Yams production in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Yams production was 671 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yams production in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 671 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 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 671, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,000 | — |
| 1962 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,020 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 2,041 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 2,268 | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 2,722 | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 2,948 | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 2,642 | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 2,256 | -14.6% |
| 1971 | 2,948 | +30.7% |
| 1972 | 3,243 | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 3,765 | +16.1% |
| 1974 | 2,313 | -38.6% |
| 1975 | 1,724 | -25.5% |
| 1976 | 1,980 | +14.8% |
| 1977 | 1,688 | -14.7% |
| 1978 | 3,171 | +87.9% |
| 1979 | 3,127 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 3,265 | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 4,320 | +32.3% |
| 1982 | 3,902 | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 4,500 | +15.3% |
| 1984 | 7,300 | +62.2% |
| 1985 | 6,000 | -17.8% |
| 1986 | 2,000 | -66.7% |
| 1987 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,100 | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 2,000 | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 2,147 | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 2,634 | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 2,147 | -18.5% |
| 1993 | 1,037 | -51.7% |
| 1994 | 952 | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 855 | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 1,273 | +48.9% |
| 1997 | 1,050 | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 1,092 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 947 | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 942 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1,900 | +101.7% |
| 2002 | 1,850 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1,955 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 2,200 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 2,150 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 2,250 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 2,500 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 2,300 | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 2,800 | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 2,024 | -27.7% |
| 2011 | 2,207 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 2,436 | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 2,827 | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 2,890 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2,747 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 2,366 | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 2,547 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 2,584 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2,130 | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 1,980 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 1,057 | -46.6% |
| 2022 | 807 | -23.7% |
| 2023 | 731 | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 671 | -8.2% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 671 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,602, 7% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 671 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,459, 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 | 1,900 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,293 | 2,000 | 2,948 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,622 | 1,688 | 3,765 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,739 | 2,000 | 7,300 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,413 | 855 | 2,634 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,085 | 942 | 2,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,476 | 2,024 | 2,890 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,049 | 671 | 1,980 | 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 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yams production recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 7,300 in 1984.
- What is the lowest yams production recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 671 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Yams production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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