Cassava, fresh — Production in Melanesia
Melanesia: Cassava, fresh — Production was 295,209 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cassava, fresh — Production in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava, fresh — production in Melanesia stood at 295,209 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — production in Melanesia peaked at 295,209 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95,184 t, in 1976.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava, fresh — Production in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 128,220 t | — |
| 1962 | 130,935 t | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 131,450 t | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 133,970 t | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 135,000 t | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 138,020 t | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 141,030 t | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 144,735 t | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 144,040 t | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 151,345 t | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 139,350 t | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 117,355 t | -15.8% |
| 1973 | 101,360 t | -13.6% |
| 1974 | 95,800 t | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 98,080 t | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 95,184 t | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 102,032 t | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 108,056 t | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 109,388 t | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 112,822 t | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 116,632 t | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 123,050 t | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 129,568 t | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 159,950 t | +23.4% |
| 1985 | 161,900 t | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 150,030 t | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 138,732 t | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 133,511 t | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 130,184 t | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 138,776 t | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 128,428 t | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 125,364 t | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 125,244 t | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 133,632 t | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 142,164 t | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 156,009 t | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 147,339 t | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 142,357 t | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 149,447 t | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 153,276 t | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 158,426 t | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 169,980 t | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 158,514 t | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 183,744 t | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 187,899 t | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 188,072 t | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 209,331 t | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 205,662 t | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 186,919 t | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 199,963 t | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 217,861 t | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 186,084 t | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 224,955 t | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 229,789 t | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 229,515 t | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 220,376 t | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 226,565 t | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 232,263 t | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 237,291 t | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 234,451 t | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 250,639 t | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 268,665 t | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 282,692 t | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 295,209 t | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 136,378 t | 128,220 t | 144,735 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 111,795 t | 95,184 t | 151,345 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 135,638 t | 112,822 t | 161,900 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 138,876 t | 125,244 t | 156,009 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 180,182 t | 153,276 t | 209,331 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 220,466 t | 186,084 t | 237,291 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 266,331 t | 234,451 t | 295,209 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 7 Angola 11.93 million t compare
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.40 million t compare
- 8 Mozambique 8.52 million t compare
- 9 Cameroon 6.66 million t compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 453,192 t compare
- 10 India 6.28 million t compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 213,119 t compare
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 8.49 million t compare
- 11 Malawi 6.28 million t compare
- 12 China 5.08 million t compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 17,373 t compare
- 13 China, mainland 5.07 million t compare
- 13 Polynesia 11,298 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Melanesia
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 8.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -19.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant) 0.4201 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.2146 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 11.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross -5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 21.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -12.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava, fresh — production in Melanesia?
- Cassava, fresh — production in Melanesia was 295,209 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — production recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 295,209 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — production recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,184 t in 1976.
- How does Melanesia rank for cassava, fresh — production?
- Melanesia ranks 10th out of 15 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — production rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cassava, fresh — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.