Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Melanesia
Melanesia: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number was 109.47 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Melanesia is 109.47, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Melanesia peaked at 109.47 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.91, in 1961.
That places Melanesia 10th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43.91 | — |
| 1962 | 45.02 | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 45.44 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 46.63 | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 47.71 | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 48.89 | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 48.91 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 49.94 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 50.96 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 51.81 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 51.84 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 52.21 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 52.11 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 54.42 | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 55.31 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 55.69 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 56.75 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 57.15 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 57.4 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 58.78 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 59.85 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 60.8 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 63.41 | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 64.39 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 65.45 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 64.91 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 65.42 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 67.35 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 65.24 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 66.34 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 65.9 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 66.01 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 66.1 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 64.78 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 64.63 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 64.9 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 66.39 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 68.73 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 70.8 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 73.84 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 75.74 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 79.49 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 80.96 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 84.14 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 86.73 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 87.25 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 88.91 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 91.84 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 92.35 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 92.47 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.33 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 94.12 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 99.68 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 99.84 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 100.58 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 99.58 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 101.24 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 102.95 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 104.26 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 104.88 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 105.63 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 108.25 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 109.07 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 109.47 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.49 | 43.91 | 50.96 | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.47 | 51.81 | 57.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.56 | 58.78 | 67.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.46 | 64.63 | 70.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.12 | 73.84 | 92.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1 | 92.47 | 104.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.46 | 104.88 | 109.47 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 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
- 11 Dominican Republic 190.2 compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 12 Micronesia (Federated States of) 96.31 compare
- 12 South Sudan 188.86 compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 184.89 compare
- 13 Micronesia 95.97 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Melanesia
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -12.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -0.008 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.0124 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 10.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Melanesia?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Melanesia was 109.47 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 109.47 in 2024.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross production index number recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.91 in 1961.
- How does Melanesia rank for roots and tubers, total — gross production index number?
- Melanesia ranks 10th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross production index number rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.