Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita was 0.0143 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in Kiribati, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.0143 t per person for roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.155 t per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0143 t per person, in 2024.
Kiribati ranks 140th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.12 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1171 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1142 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1085 t per person | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1048 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1093 t per person | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1182 t per person | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1306 t per person | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1313 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1313 t per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1398 t per person | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1397 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.143 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.147 t per person | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1541 t per person | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.155 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1543 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1537 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1512 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1374 t per person | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1336 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1426 t per person | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1403 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.138 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1323 t per person | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1264 t per person | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1205 t per person | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0994 t per person | -17.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0916 t per person | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1074 t per person | +17.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0187 t per person | -82.6% |
| 1992 | 0.018 t per person | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0184 t per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0187 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.019 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0194 t per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0189 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0187 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0184 t per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0186 t per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0188 t per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0195 t per person | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0202 t per person | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0208 t per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0209 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0215 t per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0216 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0216 t per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0205 t per person | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0188 t per person | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0178 t per person | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.016 t per person | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0176 t per person | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.018 t per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0173 t per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0167 t per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0161 t per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0157 t per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0153 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0149 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0151 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0148 t per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0145 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0143 t per person | -1.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.0143 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1009 t per person, 14% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.0143 t per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0687 t per person, 21% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in Kiribati 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -82.6% | 0.1074 t per person | 0.0187 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1171 t per person | 0.1048 t per person | 0.1313 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1469 t per person | 0.1313 t per person | 0.155 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1262 t per person | 0.0916 t per person | 0.1426 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0276 t per person | 0.018 t per person | 0.1074 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0204 t per person | 0.0186 t per person | 0.0216 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0169 t per person | 0.0153 t per person | 0.0188 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0147 t per person | 0.0143 t per person | 0.0151 t per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Kiribati
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 590.95 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in Kiribati?
- Roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in Kiribati was 0.0143 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — production, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.155 t per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — production, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0143 t per person in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for roots and tubers, total — production, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 140th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — production, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.