Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa
Africa: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 106.99 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
106.99
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
8th
of 29 groups
All-time high
108.13
in 2018
All-time low
57.6
in 1984
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Africa is 106.99, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Africa peaked at 108.13 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 57.6, in 1984.
That places Africa 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65.24 | — |
| 1962 | 66.23 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 67.66 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 67.12 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 69.01 | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 68.6 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 71.31 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 71 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 73.92 | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 78.43 | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 70.8 | -9.7% |
| 1972 | 66.51 | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 66.63 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 66.9 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 70.21 | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 65.57 | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 63.37 | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 61.23 | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 59.77 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 58.68 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 58.63 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 59.78 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 57.75 | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 57.6 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 58.84 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 59.5 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 58.25 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 63.03 | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 64.46 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 68.22 | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 75.7 | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 76.58 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 76.6 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 75.31 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 75.7 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 76.32 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 76.33 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 77.74 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 80.35 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 80.51 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 81.34 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 81.39 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 83.33 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 85.83 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 88.02 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 90.11 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 84.66 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 87.23 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 83.18 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 95.39 | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 94.77 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.49 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.5 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 98.7 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 98.74 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 102.56 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 103.71 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 108.13 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 104.28 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 105.52 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 106.59 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 106.44 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 107.11 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 106.99 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.9 | 65.24 | 73.92 | 9 |
| 1970s | 66.94 | 59.77 | 78.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.65 | 57.6 | 64.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.89 | 68.22 | 80.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.56 | 80.51 | 90.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.73 | 94.49 | 108.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.53 | 105.52 | 107.11 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 5 Pakistan 200.98 compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 103.32 compare
- 6 Afghanistan 197.26 compare
- 7 South Sudan 174.06 compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 173.7 compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 96.36 compare
- 9 Guinea 173.45 compare
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 106.56 compare
- 10 Micronesia (Federated States of) 92.53 compare
- 10 Mozambique 160.45 compare
- 11 Denmark 156.7 compare
- 11 Micronesia 92.14 compare
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.5254 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Africa?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Africa was 106.99 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 108.13 in 2018.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.6 in 1984.
- How does Africa rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Africa ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.