Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Western Africa
Western Africa: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 81.94 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Western Africa stood at 81.94.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Western Africa peaked at 126.72 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 1991.
Western Africa ranks 16th of 23 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 126.72 | — |
| 1962 | 124.02 | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 121.35 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 118.72 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 116.13 | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 113.57 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 111.06 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 122.15 | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 106.06 | -13.2% |
| 1970 | 103.53 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 88.42 | -14.6% |
| 1972 | 98.59 | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 84.11 | -14.7% |
| 1974 | 81.94 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 68.35 | -16.6% |
| 1976 | 66.5 | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 107.77 | +62.1% |
| 1978 | 83.77 | -22.3% |
| 1979 | 101.73 | +21.4% |
| 1980 | 98.79 | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 76.75 | -22.3% |
| 1982 | 74.56 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 90.71 | +21.7% |
| 1984 | 70.66 | -22.1% |
| 1985 | 77.31 | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 80.24 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 81.59 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 79.4 | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 78.79 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 78.26 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4 | -99.5% |
| 1992 | 0.67 | +67.5% |
| 1993 | 0.88 | +31.3% |
| 1994 | 1.38 | +56.8% |
| 1995 | 2.76 | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 4.06 | +47.1% |
| 1997 | 16.54 | +307.4% |
| 1998 | 91.78 | +454.9% |
| 1999 | 92.45 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 90.34 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 87.79 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 85.05 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 84.49 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 83.28 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 84.49 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 81.5 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 80.4 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 79 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 81.35 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 72.25 | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 75.39 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 87.33 | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 88.17 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 108.19 | +22.7% |
| 2015 | 99.74 | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 92.06 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 94.7 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 93.16 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 90.58 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 89.31 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 88.23 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 85.36 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 83.7 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 81.94 | -2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Western 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +454.9% | 16.54 | 91.78 |
| 1997 | +307.4% | 4.06 | 16.54 |
| 1995 | +100.0% | 1.38 | 2.76 |
| 1991 | -99.5% | 78.26 | 0.4 |
| 1992 | +67.5% | 0.4 | 0.67 |
| 1977 | +62.1% | 66.5 | 107.77 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 117.75 | 106.06 | 126.72 | 9 |
| 1970s | 88.47 | 66.5 | 107.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.88 | 70.66 | 98.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.92 | 0.4 | 92.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.77 | 79 | 90.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.16 | 72.25 | 108.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.71 | 81.94 | 89.31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 13 China, mainland 108.23 compare
- 14 Dominica 107.81 compare
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 103.35 compare
- 16 French Polynesia 102.69 compare
- 17 Thailand 101.93 compare
- 18 Singapore 100.71 compare
- 19 Bhutan 100.19 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Western Africa?
- Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Western Africa was 81.94 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 126.72 in 1961.
- What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 1991.
- How does Western Africa rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
- Western Africa ranks 16th 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 Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.