Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested by country

Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...

Countries reporting
191
Highest
21.97 million ha
Nigeria
Lowest
1 ha
Singapore
Median
23,580 ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,936

What the numbers show

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 21.97 million ha in Nigeria; the lowest is 1 ha in Singapore.

The median across all reporting countries is 23,580 ha, and the mean is 382,554 ha.

Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 96 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 1,533.3%), and the largest decrease in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (down 77.5%).

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 21.97 million ha 2024 up 47.5% volatile
2 China 7.30 million ha 2024 down 8.2% falling
3 China, mainland 7.28 million ha 2024 down 8.2% falling
4 USSR 6.01 million ha 1991 down 12.1% falling
5 India 2.65 million ha 2024 up 12.1% rising
6 Ghana 1.94 million ha 2024 up 21.9% rising
7 Thailand 1.45 million ha 2024 up 5.3% rising
8 Brazil 1.45 million ha 2024 down 17.9% falling
9 Angola 1.35 million ha 2024 up 31.4% volatile
10 Ukraine 1.21 million ha 2024 down 10.1% falling
11 Uganda 1.12 million ha 2024 down 17.1% rising
12 Mozambique 1.07 million ha 2024 up 11.6% rising
13 Russian Federation 1.05 million ha 2024 down 50.1% falling
14 Cameroon 931,286 ha 2024 up 37.7% rising
15 Indonesia 753,012 ha 2024 down 42.4% falling
16 Malawi 636,964 ha 2024 up 29.4% volatile
17 Cambodia 607,266 ha 2024 up 15.8% volatile
18 Madagascar 552,781 ha 2024 down 8.0% rising
19 Guinea 531,646 ha 2024 up 116.2% volatile
20 Benin 520,628 ha 2024 down 0.3% rising
21 Peru 505,494 ha 2024 up 6.2% rising
22 Ethiopia PDR 501,700 ha 1992 up 24.0% rising
23 Bangladesh 484,932 ha 2024 down 0.5% volatile
24 Burundi 472,373 ha 2024 up 14.3% rising
25 Ethiopia 451,283 ha 2024 up 51.1% volatile
26 Togo 451,174 ha 2024 up 15.1% volatile
27 Rwanda 413,002 ha 2024 up 33.6% rising
28 Kenya 380,110 ha 2024 up 55.8% rising
29 Pakistan 352,045 ha 2024 up 102.2% volatile
30 Philippines 347,129 ha 2024 up 3.1% rising
31 Sierra Leone 314,286 ha 2024 down 17.5% volatile
32 Zambia 298,746 ha 2024 up 206.8% volatile
33 Egypt 284,933 ha 2024 up 52.7% volatile
34 Yugoslav SFR 284,512 ha 1991 down 2.2% falling
35 Germany 282,200 ha 2024 up 15.3% volatile
36 Colombia 258,804 ha 2024 down 26.0% rising
37 Papua New Guinea 241,835 ha 2024 up 6.9% rising
38 Nepal 241,044 ha 2024 up 2.2% volatile
39 Central African Republic 231,894 ha 2024 up 18.7% falling
40 Haiti 230,423 ha 2024 down 26.5% rising
41 France 217,680 ha 2024 up 23.3% volatile
42 Poland 196,150 ha 2024 down 29.2% volatile
43 Cuba 177,009 ha 2024 up 26.6% rising
44 Congo 176,171 ha 2024 up 3.5% rising
45 Paraguay 171,312 ha 2024 down 7.6% rising
46 Sudan 168,189 ha 2024 up 45.8% rising
47 Czechoslovakia 161,787 ha 1992 down 18.5% falling
48 Canada 156,309 ha 2024 up 14.6% volatile
49 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 152,670 ha 2024 down 1.8% rising
50 Belarus 141,000 ha 2024 down 48.5% falling
51 Algeria 135,414 ha 2024 down 13.3% rising
52 Uzbekistan 124,721 ha 2024 up 55.3% rising
53 Japan 120,384 ha 2024 down 14.2% volatile
54 Kazakhstan 120,225 ha 2024 up 54.1% falling
55 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 118,407 ha 2024 down 16.0% falling
56 South Sudan 117,807 ha 2024 up 11.8% rising
57 Senegal 113,238 ha 2024 up 360.3% volatile
58 Gabon 111,943 ha 2024 down 0.1% rising
59 Zimbabwe 105,552 ha 2024 up 19.2% volatile
60 Chad 105,397 ha 2024 up 95.4% rising
61 Belgium 100,470 ha 2024 up 23.9% rising
62 South Africa 96,414 ha 2024 up 13.4% rising
63 Sudan (former) 95,574 ha 2011 up 12.1% falling
64 Serbia and Montenegro 95,347 ha 2005 down 17.1% falling
65 Liberia 88,648 ha 2024 up 6.9% rising
66 Argentina 87,969 ha 2024 down 15.7% falling
67 Mexico 76,912 ha 2024 up 5.9% rising
68 Romania 75,940 ha 2024 down 62.5% falling
69 Dominican Republic 74,712 ha 2024 up 87.6% falling
70 Niger 69,389 ha 2024 up 424.1% volatile
71 Morocco 67,436 ha 2024 up 4.8% rising
72 Belgium-Luxembourg 66,612 ha 1999 up 38.8% flat
73 Afghanistan 66,587 ha 2024 up 166.3% volatile
74 Kyrgyzstan 66,402 ha 2024 down 15.8% rising
75 Mali 65,829 ha 2024 up 60.2% volatile
76 Denmark 65,400 ha 2024 up 62.7% rising
77 Tajikistan 63,315 ha 2024 up 78.1% rising
78 Spain 61,390 ha 2024 down 21.0% volatile
79 Myanmar 54,230 ha 2024 down 32.6% volatile
80 Turkmenistan 53,855 ha 2024 up 154.2% volatile
81 Australia and New Zealand 51,223 ha 2024 up 22.3% falling
82 Equatorial Guinea 49,925 ha 2024 up 6.3% rising
83 Italy 49,090 ha 2024 down 6.8% volatile
84 Azerbaijan 45,450 ha 2024 down 26.3% rising
85 Namibia 45,153 ha 2024 up 7.5% rising
86 Republic of Korea 43,403 ha 2024 up 3.4% volatile
87 Australia 39,653 ha 2024 up 26.3% falling
88 Ecuador 38,047 ha 2024 down 40.4% falling
89 Chile 37,519 ha 2024 down 25.4% falling
90 Burkina Faso 34,261 ha 2024 up 60.7% rising
91 Sri Lanka 33,117 ha 2024 down 4.6% volatile
92 Nicaragua 28,539 ha 2023 down 46.5% volatile
93 Tunisia 26,275 ha 2024 up 8.2% rising
94 Guinea-Bissau 26,138 ha 2024 up 45.2% rising
95 Guatemala 23,892 ha 2024 down 4.8% rising
96 Sweden 23,580 ha 2024 down 0.9% falling
97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22,839 ha 2024 down 33.2% falling
98 Serbia 22,762 ha 2024 down 56.2% falling
99 Czechia 22,750 ha 2024 down 5.2% volatile
100 Lebanon 22,450 ha 2024 up 25.0% rising
101 Austria 21,900 ha 2024 up 2.4% volatile
102 Mongolia 19,614 ha 2024 up 48.5% volatile
103 Comoros 19,570 ha 2024 up 6.7% rising
104 Saudi Arabia 18,843 ha 2024 up 10.4% volatile
105 Libya 18,676 ha 2024 up 32.2% rising
106 Yemen 17,705 ha 2024 down 14.2% rising
107 Finland 17,700 ha 2024 down 19.5% falling
108 Jamaica 17,583 ha 2024 up 26.4% flat
109 Armenia 17,487 ha 2024 down 41.8% falling
110 Portugal 16,460 ha 2024 down 42.9% volatile
111 Costa Rica 15,820 ha 2024 down 25.1% volatile
112 Eritrea 15,283 ha 2024 down 17.3% falling
113 Solomon Islands 15,134 ha 2024 up 5.0% rising
114 Eswatini 14,763 ha 2024 up 9.2% rising
115 Israel 14,720 ha 2024 down 26.5% volatile
116 Lithuania 14,670 ha 2024 down 46.3% volatile
117 China, Taiwan Province of 14,198 ha 2024 down 9.4% volatile
118 Georgia 14,000 ha 2024 down 22.7% falling
119 Fiji 13,279 ha 2024 down 23.0% rising
120 North Macedonia 12,094 ha 2024 down 9.5% falling
121 Norway 11,887 ha 2024 down 3.7% volatile
122 New Zealand 11,571 ha 2024 up 10.5% rising
123 Uruguay 11,316 ha 2024 down 6.8% falling
124 Somalia 11,220 ha 2024 up 8.1% volatile
125 Honduras 11,065 ha 2024 up 29.3% rising
126 Switzerland 10,685 ha 2024 down 5.8% volatile
127 Greece 10,540 ha 2024 down 59.7% falling
128 Albania 10,368 ha 2024 up 8.0% falling
129 Ireland 9,300 ha 2024 down 2.1% volatile
130 Botswana 9,078 ha 2024 up 6.7% rising
131 Iraq 8,485 ha 2024 down 67.0% volatile
132 Hungary 7,950 ha 2024 down 62.1% volatile
133 Panama 7,689 ha 2024 up 20.6% flat
134 Croatia 7,450 ha 2024 down 27.7% volatile
135 Lesotho 7,421 ha 2024 down 3.5% volatile
136 Latvia 7,100 ha 2024 down 73.5% volatile
137 French Guiana 6,907 ha 2006 up 181.9% volatile
138 Bulgaria 6,770 ha 2024 down 33.6% falling
139 El Salvador 6,511 ha 2024 down 9.7% volatile
140 Malaysia 6,109 ha 2024 down 4.8% volatile
141 Slovakia 6,030 ha 2024 down 33.8% volatile
142 Vanuatu 5,711 ha 2024 down 10.0% volatile
143 Bhutan 5,510 ha 2024 down 30.4% rising
144 Guyana 5,082 ha 2024 up 34.7% flat
145 Dominica 4,733 ha 2024 up 4.3% rising
146 Jordan 4,043 ha 2024 down 36.7% volatile
147 Samoa 3,825 ha 2024 down 46.0% rising
148 Mauritania 3,823 ha 2024 up 3.6% rising
149 Cyprus 3,700 ha 2024 down 25.9% falling
150 New Caledonia 3,414 ha 2024 up 21.3% falling
151 Estonia 2,920 ha 2024 down 54.4% volatile
152 Slovenia 2,860 ha 2024 down 34.4% volatile
153 Gambia 2,763 ha 2024 down 13.5% rising
153 Sao Tome and Principe 2,763 ha 2024 up 4.5% rising
155 Palestine, State of 2,350 ha 2022 up 128.6% flat
156 Tonga 2,225 ha 2024 up 1.1% volatile
157 Montenegro 1,913 ha 2024 up 16.3% volatile
158 Mauritius 1,203 ha 2024 up 23.8% rising
159 Guadeloupe 1,148 ha 2006 down 17.1% falling
160 Saint Lucia 1,143 ha 2024 down 9.9% falling
161 Puerto Rico 897 ha 2024 up 47.8% volatile
162 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 799 ha 2024 down 77.5% volatile
163 Trinidad and Tobago 796 ha 2024 down 47.5% falling
164 Martinique 649 ha 2006 down 58.0% falling
165 Niue 620 ha 2024 down 0.2% rising
166 Luxembourg 590 ha 2024 down 2.8% falling
167 Bahamas 570 ha 2024 up 6.5% volatile
168 Réunion 528 ha 2006 down 29.3% falling
169 Brunei Darussalam 524 ha 2024 down 24.7% falling
170 Malta 510 ha 2024 down 27.1% volatile
171 Oman 457 ha 2024 up 128.5% volatile
172 Kuwait 424 ha 2024 down 62.9% volatile
173 Iceland 413 ha 2024 down 31.2% falling
174 Suriname 366 ha 2024 down 21.1% falling
175 Kiribati 361 ha 2024 up 0.8% falling
176 French Polynesia 349 ha 2024 down 25.7% falling
177 Belize 285 ha 2024 up 44.7% rising
178 Grenada 234 ha 2024 down 75.4% falling
179 Saint Kitts and Nevis 232 ha 2024 up 2.2% falling
180 Barbados 147 ha 2024 down 4.5% volatile
181 Faroe Islands 100 ha 2024 down 13.8% flat
182 Antigua and Barbuda 98 ha 2024 down 17.6% rising
183 Qatar 49 ha 2024 up 1,533.3% volatile
184 United Arab Emirates 47 ha 2024 down 25.4% volatile
185 Tuvalu 21 ha 2024 unchanged rising
186 Seychelles 20 ha 2024 up 11.1% volatile
187 Cook Islands 16 ha 2024 down 50.0% volatile
188 Maldives 9 ha 2024 down 62.5% volatile
189 China, Hong Kong SAR 5 ha 2024 unchanged volatile
190 Bahrain 2 ha 2024 unchanged volatile
191 Singapore 1 ha 2024 unchanged volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,936 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.