Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 76.52 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 76.52 for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Eastern Africa peaked at 5,860 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 76.52, in 2024.
That places Eastern Africa 21st out of 23 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,289 | — |
| 1962 | 2,228 | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 2,194 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 2,153 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 2,127 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 2,105 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 2,092 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 2,072 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 2,051 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 2,032 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 2,012 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 1,995 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 2,148 | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 2,461 | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 2,928 | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 3,194 | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 3,786 | +18.5% |
| 1978 | 4,343 | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 4,859 | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 5,040 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 5,198 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 5,333 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 5,460 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 4,751 | -13.0% |
| 1985 | 4,885 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 5,264 | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 5,360 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 5,703 | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 5,308 | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 5,860 | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 5,468 | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 5,764 | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 214.93 | -96.3% |
| 1994 | 227.17 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 244.08 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 237.66 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 218.71 | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 223.21 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 197.21 | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 197.34 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 185.81 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 192.5 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 201.56 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 202.76 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 199.48 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 189.44 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 164.87 | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 152.33 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 132.91 | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 125.18 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 121.77 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 115.71 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 113.77 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 109.35 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 91.38 | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 99.27 | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 96.3 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 90.97 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 90.82 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.85 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 84.3 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 81.7 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 79.09 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 76.52 | -3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Eastern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -96.3% | 5,764 | 214.93 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,145 | 2,051 | 2,289 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,976 | 1,995 | 4,859 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,230 | 4,751 | 5,703 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,866 | 197.21 | 5,860 | 10 |
| 2000s | 181.9 | 132.91 | 202.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.45 | 90.82 | 125.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.09 | 76.52 | 88.85 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Eastern Africa?
- Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Eastern Africa was 76.52 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,860 in 1990.
- What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.52 in 2024.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
- Eastern Africa ranks 21st out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern 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 — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.