Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 166.89 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Southern Asia is 166.89, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Southern Asia peaked at 169.75 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.64, in 1961.
That places Southern Asia 2nd out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.64 | — |
| 1962 | 37.45 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 38.02 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 38.65 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 39.14 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 39.73 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 40.15 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 40.45 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 40.81 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 40.81 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 41.12 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 41.65 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 41.12 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 40.73 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 40.6 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 40.33 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 40.08 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 39.79 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 39.53 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 118.3 | +199.3% |
| 1981 | 103.94 | -12.1% |
| 1982 | 116.38 | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 125.91 | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 155.24 | +23.3% |
| 1985 | 147.84 | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 141.83 | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 166.13 | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 167.59 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 158.73 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 156.5 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 101.69 | -35.0% |
| 1992 | 103.77 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 101.44 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 96.96 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 95.33 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 96.47 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 79.58 | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 79.01 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 78.16 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 74.62 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 74.41 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 78.68 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 77.92 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 77.43 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 77.9 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 79.46 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 78.44 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 76.25 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 79.65 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 81.03 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 90.76 | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 98.65 | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 108.44 | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 102.41 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 99.6 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 97.99 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 101.74 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 126.53 | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 149.8 | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 132.64 | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 138.48 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 153.38 | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 169.75 | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 166.89 | -1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Southern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +199.3% | 39.53 | 118.3 |
| 1991 | -35.0% | 156.5 | 101.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39 | 36.64 | 40.81 | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.58 | 39.53 | 41.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 140.19 | 103.94 | 167.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.89 | 78.16 | 156.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.48 | 74.41 | 79.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.7 | 81.03 | 149.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 152.23 | 132.64 | 169.75 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Southern Asia?
- Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Southern Asia was 166.89 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 169.75 in 2023.
- What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.64 in 1961.
- How does Southern Asia rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
- Southern Asia ranks 2nd 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 Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.