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

World: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 14,221 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14,221 kg/ha
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
10th
of 25 groups
All-time high
14,221 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
4,584 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

World recorded 14,221 kg/ha for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in World peaked at 14,221 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,584 kg/ha, in 1961.

World ranks 10th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 World, year by year

Annual values for Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Yield in World, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 4,584 kg/ha
1962 4,627 kg/ha +0.9%
1963 4,663 kg/ha +0.8%
1964 4,718 kg/ha +1.2%
1965 4,673 kg/ha -0.9%
1966 4,652 kg/ha -0.5%
1967 4,649 kg/ha -0.1%
1968 4,633 kg/ha -0.3%
1969 4,628 kg/ha -0.1%
1970 4,679 kg/ha +1.1%
1971 4,654 kg/ha -0.5%
1972 4,712 kg/ha +1.3%
1973 4,804 kg/ha +2.0%
1974 4,914 kg/ha +2.3%
1975 5,066 kg/ha +3.1%
1976 5,342 kg/ha +5.5%
1977 5,633 kg/ha +5.5%
1978 6,111 kg/ha +8.5%
1979 6,102 kg/ha -0.2%
1980 6,269 kg/ha +2.8%
1981 6,472 kg/ha +3.2%
1982 6,554 kg/ha +1.3%
1983 6,820 kg/ha +4.1%
1984 6,520 kg/ha -4.4%
1985 6,546 kg/ha +0.4%
1986 6,655 kg/ha +1.7%
1987 6,815 kg/ha +2.4%
1988 6,968 kg/ha +2.2%
1989 6,854 kg/ha -1.6%
1990 7,030 kg/ha +2.6%
1991 6,884 kg/ha -2.1%
1992 6,911 kg/ha +0.4%
1993 6,393 kg/ha -7.5%
1994 6,623 kg/ha +3.6%
1995 6,867 kg/ha +3.7%
1996 7,053 kg/ha +2.7%
1997 6,935 kg/ha -1.7%
1998 6,927 kg/ha -0.1%
1999 6,928 kg/ha +0.0%
2000 6,939 kg/ha +0.2%
2001 7,027 kg/ha +1.3%
2002 6,997 kg/ha -0.4%
2003 7,251 kg/ha +3.6%
2004 7,280 kg/ha +0.4%
2005 7,232 kg/ha -0.7%
2006 7,419 kg/ha +2.6%
2007 7,459 kg/ha +0.5%
2008 7,503 kg/ha +0.6%
2009 7,690 kg/ha +2.5%
2010 8,207 kg/ha +6.7%
2011 8,702 kg/ha +6.0%
2012 9,282 kg/ha +6.7%
2013 9,368 kg/ha +0.9%
2014 9,726 kg/ha +3.8%
2015 10,774 kg/ha +10.8%
2016 10,917 kg/ha +1.3%
2017 10,785 kg/ha -1.2%
2018 11,999 kg/ha +11.3%
2019 12,236 kg/ha +2.0%
2020 12,543 kg/ha +2.5%
2021 12,676 kg/ha +1.1%
2022 13,188 kg/ha +4.0%
2023 13,871 kg/ha +5.2%
2024 14,221 kg/ha +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4,647 kg/ha 4,584 kg/ha 4,718 kg/ha 9
1970s 5,202 kg/ha 4,654 kg/ha 6,111 kg/ha 10
1980s 6,647 kg/ha 6,269 kg/ha 6,968 kg/ha 10
1990s 6,855 kg/ha 6,393 kg/ha 7,053 kg/ha 10
2000s 7,280 kg/ha 6,939 kg/ha 7,690 kg/ha 10
2010s 10,200 kg/ha 8,207 kg/ha 12,236 kg/ha 10
2020s 13,300 kg/ha 12,543 kg/ha 14,221 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 7 Côte d'Ivoire 16,289 kg/ha compare
  2. 7 Panama 19,006 kg/ha compare
  3. 7 Polynesia 8,172 kg/ha compare
  4. 8 Slovenia 17,778 kg/ha compare
  5. 9 China, Taiwan Province of 17,471 kg/ha compare
  6. 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,300 kg/ha compare
  7. 10 Jamaica 17,387 kg/ha compare
  8. 11 Singapore 17,037 kg/ha compare
  9. 11 Timor-Leste 3,301 kg/ha compare
  10. 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,004 kg/ha compare
  11. 12 Thailand 16,438 kg/ha compare
  12. 13 Spain 16,200 kg/ha compare
  13. 13 United Republic of Tanzania 2,236 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 World?
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in World was 14,221 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 14,221 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 4,584 kg/ha in 1961.
How does World rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
World ranks 10th 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 World?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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