Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Northern America
Northern America: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number was 98.37 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Northern America stood at 98.37.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Northern America peaked at 105.39 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50.45, in 1964.
That places Northern America 22nd 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 58.89 | — |
| 1962 | 54.95 | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 55.49 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 50.45 | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 58.96 | +16.9% |
| 1966 | 62.91 | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 61.3 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 60.57 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 63.39 | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 66.01 | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 63.06 | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 58.55 | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 59.86 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 68.85 | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 64.21 | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 70.8 | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 70.88 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 72.85 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 69.75 | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 61.91 | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 68.97 | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 72.2 | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 67.38 | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 73.14 | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 81.62 | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 72.9 | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 78.44 | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 71.66 | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 74.65 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 80.62 | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 82.42 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 86.73 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 86.34 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 94.59 | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 91 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 101.11 | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 96.03 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 97.93 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 98.09 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 105.39 | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 91.43 | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 96.44 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 99.02 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 98.48 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 90.05 | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 95.43 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 95.99 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 89.93 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 92.57 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 91.64 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 95.37 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 102.92 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 97.92 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 99.52 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 100.42 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 100.06 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 101.01 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 98.94 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 95.83 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 94.54 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 96.5 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 94.86 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 101.58 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 98.37 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.55 | 50.45 | 63.39 | 9 |
| 1970s | 66.48 | 58.55 | 72.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.29 | 61.91 | 81.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.49 | 80.62 | 101.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.47 | 89.93 | 105.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.36 | 91.64 | 102.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.17 | 94.54 | 101.58 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Northern America?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Northern America was 98.37 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 105.39 in 2000.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross production index number recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.45 in 1964.
- How does Northern America rank for roots and tubers, total — gross production index number?
- Northern America ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross production index number rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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.