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

Melanesia: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 14,116 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
14,116 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
5th
of 13 countries
All-time high
15,338 kg/ha
in 1964
All-time low
11,216 kg/ha
in 1994
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Melanesia, 1961–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922024

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 Melanesia stood at 14,116 kg/ha.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Melanesia peaked at 15,338 kg/ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 11,216 kg/ha, in 1994.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Yield in Melanesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 14,644 kg/ha
1962 14,739 kg/ha +0.6%
1963 14,714 kg/ha -0.2%
1964 15,338 kg/ha +4.2%
1965 14,780 kg/ha -3.6%
1966 15,035 kg/ha +1.7%
1967 14,720 kg/ha -2.1%
1968 14,548 kg/ha -1.2%
1969 14,299 kg/ha -1.7%
1970 14,282 kg/ha -0.1%
1971 14,198 kg/ha -0.6%
1972 14,226 kg/ha +0.2%
1973 14,348 kg/ha +0.9%
1974 14,252 kg/ha -0.7%
1975 14,317 kg/ha +0.5%
1976 14,233 kg/ha -0.6%
1977 14,218 kg/ha -0.1%
1978 14,171 kg/ha -0.3%
1979 14,203 kg/ha +0.2%
1980 13,418 kg/ha -5.5%
1981 13,400 kg/ha -0.1%
1982 13,498 kg/ha +0.7%
1983 13,479 kg/ha -0.1%
1984 13,443 kg/ha -0.3%
1985 12,851 kg/ha -4.4%
1986 11,996 kg/ha -6.7%
1987 11,520 kg/ha -4.0%
1988 11,398 kg/ha -1.1%
1989 11,283 kg/ha -1.0%
1990 11,309 kg/ha +0.2%
1991 12,176 kg/ha +7.7%
1992 12,409 kg/ha +1.9%
1993 12,285 kg/ha -1.0%
1994 11,216 kg/ha -8.7%
1995 12,454 kg/ha +11.0%
1996 12,981 kg/ha +4.2%
1997 12,872 kg/ha -0.8%
1998 12,863 kg/ha -0.1%
1999 12,908 kg/ha +0.4%
2000 12,905 kg/ha -0.0%
2001 13,019 kg/ha +0.9%
2002 12,938 kg/ha -0.6%
2003 12,974 kg/ha +0.3%
2004 12,941 kg/ha -0.3%
2005 12,742 kg/ha -1.5%
2006 12,566 kg/ha -1.4%
2007 12,812 kg/ha +2.0%
2008 12,858 kg/ha +0.4%
2009 12,897 kg/ha +0.3%
2010 13,144 kg/ha +1.9%
2011 12,780 kg/ha -2.8%
2012 12,849 kg/ha +0.5%
2013 12,762 kg/ha -0.7%
2014 12,711 kg/ha -0.4%
2015 12,794 kg/ha +0.6%
2016 12,820 kg/ha +0.2%
2017 12,784 kg/ha -0.3%
2018 12,795 kg/ha +0.1%
2019 12,779 kg/ha -0.1%
2020 12,778 kg/ha -0.0%
2021 13,046 kg/ha +2.1%
2022 14,029 kg/ha +7.5%
2023 14,067 kg/ha +0.3%
2024 14,116 kg/ha +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14,758 kg/ha 14,299 kg/ha 15,338 kg/ha 9
1970s 14,245 kg/ha 14,171 kg/ha 14,348 kg/ha 10
1980s 12,629 kg/ha 11,283 kg/ha 13,498 kg/ha 10
1990s 12,347 kg/ha 11,216 kg/ha 12,981 kg/ha 10
2000s 12,865 kg/ha 12,566 kg/ha 13,019 kg/ha 10
2010s 12,822 kg/ha 12,711 kg/ha 13,144 kg/ha 10
2020s 13,607 kg/ha 12,778 kg/ha 14,116 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 2 Malaysia 51,427 kg/ha compare
  2. 3 Mexico 29,308 kg/ha compare
  3. 4 Cook Islands 24,667 kg/ha compare
  4. 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 14,286 kg/ha compare
  5. 5 Serbia 23,933 kg/ha compare
  6. 6 Palestine, State of 19,395 kg/ha compare
  7. 6 Micronesia 10,000 kg/ha compare
  8. 7 Côte d'Ivoire 16,289 kg/ha compare
  9. 7 Panama 19,006 kg/ha compare
  10. 7 Polynesia 8,172 kg/ha compare
  11. 8 Slovenia 17,778 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 Melanesia?
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Melanesia was 14,116 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 Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 15,338 kg/ha in 1964.
What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 11,216 kg/ha in 1994.
How does Melanesia rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
Melanesia 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 Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Melanesia 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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