Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 86,686 t in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
86,686 t
Change on year
up 3.3%
Rank
16th
of 25 groups
All-time high
94,622 t
in 1994
All-time low
4,218 t
in 1961
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in European Union (27), 1961–2017

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

Analysis

European Union (27) recorded 86,686 t for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in 2017.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in European Union (27) peaked at 94,622 t in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4,218 t, in 1961.

European Union (27) ranks 16th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Production in European Union (27), 1961 to 2017.
Year t Change
1961 4,218 t
1962 6,732 t +59.6%
1963 7,385 t +9.7%
1964 7,935 t +7.4%
1965 6,935 t -12.6%
1966 7,335 t +5.8%
1967 6,578 t -10.3%
1968 5,484 t -16.6%
1969 5,456 t -0.5%
1970 6,730 t +23.4%
1971 8,890 t +32.1%
1972 8,040 t -9.6%
1973 9,360 t +16.4%
1974 10,041 t +7.3%
1975 10,082 t +0.4%
1976 9,867 t -2.1%
1977 10,170 t +3.1%
1978 9,971 t -2.0%
1979 10,490 t +5.2%
1980 12,180 t +16.1%
1981 16,160 t +32.7%
1982 14,185 t -12.2%
1983 9,391 t -33.8%
1984 7,894 t -15.9%
1985 9,695 t +22.8%
1986 10,219 t +5.4%
1987 10,400 t +1.8%
1988 8,116 t -22.0%
1989 8,507 t +4.8%
1990 10,200 t +19.9%
1991 8,322 t -18.4%
1992 52,228 t +527.6%
1993 64,123 t +22.8%
1994 94,622 t +47.6%
1995 86,629 t -8.4%
1996 69,894 t -19.3%
1997 66,269 t -5.2%
1998 67,317 t +1.6%
1999 45,908 t -31.8%
2000 44,214 t -3.7%
2001 52,153 t +18.0%
2002 86,653 t +66.2%
2003 72,975 t -15.8%
2004 82,505 t +13.1%
2005 81,752 t -0.9%
2006 66,129 t -19.1%
2007 66,825 t +1.1%
2008 58,535 t -12.4%
2009 63,963 t +9.3%
2010 57,674 t -9.8%
2011 55,596 t -3.6%
2012 58,698 t +5.6%
2013 60,173 t +2.5%
2014 62,678 t +4.2%
2015 73,715 t +17.6%
2016 83,894 t +13.8%
2017 86,686 t +3.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in European Union (27) 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
1992 +527.6% 8,322 t 52,228 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6,451 t 4,218 t 7,935 t 9
1970s 9,364 t 6,730 t 10,490 t 10
1980s 10,675 t 7,894 t 16,160 t 10
1990s 56,551 t 8,322 t 94,622 t 10
2000s 67,571 t 44,214 t 86,653 t 10
2010s 67,389 t 55,596 t 86,686 t 8

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 13 Eswatini 66,514 t compare
  2. 13 United Republic of Tanzania 2,221 t compare
  3. 14 Congo 63,340 t compare
  4. 15 France 62,327 t compare
  5. 16 Haiti 61,217 t compare
  6. 17 Vanuatu 55,397 t compare
  7. 18 Japan 54,947 t compare
  8. 19 China 54,255 t compare
  9. 19 China, mainland 54,255 t compare
  10. 19 Côte d'Ivoire 40,616 t compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in European Union (27)?
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in European Union (27) was 86,686 t in 2017, 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 European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 94,622 t in 1994.
What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 4,218 t in 1961.
How does European Union (27) rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
European Union (27) ranks 16th out of 25 groups with data for 2017.
Is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this European Union (27) 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.