Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Americas
Americas: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number was 97.96 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Americas recorded 97.96 for roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Americas peaked at 100.2 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 55.5, in 1962.
That places Americas 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55.88 | — |
| 1962 | 55.5 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 58.25 | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 59.64 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 65.03 | +9.0% |
| 1966 | 65.51 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 68.52 | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 70.08 | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 73.27 | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 74.55 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 74.42 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 70.74 | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 68.08 | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 72.21 | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 70.59 | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 72.93 | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 74.04 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 75.74 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 73.82 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 68.79 | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 74.2 | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 74.67 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 68.74 | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 74.07 | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 77.95 | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 76.13 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 78.13 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 76.65 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 78.07 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 79.32 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 79.65 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 79.12 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 80.7 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 87.77 | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 89.18 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 85.85 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 87.73 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 88.8 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 91.47 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 93.07 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 89.78 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 93.39 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 94.6 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 96.34 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 94.04 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 97.41 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 98.75 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 94.24 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 94.51 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 94.81 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.74 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 98.54 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 97.56 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 100.2 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 99.84 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 99.96 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.9 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 95.15 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 94.49 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 94.78 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 95.43 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 92.96 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 95.48 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 97.96 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.52 | 55.5 | 73.27 | 9 |
| 1970s | 72.71 | 68.08 | 75.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.74 | 68.74 | 78.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.96 | 79.12 | 91.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.61 | 89.78 | 98.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.52 | 94.49 | 100.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.32 | 92.96 | 97.96 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More agriculture & rural data for Americas
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.6489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate -3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.5324 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 0.2691 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -0.4575 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Americas?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Americas was 97.96 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross production index number recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 100.2 in 2014.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross production index number recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5 in 1962.
- How does Americas rank for roots and tubers, total — gross production index number?
- Americas ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross production index number rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.