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

Middle Africa: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 7,304 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7,304 kg/ha
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
9th
of 13 groups
All-time high
7,329 kg/ha
in 2020
All-time low
5,582 kg/ha
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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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 Middle Africa stood at 7,304 kg/ha.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Middle Africa peaked at 7,329 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,582 kg/ha, in 1962.

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 Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Yield in Middle Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 5,856 kg/ha
1962 5,582 kg/ha -4.7%
1963 5,618 kg/ha +0.6%
1964 5,613 kg/ha -0.1%
1965 5,715 kg/ha +1.8%
1966 5,743 kg/ha +0.5%
1967 5,830 kg/ha +1.5%
1968 5,893 kg/ha +1.1%
1969 5,879 kg/ha -0.2%
1970 5,903 kg/ha +0.4%
1971 6,201 kg/ha +5.1%
1972 6,221 kg/ha +0.3%
1973 6,007 kg/ha -3.4%
1974 6,214 kg/ha +3.4%
1975 6,294 kg/ha +1.3%
1976 6,222 kg/ha -1.1%
1977 6,318 kg/ha +1.5%
1978 5,973 kg/ha -5.5%
1979 6,934 kg/ha +16.1%
1980 6,777 kg/ha -2.3%
1981 6,821 kg/ha +0.7%
1982 6,896 kg/ha +1.1%
1983 6,886 kg/ha -0.1%
1984 6,883 kg/ha -0.1%
1985 6,821 kg/ha -0.9%
1986 6,965 kg/ha +2.1%
1987 6,686 kg/ha -4.0%
1988 6,591 kg/ha -1.4%
1989 6,707 kg/ha +1.8%
1990 6,449 kg/ha -3.9%
1991 7,153 kg/ha +10.9%
1992 7,166 kg/ha +0.2%
1993 7,191 kg/ha +0.4%
1994 7,265 kg/ha +1.0%
1995 7,232 kg/ha -0.5%
1996 7,221 kg/ha -0.2%
1997 7,195 kg/ha -0.4%
1998 7,169 kg/ha -0.4%
1999 7,150 kg/ha -0.3%
2000 7,139 kg/ha -0.1%
2001 7,131 kg/ha -0.1%
2002 7,124 kg/ha -0.1%
2003 7,118 kg/ha -0.1%
2004 7,111 kg/ha -0.1%
2005 7,100 kg/ha -0.2%
2006 7,224 kg/ha +1.7%
2007 7,212 kg/ha -0.2%
2008 7,262 kg/ha +0.7%
2009 7,304 kg/ha +0.6%
2010 7,278 kg/ha -0.4%
2011 7,248 kg/ha -0.4%
2012 7,194 kg/ha -0.7%
2013 7,262 kg/ha +0.9%
2014 7,269 kg/ha +0.1%
2015 7,226 kg/ha -0.6%
2016 7,263 kg/ha +0.5%
2017 7,289 kg/ha +0.4%
2018 7,294 kg/ha +0.1%
2019 7,321 kg/ha +0.4%
2020 7,329 kg/ha +0.1%
2021 7,314 kg/ha -0.2%
2022 7,311 kg/ha -0.0%
2023 7,309 kg/ha -0.0%
2024 7,304 kg/ha -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5,748 kg/ha 5,582 kg/ha 5,893 kg/ha 9
1970s 6,229 kg/ha 5,903 kg/ha 6,934 kg/ha 10
1980s 6,803 kg/ha 6,591 kg/ha 6,965 kg/ha 10
1990s 7,119 kg/ha 6,449 kg/ha 7,265 kg/ha 10
2000s 7,173 kg/ha 7,100 kg/ha 7,304 kg/ha 10
2010s 7,264 kg/ha 7,194 kg/ha 7,321 kg/ha 10
2020s 7,313 kg/ha 7,304 kg/ha 7,329 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 6 Palestine, State of 19,395 kg/ha compare
  2. 6 Micronesia 10,000 kg/ha compare
  3. 7 Côte d'Ivoire 16,289 kg/ha compare
  4. 7 Panama 19,006 kg/ha compare
  5. 7 Polynesia 8,172 kg/ha compare
  6. 8 Slovenia 17,778 kg/ha compare
  7. 9 China, Taiwan Province of 17,471 kg/ha compare
  8. 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,300 kg/ha compare
  9. 10 Jamaica 17,387 kg/ha compare
  10. 11 Singapore 17,037 kg/ha compare
  11. 11 Timor-Leste 3,301 kg/ha compare
  12. 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,004 kg/ha compare
  13. 12 Thailand 16,438 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 Middle Africa?
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Middle Africa was 7,304 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 Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 7,329 kg/ha in 2020.
What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 5,582 kg/ha in 1962.
How does Middle Africa rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
Middle Africa ranks 9th out of 13 groups with data for 2024.
Is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle Africa 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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