Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 6,204 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6,204 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
22nd
of 25 groups
All-time high
6,705 kg/ha
in 1990
All-time low
2,731 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 6,204 kg/ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 6,705 kg/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,731 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 22nd out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 2,731 kg/ha
1962 2,769 kg/ha +1.4%
1963 2,775 kg/ha +0.2%
1964 2,759 kg/ha -0.6%
1965 2,776 kg/ha +0.6%
1966 2,783 kg/ha +0.3%
1967 2,782 kg/ha -0.0%
1968 2,797 kg/ha +0.5%
1969 2,778 kg/ha -0.7%
1970 2,787 kg/ha +0.3%
1971 2,790 kg/ha +0.1%
1972 2,812 kg/ha +0.8%
1973 3,078 kg/ha +9.5%
1974 3,364 kg/ha +9.3%
1975 3,781 kg/ha +12.4%
1976 4,150 kg/ha +9.8%
1977 4,734 kg/ha +14.1%
1978 5,372 kg/ha +13.5%
1979 5,712 kg/ha +6.3%
1980 5,823 kg/ha +1.9%
1981 5,963 kg/ha +2.4%
1982 6,090 kg/ha +2.1%
1983 6,375 kg/ha +4.7%
1984 5,934 kg/ha -6.9%
1985 6,061 kg/ha +2.1%
1986 6,254 kg/ha +3.2%
1987 6,487 kg/ha +3.7%
1988 6,701 kg/ha +3.3%
1989 6,458 kg/ha -3.6%
1990 6,705 kg/ha +3.8%
1991 6,636 kg/ha -1.0%
1992 6,678 kg/ha +0.6%
1993 4,626 kg/ha -30.7%
1994 4,698 kg/ha +1.6%
1995 4,896 kg/ha +4.2%
1996 5,070 kg/ha +3.6%
1997 5,012 kg/ha -1.1%
1998 5,120 kg/ha +2.1%
1999 5,080 kg/ha -0.8%
2000 5,166 kg/ha +1.7%
2001 5,177 kg/ha +0.2%
2002 5,159 kg/ha -0.3%
2003 5,257 kg/ha +1.9%
2004 5,282 kg/ha +0.5%
2005 5,346 kg/ha +1.2%
2006 5,527 kg/ha +3.4%
2007 5,619 kg/ha +1.6%
2008 5,740 kg/ha +2.2%
2009 5,877 kg/ha +2.4%
2010 5,963 kg/ha +1.5%
2011 5,946 kg/ha -0.3%
2012 5,996 kg/ha +0.8%
2013 5,999 kg/ha +0.1%
2014 6,065 kg/ha +1.1%
2015 6,153 kg/ha +1.5%
2016 6,093 kg/ha -1.0%
2017 6,162 kg/ha +1.1%
2018 6,184 kg/ha +0.4%
2019 6,180 kg/ha -0.1%
2020 6,203 kg/ha +0.4%
2021 6,219 kg/ha +0.3%
2022 6,217 kg/ha -0.0%
2023 6,199 kg/ha -0.3%
2024 6,204 kg/ha +0.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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
1993 -30.7% 6,678 kg/ha 4,626 kg/ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,772 kg/ha 2,731 kg/ha 2,797 kg/ha 9
1970s 3,858 kg/ha 2,787 kg/ha 5,712 kg/ha 10
1980s 6,215 kg/ha 5,823 kg/ha 6,701 kg/ha 10
1990s 5,452 kg/ha 4,626 kg/ha 6,705 kg/ha 10
2000s 5,415 kg/ha 5,159 kg/ha 5,877 kg/ha 10
2010s 6,074 kg/ha 5,946 kg/ha 6,184 kg/ha 10
2020s 6,208 kg/ha 6,199 kg/ha 6,219 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 19 Colombia 14,368 kg/ha compare
  2. 20 Martinique 14,174 kg/ha compare
  3. 21 Estonia 13,939 kg/ha compare
  4. 22 Puerto Rico 13,729 kg/ha compare
  5. 23 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13,607 kg/ha compare
  6. 24 Botswana 13,119 kg/ha compare
  7. 25 Dominica 12,028 kg/ha compare
  8. 25 Caribbean 3,885 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 112 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 6,204 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 6,705 kg/ha in 1990.
What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 2,731 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 22nd out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
Is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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