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

Western Asia: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 600.11 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
600.11
Change on year
up 4.8%
Rank
1st
of 23 groups
All-time high
644.44
in 2021
All-time low
5.64
in 1973
Years of data
44
1961–2024

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

02004006001961199220241961: 133.61962: 146.21963: 157.71964: 153.31965: 1491966: 144.91967: 112.71968: 82.81969: 53.71970: 46.91971: 37.71972: 271973: 5.61994: 50.11995: 77.11996: 339.21997: 354.81998: 250.41999: 235.42000: 199.72001: 232.52002: 215.82003: 206.12004: 249.72005: 203.62006: 275.52007: 183.82008: 170.42009: 114.82010: 46.52011: 62.22012: 57.22013: 57.72014: 55.32015: 38.52016: 206.22017: 317.12018: 189.32019: 389.92020: 545.42021: 644.42022: 593.42023: 572.42024: 600.1

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

Western Asia recorded 600.11 for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in 2024.

The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 985.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Western Asia peaked at 644.44 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.64, in 1973.

That places Western Asia 1st out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Western Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 133.57
1962 146.19 +9.4%
1963 157.69 +7.9%
1964 153.26 -2.8%
1965 149.04 -2.8%
1966 144.9 -2.8%
1967 112.67 -22.2%
1968 82.79 -26.5%
1969 53.66 -35.2%
1970 46.9 -12.6%
1971 37.7 -19.6%
1972 27.02 -28.3%
1973 5.64 -79.1%
1994 50.07 +787.8%
1995 77.06 +53.9%
1996 339.2 +340.2%
1997 354.78 +4.6%
1998 250.42 -29.4%
1999 235.36 -6.0%
2000 199.67 -15.2%
2001 232.48 +16.4%
2002 215.84 -7.2%
2003 206.14 -4.5%
2004 249.69 +21.1%
2005 203.6 -18.5%
2006 275.5 +35.3%
2007 183.77 -33.3%
2008 170.41 -7.3%
2009 114.79 -32.6%
2010 46.52 -59.5%
2011 62.25 +33.8%
2012 57.25 -8.0%
2013 57.68 +0.8%
2014 55.27 -4.2%
2015 38.51 -30.3%
2016 206.22 +435.5%
2017 317.09 +53.8%
2018 189.35 -40.3%
2019 389.92 +105.9%
2020 545.36 +39.9%
2021 644.44 +18.2%
2022 593.41 -7.9%
2023 572.43 -3.5%
2024 600.11 +4.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

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

YearChange FromTo
1994 +787.8% 5.64 50.07
2016 +435.5% 38.51 206.22
1996 +340.2% 77.06 339.2

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 125.97 53.66 157.69 9
1970s 29.32 5.64 46.9 4
1990s 217.81 50.07 354.78 6
2000s 205.19 114.79 275.5 10
2010s 142.01 38.51 389.92 10
2020s 591.15 545.36 644.44 5

Countries ranked near Western Asia

  1. 1 Iraq 349.79 compare
  2. 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 175.3 compare
  3. 2 Panama 320.28 compare
  4. 3 Malaysia 314.9 compare
  5. 4 Pakistan 201.92 compare
  6. 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 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 Asia?
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Western Asia was 600.11 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 Asia?
The highest recorded value was 644.44 in 2021.
What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.64 in 1973.
How does Western Asia rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
Western Asia ranks 1st 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 Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 985.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Western 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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Indicator
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100)
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
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Coverage
98 places, 5,482 data points, 1961–2024
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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.