Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Melanesia
Melanesia: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 91.71 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Melanesia, 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 Melanesia stood at 91.71. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia peaked at 172.89 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 91.71, in 2024.
That places Melanesia 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 172.84 | — |
| 1962 | 172.89 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 170.33 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 170.7 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 170.62 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 170.75 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 166.89 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 166.57 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 166.02 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 164.84 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 161.01 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 158.36 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 154.44 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 157.65 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 156.67 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 154.26 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 153.73 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 151.38 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 148.73 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 149.06 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 148.52 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 147.62 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 150.59 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 149.55 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 148.63 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 144.18 | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 142.27 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 143.47 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 136.07 | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 135.11 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 130.51 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 126.8 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 123.09 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 116.96 | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 113.14 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 110.16 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 109.23 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 109.61 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 109.5 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 110.8 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 110.33 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 112.43 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 111.23 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 112.33 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 112.56 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 110.12 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 109.16 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 109.74 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 107.45 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 104.72 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 106.22 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 101.17 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 104.5 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 102.16 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 100.53 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 97.31 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 96.78 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.34 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 95.6 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 94.34 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 93.27 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 93.89 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 92.97 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 91.71 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 169.73 | 166.02 | 172.89 | 9 |
| 1970s | 156.11 | 148.73 | 164.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 146 | 136.07 | 150.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 118.41 | 109.23 | 135.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.62 | 107.45 | 112.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.53 | 95.6 | 106.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.24 | 91.71 | 94.34 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 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
- 12 Vanuatu 155.94 compare
- 13 Viet Nam 88.19 compare
- 13 Zambia 154.28 compare
- 14 Bahrain 151.89 compare
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 85.47 compare
- 15 Burkina Faso 147.77 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Melanesia
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.484 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -12.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 11.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 10.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 0.5158 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate -0.6857 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia was 91.71 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 172.89 in 1962.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.71 in 2024.
- How does Melanesia rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Melanesia ranks 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia 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.