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

Southern Africa: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 61,194 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
61,194 ha
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
9th
of 25 groups
All-time high
61,929 ha
in 2020
All-time low
25,500 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

Southern Africa recorded 61,194 ha for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Southern Africa peaked at 61,929 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25,500 ha, in 1961.

Southern Africa ranks 9th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Area harvested in Southern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 25,500 ha
1962 26,500 ha +3.9%
1963 26,500 ha +0.0%
1964 27,600 ha +4.2%
1965 27,600 ha +0.0%
1966 27,800 ha +0.7%
1967 27,800 ha +0.0%
1968 27,800 ha +0.0%
1969 29,000 ha +4.3%
1970 29,000 ha +0.0%
1971 29,200 ha +0.7%
1972 29,300 ha +0.3%
1973 29,300 ha +0.0%
1974 29,400 ha +0.3%
1975 30,500 ha +3.7%
1976 30,800 ha +1.0%
1977 31,100 ha +1.0%
1978 31,900 ha +2.6%
1979 33,000 ha +3.4%
1980 33,100 ha +0.3%
1981 33,200 ha +0.3%
1982 33,800 ha +1.8%
1983 33,800 ha +0.0%
1984 35,200 ha +4.1%
1985 35,400 ha +0.6%
1986 35,700 ha +0.8%
1987 37,200 ha +4.2%
1988 37,400 ha +0.5%
1989 37,600 ha +0.5%
1990 39,100 ha +4.0%
1991 39,758 ha +1.7%
1992 38,100 ha -4.2%
1993 39,196 ha +2.9%
1994 40,500 ha +3.3%
1995 41,805 ha +3.2%
1996 43,012 ha +2.9%
1997 44,400 ha +3.2%
1998 46,200 ha +4.1%
1999 46,870 ha +1.5%
2000 47,685 ha +1.7%
2001 50,600 ha +6.1%
2002 52,028 ha +2.8%
2003 52,592 ha +1.1%
2004 53,770 ha +2.2%
2005 54,150 ha +0.7%
2006 54,574 ha +0.8%
2007 55,537 ha +1.8%
2008 54,256 ha -2.3%
2009 53,525 ha -1.3%
2010 55,669 ha +4.0%
2011 56,111 ha +0.8%
2012 57,000 ha +1.6%
2013 55,850 ha -2.0%
2014 57,775 ha +3.4%
2015 58,524 ha +1.3%
2016 59,013 ha +0.8%
2017 59,678 ha +1.1%
2018 60,392 ha +1.2%
2019 61,179 ha +1.3%
2020 61,929 ha +1.2%
2021 61,089 ha -1.4%
2022 61,310 ha +0.4%
2023 61,363 ha +0.1%
2024 61,194 ha -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27,344 ha 25,500 ha 29,000 ha 9
1970s 30,350 ha 29,000 ha 33,000 ha 10
1980s 35,240 ha 33,100 ha 37,600 ha 10
1990s 41,894 ha 38,100 ha 46,870 ha 10
2000s 52,872 ha 47,685 ha 55,537 ha 10
2010s 58,119 ha 55,669 ha 61,179 ha 10
2020s 61,377 ha 61,089 ha 61,929 ha 5

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 6 Papua New Guinea 25,122 ha compare
  2. 7 Haiti 24,456 ha compare
  3. 7 Melanesia 26,472 ha compare
  4. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 16,541 ha compare
  5. 8 Thailand 17,040 ha compare
  6. 9 Eritrea 15,193 ha compare
  7. 9 Timor-Leste 8,269 ha compare
  8. 10 Guinea-Bissau 13,406 ha compare
  9. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,520 ha compare
  10. 11 Pakistan 12,214 ha compare
  11. 11 United Republic of Tanzania 993 ha compare
  12. 11 Caribbean 27,948 ha compare
  13. 12 Ecuador 10,626 ha compare
  14. 12 Polynesia 739 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Southern Africa?
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Southern Africa was 61,194 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 Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 61,929 ha in 2020.
What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 25,500 ha in 1961.
How does Southern Africa rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
Southern Africa ranks 9th 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 Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Africa 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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