Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number was 128.99 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 128.99 for roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Eastern Africa peaked at 128.99 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.74, in 1961.
That places Eastern Africa 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.74 | — |
| 1962 | 21.63 | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 21.69 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 21.44 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 22.31 | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 22 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 23.59 | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 23.8 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 24.94 | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 28.52 | +14.4% |
| 1971 | 28.1 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 28.44 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 29.46 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 32.06 | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 36.61 | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 37.15 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 37.84 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 38.04 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 37.79 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 37.73 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 41.31 | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 44.36 | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 47.03 | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 44.11 | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 47.65 | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 48.67 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 46.59 | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 47.03 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 49 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 52.4 | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 50.02 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 47.68 | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 44.83 | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 43.33 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 43.2 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 45.45 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 48.62 | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 51.75 | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 58.89 | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 64.28 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 70.18 | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 63.08 | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 65.06 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 70.21 | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 73.9 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 78.25 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 78.44 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 72.36 | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 80.73 | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 88.21 | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 91.75 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 96.96 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 101.59 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 95.98 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 102.52 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 101.5 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 109.43 | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 122.65 | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 121.89 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 124.79 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 128.41 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 124.11 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 128.97 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 128.99 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.46 | 20.74 | 24.94 | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.4 | 28.1 | 38.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.35 | 37.73 | 49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.62 | 43.2 | 58.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.65 | 63.08 | 80.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.25 | 88.21 | 122.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 127.05 | 124.11 | 128.99 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 129.81 compare
- 5 Turkmenistan 245.43 compare
- 6 Pakistan 232.21 compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 124.8 compare
- 7 Guinea 217.22 compare
- 8 Mozambique 209.52 compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 112.65 compare
- 9 Zambia 198.87 compare
- 10 Vanuatu 192.11 compare
- 10 Melanesia 109.47 compare
- 11 Dominican Republic 190.2 compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Africa
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.0923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 10.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 9.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 5.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -5.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Eastern Africa?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Eastern Africa was 128.99 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 128.99 in 2024.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross production index number recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.74 in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for roots and tubers, total — gross production index number?
- Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross production index number rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern 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 Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.