonnes | 253.21 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams production in Samoa?
- Yams production in Samoa was 77.64 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yams production recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7,388 tonnes in 2013.
- What is the lowest yams production recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.64 tonnes in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for yams production?
- Samoa ranks 58th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams production rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yams production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yam production is measured in tonnes.