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

China, mainland: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 15,380 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15,380 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
15th
of 74 countries
All-time high
15,380 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
10,000 kg/ha
in 1987
Years of data
38
1987–2024

Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in China, mainland, 1987–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k1987200520241987: 10.0k kg/ha1988: 10.0k kg/ha1989: 10.0k kg/ha1990: 10.0k kg/ha1991: 10.0k kg/ha1992: 10.0k kg/ha1993: 10.0k kg/ha1994: 10.3k kg/ha1995: 10.5k kg/ha1996: 10.8k kg/ha1997: 11.0k kg/ha1998: 11.4k kg/ha1999: 11.7k kg/ha2000: 12.2k kg/ha2001: 12.4k kg/ha2002: 12.6k kg/ha2003: 12.8k kg/ha2004: 13.3k kg/ha2005: 13.3k kg/ha2006: 12.5k kg/ha2007: 12.7k kg/ha2008: 13.0k kg/ha2009: 13.0k kg/ha2010: 13.0k kg/ha2011: 13.1k kg/ha2012: 14.3k kg/ha2013: 14.3k kg/ha2014: 14.2k kg/ha2015: 14.3k kg/ha2016: 14.3k kg/ha2017: 14.4k kg/ha2018: 14.5k kg/ha2019: 14.6k kg/ha2020: 14.7k kg/ha2021: 15.1k kg/ha2022: 15.1k kg/ha2023: 15.3k kg/ha2024: 15.4k kg/ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in China, mainland is 15,380 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in China, mainland peaked at 15,380 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,000 kg/ha, in 1987.

China, mainland ranks 15th of 74 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Yield in China, mainland, 1987 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1987 10,000 kg/ha
1988 10,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1989 10,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1990 10,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1991 10,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1992 10,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1993 10,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1994 10,332 kg/ha +3.3%
1995 10,544 kg/ha +2.0%
1996 10,760 kg/ha +2.1%
1997 10,980 kg/ha +2.0%
1998 11,397 kg/ha +3.8%
1999 11,656 kg/ha +2.3%
2000 12,190 kg/ha +4.6%
2001 12,395 kg/ha +1.7%
2002 12,598 kg/ha +1.6%
2003 12,797 kg/ha +1.6%
2004 13,333 kg/ha +4.2%
2005 13,333 kg/ha +0.0%
2006 12,500 kg/ha -6.2%
2007 12,692 kg/ha +1.5%
2008 12,952 kg/ha +2.0%
2009 13,040 kg/ha +0.7%
2010 13,013 kg/ha -0.2%
2011 13,077 kg/ha +0.5%
2012 14,286 kg/ha +9.2%
2013 14,286 kg/ha +0.0%
2014 14,234 kg/ha -0.4%
2015 14,286 kg/ha +0.4%
2016 14,286 kg/ha +0.0%
2017 14,370 kg/ha +0.6%
2018 14,465 kg/ha +0.7%
2019 14,570 kg/ha +0.7%
2020 14,746 kg/ha +1.2%
2021 15,060 kg/ha +2.1%
2022 15,135 kg/ha +0.5%
2023 15,257 kg/ha +0.8%
2024 15,380 kg/ha +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 10,000 kg/ha 10,000 kg/ha 10,000 kg/ha 3
1990s 10,567 kg/ha 10,000 kg/ha 11,656 kg/ha 10
2000s 12,783 kg/ha 12,190 kg/ha 13,333 kg/ha 10
2010s 14,087 kg/ha 13,013 kg/ha 14,570 kg/ha 10
2020s 15,116 kg/ha 14,746 kg/ha 15,380 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,004 kg/ha compare
  2. 12 Thailand 16,438 kg/ha compare
  3. 13 Spain 16,200 kg/ha compare
  4. 13 United Republic of Tanzania 2,236 kg/ha compare
  5. 14 Bhutan 15,760 kg/ha compare
  6. 15 China 15,380 kg/ha compare
  7. 17 Japan 14,744 kg/ha compare
  8. 18 Papua New Guinea 14,714 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in China, mainland?
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in China, mainland was 15,380 kg/ha 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 China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 15,380 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 10,000 kg/ha in 1987.
How does China, mainland rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
China, mainland ranks 15th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
Is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland 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 — Yield. 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 — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
112 places, 5,782 data points, 1961–2024
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