Yams production in Venezuela
Venezuela: Yams production was 55,772 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
55,772
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
23rd
of 63 countries
All-time high
104,295
in 2011
All-time low
30,438
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yams production in Venezuela, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, yams production in Venezuela stood at 55,772.
That represents a change of up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams production in Venezuela peaked at 104,295 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 30,438, in 1976.
Venezuela ranks 23rd 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45,496 | — |
| 1962 | 45,182 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 44,898 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 46,222 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 46,659 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 44,049 | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 43,376 | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 44,081 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 45,155 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 41,020 | -9.2% |
| 1971 | 38,852 | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 42,670 | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 31,855 | -25.3% |
| 1974 | 32,171 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 32,864 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 30,438 | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 33,445 | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 37,868 | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 33,456 | -11.7% |
| 1980 | 35,118 | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 30,963 | -11.8% |
| 1982 | 31,912 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 35,148 | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 35,462 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 36,787 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 38,290 | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 40,414 | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 42,229 | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 38,529 | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 39,569 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 40,964 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 32,459 | -20.8% |
| 1993 | 40,997 | +26.3% |
| 1994 | 55,670 | +35.8% |
| 1995 | 54,541 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 57,088 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 52,755 | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 63,857 | +21.0% |
| 1999 | 69,623 | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 87,567 | +25.8% |
| 2001 | 87,523 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 93,163 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 52,485 | -43.7% |
| 2004 | 69,878 | +33.1% |
| 2005 | 76,857 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 87,243 | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 88,622 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 91,686 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 90,855 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 93,979 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 104,295 | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 70,501 | -32.4% |
| 2013 | 50,487 | -28.4% |
| 2014 | 50,361 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 46,588 | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 48,938 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 53,107 | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 45,653 | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 48,710 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 48,893 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 52,153 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 53,300 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 55,781 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 55,772 | -0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 55,772 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55,772, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 55,772 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,459, 22.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams production in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -43.7% | 93,163 | 52,485 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45,013 | 43,376 | 46,659 | 9 |
| 1970s | 35,464 | 30,438 | 42,670 | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,485 | 30,963 | 42,229 | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,752 | 32,459 | 69,623 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82,588 | 52,485 | 93,163 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,262 | 45,653 | 104,295 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,180 | 48,893 | 55,781 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 20 Mali 116,158 compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 64,047 compare
- 22 Rwanda 57,419 compare
- 24 Dominican Republic 54,514 compare
- 25 South Sudan 54,216 compare
- 26 Ethiopia 45,301 compare
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 384.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1,173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 43,034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 41.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 110.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 39,390 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,537 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams production in Venezuela?
- Yams production in Venezuela was 55,772 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yams production recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 104,295 in 2011.
- What is the lowest yams production recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,438 in 1976.
- How does Venezuela rank for yams production?
- Venezuela ranks 23rd out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams production rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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