Africa vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.

Africa
246,211 ha
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo
126,371 ha
in 2024
Africa rank
3rd
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
5th

Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. over time

  • Africa
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
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How they compare

Africa currently reports 246,211 ha against 126,371 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 119,840 ha.

That makes Africa's figure about 1.9 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 3rd and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th of 25 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 231,002 ha 2,844 ha 228,157 ha Africa
1970s 270,134 ha 3,920 ha 266,214 ha Africa
1980s 347,226 ha 6,020 ha 341,206 ha Africa
1990s 231,436 ha 34,700 ha 196,736 ha Africa
2000s 202,259 ha 83,400 ha 118,859 ha Africa
2010s 237,609 ha 121,368 ha 116,241 ha Africa
2020s 246,462 ha 126,545 ha 119,917 ha Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., Africa or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Africa, at 246,211 ha against 126,371 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. between Africa and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
119,840 ha, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Africa and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
Africa ranks 3rd and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th of 25 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
112 places, 5,943 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.