Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Americas
Americas: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 91.74 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
91.74
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
22nd
of 29 groups
All-time high
142.45
in 1969
All-time low
88.23
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Americas stood at 91.74.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Americas peaked at 142.45 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 88.23, in 2022.
Americas ranks 22nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 128.47 | — |
| 1962 | 124.71 | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 128 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 128.2 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 136.82 | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 135.03 | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 138.44 | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 138.86 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 142.45 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 142.16 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 139.19 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 129.85 | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 122.75 | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 127.91 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 122.87 | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 124.77 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 124.5 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 125.2 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 119.94 | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 109.87 | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 116.51 | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 115.28 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 104.35 | -9.5% |
| 1984 | 110.6 | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 114.52 | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 110.07 | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 111.21 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 107.42 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 107.74 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 107.73 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 106.46 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 104.12 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 104.59 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 112.09 | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 112.28 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 106.6 | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 107.48 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 107.34 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 109.12 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 109.63 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 104.45 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 107.34 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 107.46 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 108.19 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 104.42 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 106.96 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 107.23 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 101.2 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 100.41 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 99.67 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 101.69 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 101.48 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.46 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 101.15 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 99.83 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 99.01 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 95.11 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 92.58 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 91.18 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 90.86 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 91.07 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 88.23 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 90.01 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 91.74 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133.44 | 124.71 | 142.45 | 9 |
| 1970s | 127.91 | 119.94 | 142.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 110.76 | 104.35 | 116.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 107.78 | 104.12 | 112.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.73 | 100.41 | 109.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.12 | 91.18 | 101.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.38 | 88.23 | 91.74 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 19 Guyana 134.45 compare
- 19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 52.3 compare
- 20 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 50.62 compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 132.49 compare
- 21 Mongolia 131.66 compare
- 22 Chad 131.42 compare
- 23 Panama 130.12 compare
- 24 Puerto Rico 125.49 compare
- 25 Jamaica 125.09 compare
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.6804 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.5324 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -0.4575 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 0.2691 % 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 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Americas?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Americas was 91.74 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 Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 142.45 in 1969.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.23 in 2022.
- How does Americas rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Americas ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas 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.