Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in World
World: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0088 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in World, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in World stood at 0.0088 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in World peaked at 0.0155 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0076 ha per person, in 2009.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0155 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0155 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0148 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0147 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0141 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.014 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0136 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0133 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0131 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0131 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0126 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0125 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0124 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0122 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0118 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0113 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0113 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0113 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0108 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0103 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0102 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.01 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0097 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0096 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0092 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.009 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0089 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0089 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0089 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0087 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0089 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.009 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0088 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0086 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0086 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0085 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0083 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0083 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0085 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0085 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0083 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0081 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0081 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0081 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.008 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0077 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0077 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0076 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0076 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0078 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0081 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0084 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0085 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0084 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0085 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0083 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0082 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0082 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0085 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0086 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0088 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0087 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0088 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0088 ha per person | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0143 ha per person | 0.0131 ha per person | 0.0155 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0119 ha per person | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.0131 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0095 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person | 0.0103 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0079 ha per person | 0.0076 ha per person | 0.0085 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.0078 ha per person | 0.0085 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0087 ha per person | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.0088 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in World?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in World was 0.0088 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0155 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 ha per person in 2009.
- How does World rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.