Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Europe

Europe: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 279 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
279 ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
22nd
of 25 groups
All-time high
11,604 ha
in 2017
All-time low
256 ha
in 2018
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Europe, 1961–2024

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Europe is 279 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 96.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Europe peaked at 11,604 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 256 ha, in 2018.

That places Europe 22nd out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Area harvested in Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 430 ha
1962 640 ha +48.8%
1963 700 ha +9.4%
1964 650 ha -7.1%
1965 650 ha +0.0%
1966 750 ha +15.4%
1967 680 ha -9.3%
1968 510 ha -25.0%
1969 500 ha -2.0%
1970 650 ha +30.0%
1971 870 ha +33.8%
1972 789 ha -9.3%
1973 933 ha +18.3%
1974 1,004 ha +7.6%
1975 1,012 ha +0.8%
1976 987 ha -2.5%
1977 1,017 ha +3.0%
1978 997 ha -2.0%
1979 999 ha +0.2%
1980 1,218 ha +21.9%
1981 1,467 ha +20.4%
1982 1,382 ha -5.8%
1983 908 ha -34.3%
1984 723 ha -20.4%
1985 842 ha +16.5%
1986 886 ha +5.2%
1987 880 ha -0.7%
1988 643 ha -26.9%
1989 671 ha +4.4%
1990 806 ha +20.1%
1991 643 ha -20.2%
1992 4,608 ha +616.6%
1993 4,998 ha +8.5%
1994 4,700 ha -6.0%
1995 3,882 ha -17.4%
1996 3,300 ha -15.0%
1997 3,136 ha -5.0%
1998 3,106 ha -1.0%
1999 2,474 ha -20.3%
2000 2,341 ha -5.4%
2001 2,468 ha +5.4%
2002 8,837 ha +258.1%
2003 8,504 ha -3.8%
2004 8,269 ha -2.8%
2005 8,134 ha -1.6%
2006 7,360 ha -9.5%
2007 7,611 ha +3.4%
2008 7,373 ha -3.1%
2009 7,903 ha +7.2%
2010 7,862 ha -0.5%
2011 8,188 ha +4.1%
2012 8,580 ha +4.8%
2013 9,031 ha +5.3%
2014 9,108 ha +0.9%
2015 9,709 ha +6.6%
2016 11,429 ha +17.7%
2017 11,604 ha +1.5%
2018 256 ha -97.8%
2019 292 ha +14.1%
2020 279 ha -4.5%
2021 276 ha -1.1%
2022 282 ha +2.2%
2023 279 ha -1.1%
2024 279 ha +0.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Europe 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.

YearChange FromTo
1992 +616.6% 643 ha 4,608 ha
2002 +258.1% 2,468 ha 8,837 ha
2018 -97.8% 11,604 ha 256 ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 612.22 ha 430 ha 750 ha 9
1970s 925.8 ha 650 ha 1,017 ha 10
1980s 962 ha 643 ha 1,467 ha 10
1990s 3,165 ha 643 ha 4,998 ha 10
2000s 6,880 ha 2,341 ha 8,837 ha 10
2010s 7,606 ha 256 ha 11,604 ha 10
2020s 279 ha 276 ha 282 ha 5

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 19 Côte d'Ivoire 2,493 ha compare
  2. 19 Equatorial Guinea 6,419 ha compare
  3. 20 Mexico 6,277 ha compare
  4. 21 Philippines 5,799 ha compare
  5. 22 Cameroon 5,113 ha compare
  6. 23 Japan 3,727 ha compare
  7. 24 Sri Lanka 3,700 ha compare
  8. 25 China 3,528 ha compare
  9. 25 China, mainland 3,528 ha compare

See the full ranking of 112 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Europe?
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Europe was 279 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 11,604 ha in 2017.
What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 256 ha in 2018.
How does Europe rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
Europe ranks 22nd out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
Is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 96.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.