Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 96.79 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Middle 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 Middle Africa is 96.79, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Middle Africa peaked at 115.42 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 74.28, in 1997.
Middle Africa ranks 8th of 20 groups on this measure, 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 Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 111.03 | — |
| 1962 | 111.76 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 113.54 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 109.54 | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 110.32 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 107.39 | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 110.92 | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 110.76 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 108.38 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 110.94 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 107.54 | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 108.58 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 108.65 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 110.63 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 108.38 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 104.77 | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 101.57 | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 94.6 | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 95.23 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 95.83 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 94.84 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 97.35 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 95.53 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 95.65 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 96.76 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 96.58 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 95.56 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 95.13 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 94.56 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 97.99 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 92.32 | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 91.51 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 88.29 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 87.97 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 78.58 | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 76.98 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 74.28 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 76.59 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 75.78 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 75.84 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 76.13 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 76.04 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 75.69 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 76.96 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 79.19 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 77.66 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 78.62 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 76.81 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 82.76 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 114.44 | +38.3% |
| 2011 | 115.42 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 106.49 | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 114.25 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 100.72 | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 98.55 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 100.73 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 98.63 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 98.21 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.95 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 97.69 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 95.37 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 96.29 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 96.3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.79 | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Middle Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +38.3% | 82.76 | 114.44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 110.4 | 107.39 | 113.54 | 9 |
| 1970s | 105.09 | 94.6 | 110.94 | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.78 | 94.56 | 97.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.03 | 74.28 | 97.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.57 | 75.69 | 82.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.44 | 96.95 | 115.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.49 | 95.37 | 97.69 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Middle Africa?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Middle Africa was 96.79 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 115.42 in 2011.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.28 in 1997.
- How does Middle Africa rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Middle Africa ranks 8th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle 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.