Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Africa
Africa: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 103.34 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in 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 Africa stood at 103.34.
That represents a change of down 0.1% 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 Africa peaked at 177.47 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 38.88, in 1993.
Africa ranks 12th of 23 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 Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.52 | — |
| 1962 | 41.01 | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 41.54 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 42.32 | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 42.89 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 43.59 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 44.36 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 45.32 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 45.82 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 46.65 | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 47.41 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 48.45 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 51.39 | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 57.35 | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 65.83 | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 71.61 | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 84.21 | +17.6% |
| 1978 | 94.89 | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 106.66 | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 112.24 | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 117.7 | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 123.81 | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 130.29 | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 119.19 | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 125.32 | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 137.26 | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 143.54 | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 155.3 | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 150.09 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 170.83 | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 164.75 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 177.47 | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 38.88 | -78.1% |
| 1994 | 42.24 | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 45.76 | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 48.62 | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 51.48 | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 57.65 | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 59.47 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 62.11 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 65.25 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 68.64 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 71.89 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 74.86 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 77.79 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 79.85 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 81.88 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 83.41 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 85.19 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 88.99 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 92.81 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 95.1 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 95.85 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 97.57 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 102.91 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 99.52 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 101.02 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 102.94 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 102.4 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 103.94 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 103.35 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 103.21 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 103.48 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 103.34 | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in 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 | -78.1% | 177.47 | 38.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.93 | 39.52 | 45.82 | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.45 | 46.65 | 106.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 131.47 | 112.24 | 155.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.72 | 38.88 | 177.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.09 | 62.11 | 85.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.91 | 88.99 | 102.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.46 | 103.21 | 103.94 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 9 China 110.02 compare
- 9 China, mainland 110.02 compare
- 9 Polynesia 95.91 compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 94.79 compare
- 11 Spain 109.76 compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 94.6 compare
- 12 Serbia 108.43 compare
- 12 Melanesia 92.54 compare
- 13 Congo 107.67 compare
- 14 Morocco 107.19 compare
- 15 Bhutan 107.09 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Africa?
- Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Africa was 103.34 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 Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 177.47 in 1992.
- What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.88 in 1993.
- How does Africa rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
- Africa ranks 12th 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 Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 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.