Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Caribbean

Caribbean: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 509,376 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
509,376 ha
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
20th
of 29 groups
All-time high
600,240 ha
in 2010
All-time low
282,042 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Caribbean, 1961–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

Caribbean recorded 509,376 ha for roots and tubers, total — area harvested in 2024.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Caribbean peaked at 600,240 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 282,042 ha, in 1961.

That places Caribbean 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Caribbean, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 282,042 ha
1962 298,888 ha +6.0%
1963 319,328 ha +6.8%
1964 330,757 ha +3.6%
1965 340,623 ha +3.0%
1966 357,567 ha +5.0%
1967 351,242 ha -1.8%
1968 356,619 ha +1.5%
1969 361,856 ha +1.5%
1970 367,212 ha +1.5%
1971 383,438 ha +4.4%
1972 382,985 ha -0.1%
1973 390,121 ha +1.9%
1974 397,397 ha +1.9%
1975 409,850 ha +3.1%
1976 411,144 ha +0.3%
1977 425,097 ha +3.4%
1978 437,753 ha +3.0%
1979 418,659 ha -4.4%
1980 381,782 ha -8.8%
1981 376,285 ha -1.4%
1982 370,560 ha -1.5%
1983 388,083 ha +4.7%
1984 381,129 ha -1.8%
1985 409,933 ha +7.6%
1986 390,629 ha -4.7%
1987 395,832 ha +1.3%
1988 419,355 ha +5.9%
1989 427,544 ha +2.0%
1990 424,584 ha -0.7%
1991 436,794 ha +2.9%
1992 479,976 ha +9.9%
1993 466,974 ha -2.7%
1994 490,808 ha +5.1%
1995 475,331 ha -3.2%
1996 473,378 ha -0.4%
1997 459,836 ha -2.9%
1998 465,654 ha +1.3%
1999 426,920 ha -8.3%
2000 428,634 ha +0.4%
2001 442,091 ha +3.1%
2002 413,535 ha -6.5%
2003 459,846 ha +11.2%
2004 486,340 ha +5.8%
2005 525,399 ha +8.0%
2006 447,441 ha -14.8%
2007 499,309 ha +11.6%
2008 486,813 ha -2.5%
2009 551,411 ha +13.3%
2010 600,240 ha +8.9%
2011 532,475 ha -11.3%
2012 495,464 ha -7.0%
2013 525,195 ha +6.0%
2014 520,441 ha -0.9%
2015 568,259 ha +9.2%
2016 514,618 ha -9.4%
2017 515,227 ha +0.1%
2018 550,648 ha +6.9%
2019 508,407 ha -7.7%
2020 446,445 ha -12.2%
2021 447,819 ha +0.3%
2022 466,058 ha +4.1%
2023 496,092 ha +6.4%
2024 509,376 ha +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 333,214 ha 282,042 ha 361,856 ha 9
1970s 402,366 ha 367,212 ha 437,753 ha 10
1980s 394,113 ha 370,560 ha 427,544 ha 10
1990s 460,026 ha 424,584 ha 490,808 ha 10
2000s 474,082 ha 413,535 ha 551,411 ha 10
2010s 533,097 ha 495,464 ha 600,240 ha 10
2020s 473,158 ha 446,445 ha 509,376 ha 5

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 17 Cambodia 607,266 ha compare
  2. 17 Timor-Leste 16,385 ha compare
  3. 18 Madagascar 552,781 ha compare
  4. 19 Guinea 531,646 ha compare
  5. 20 Benin 520,628 ha compare
  6. 21 Peru 505,494 ha compare
  7. 22 Ethiopia PDR 501,700 ha compare
  8. 23 Bangladesh 484,932 ha compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Caribbean?
Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Caribbean was 509,376 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 600,240 ha in 2010.
What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 282,042 ha in 1961.
How does Caribbean rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
Caribbean ranks 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.