Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 922,483 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
922,483 t
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
5th
of 13 countries
All-time high
961,337 t
in 2015
All-time low
18,000 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 922,483 t for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in 2024.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 961,337 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18,000 t, in 1961.

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 Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 18,000 t
1962 19,000 t +5.6%
1963 19,500 t +2.6%
1964 20,000 t +2.6%
1965 20,000 t +0.0%
1966 21,000 t +5.0%
1967 22,000 t +4.8%
1968 23,000 t +4.5%
1969 23,000 t +0.0%
1970 24,000 t +4.3%
1971 29,700 t +23.8%
1972 29,600 t -0.3%
1973 27,200 t -8.1%
1974 29,600 t +8.8%
1975 29,500 t -0.3%
1976 30,100 t +2.0%
1977 31,300 t +4.0%
1978 28,600 t -8.6%
1979 40,000 t +39.9%
1980 40,800 t +2.0%
1981 42,400 t +3.9%
1982 43,200 t +1.9%
1983 44,800 t +3.7%
1984 45,600 t +1.8%
1985 45,600 t +0.0%
1986 47,800 t +4.8%
1987 49,900 t +4.4%
1988 51,000 t +2.2%
1989 52,200 t +2.4%
1990 87,000 t +66.7%
1991 122,000 t +40.2%
1992 157,000 t +28.7%
1993 192,000 t +22.3%
1994 227,000 t +18.2%
1995 261,500 t +15.2%
1996 296,500 t +13.4%
1997 331,500 t +11.8%
1998 366,500 t +10.6%
1999 401,500 t +9.5%
2000 436,500 t +8.7%
2001 471,500 t +8.0%
2002 506,000 t +7.3%
2003 541,000 t +6.9%
2004 576,000 t +6.5%
2005 611,000 t +6.1%
2006 645,500 t +5.6%
2007 680,500 t +5.4%
2008 715,500 t +5.1%
2009 750,595 t +4.9%
2010 800,000 t +6.6%
2011 850,000 t +6.2%
2012 865,000 t +1.8%
2013 860,000 t -0.6%
2014 856,782 t -0.4%
2015 961,337 t +12.2%
2016 892,706 t -7.1%
2017 903,608 t +1.2%
2018 930,257 t +2.9%
2019 908,857 t -2.3%
2020 929,434 t +2.3%
2021 922,849 t -0.7%
2022 920,380 t -0.3%
2023 924,221 t +0.4%
2024 922,483 t -0.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Democratic Republic of the Congo 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
1990 +66.7% 52,200 t 87,000 t
1991 +40.2% 87,000 t 122,000 t
1979 +39.9% 28,600 t 40,000 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 20,611 t 18,000 t 23,000 t 9
1970s 29,960 t 24,000 t 40,000 t 10
1980s 46,330 t 40,800 t 52,200 t 10
1990s 244,250 t 87,000 t 401,500 t 10
2000s 593,410 t 436,500 t 750,595 t 10
2010s 882,855 t 800,000 t 961,337 t 10
2020s 923,873 t 920,380 t 929,434 t 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 2 Pakistan 643,180 t compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 384,233 t compare
  3. 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.95 million t compare
  4. 4 Namibia 379,322 t compare
  5. 5 Papua New Guinea 369,648 t compare
  6. 6 Thailand 280,114 t compare
  7. 7 Peru 276,425 t compare
  8. 7 Melanesia 373,679 t compare
  9. 8 Mexico 183,964 t compare
  10. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 50,292 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 922,483 t 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 961,337 t in 2015.
What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 18,000 t in 1961.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th out of 13 countries with data for 2024.
Is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 — Production. 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 — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
113 places, 6,047 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.