Yams production in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Yams production was 671 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yams production in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 671 tonnes for yams production in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 76.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams production in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 7,300 tonnes in 1984 and was at its lowest, 671 tonnes, in 2024.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 52nd out of 63 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Yams production in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,020 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 2,041 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 2,268 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 2,722 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 2,948 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 2,642 tonnes | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 2,256 tonnes | -14.6% |
| 1971 | 2,948 tonnes | +30.7% |
| 1972 | 3,243 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 3,765 tonnes | +16.1% |
| 1974 | 2,313 tonnes | -38.6% |
| 1975 | 1,724 tonnes | -25.5% |
| 1976 | 1,980 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 1977 | 1,688 tonnes | -14.7% |
| 1978 | 3,171 tonnes | +87.9% |
| 1979 | 3,127 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 3,265 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 4,320 tonnes | +32.3% |
| 1982 | 3,902 tonnes | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 4,500 tonnes | +15.3% |
| 1984 | 7,300 tonnes | +62.2% |
| 1985 | 6,000 tonnes | -17.8% |
| 1986 | 2,000 tonnes | -66.7% |
| 1987 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,100 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 2,000 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 2,147 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 2,634 tonnes | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 2,147 tonnes | -18.5% |
| 1993 | 1,037 tonnes | -51.7% |
| 1994 | 952 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 855 tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 1,273 tonnes | +48.9% |
| 1997 | 1,050 tonnes | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 1,092 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 947 tonnes | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 942 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1,900 tonnes | +101.7% |
| 2002 | 1,850 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1,955 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 2,200 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 2,150 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 2,250 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 2,500 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 2,300 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 2,800 tonnes | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 2,024 tonnes | -27.7% |
| 2011 | 2,207 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 2,436 tonnes | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 2,827 tonnes | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 2,890 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2,747 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 2,366 tonnes | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 2,547 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 2,584 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2,130 tonnes | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 1,980 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 1,057 tonnes | -46.6% |
| 2022 | 807 tonnes | -23.7% |
| 2023 | 731 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 671 tonnes | -8.2% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 671 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,602 tonnes, 7% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 671 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,459 tonnes, 27% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams production in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +101.7% | 942 tonnes | 1,900 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,293 tonnes | 2,000 tonnes | 2,948 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,622 tonnes | 1,688 tonnes | 3,765 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,739 tonnes | 2,000 tonnes | 7,300 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,413 tonnes | 855 tonnes | 2,634 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,085 tonnes | 942 tonnes | 2,800 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,476 tonnes | 2,024 tonnes | 2,890 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,049 tonnes | 671 tonnes | 1,980 tonnes | 5 |
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More reference data data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams production in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Yams production in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 671 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 7,300 tonnes in 1984.
- What is the lowest yams production recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 671 tonnes in 2024.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for yams production?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 52nd out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams production rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.