Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 113.79 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand, 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 Australia and New Zealand is 113.79, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 142.73 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 87.65, in 1974.
That places Australia and New Zealand 41st out of 181 countries 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 Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 91.2 | — |
| 1962 | 99.19 | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 114.54 | +15.5% |
| 1964 | 100.8 | -12.0% |
| 1965 | 98.18 | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 110.12 | +12.2% |
| 1967 | 102.76 | -6.7% |
| 1968 | 109.43 | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 126.38 | +15.5% |
| 1970 | 117.12 | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 109.98 | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 111.98 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 102.75 | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 87.65 | -14.7% |
| 1975 | 97.25 | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 93.88 | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 98.28 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 99.09 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 96.52 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 103.05 | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 101.6 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 107.48 | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 102.26 | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 118.89 | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 112.99 | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 108.93 | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 112.96 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 115.98 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 111.85 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 119.92 | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 115.02 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 119.56 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 124.21 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 128.36 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 126.63 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 137.73 | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 133.91 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 142.73 | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 138.42 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 127.92 | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 134 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 134.77 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 127.32 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 130.54 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 127.38 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 123.14 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 117.39 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 129.3 | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 114.84 | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 118.67 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 108.13 | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 118.87 | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 113.01 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 101.87 | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 100.07 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 98.06 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 95.1 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 99.91 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 101.87 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 94.58 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 115.16 | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 106.88 | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 105.97 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 113.79 | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 105.84 | 91.2 | 126.38 | 9 |
| 1970s | 101.45 | 87.65 | 117.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 109.6 | 101.6 | 118.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 128.65 | 115.02 | 142.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 126.66 | 114.84 | 134.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.56 | 95.1 | 118.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.28 | 94.58 | 115.16 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Australia and New Zealand?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Australia and New Zealand was 113.79 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 Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 142.73 in 1998.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.65 in 1974.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 41st out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.