Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe: Roots and Tubers, Total — Production was 50.97 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
50.97 million t
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
13th
of 29 groups
All-time high
169.55 million t
in 1973
All-time low
50.97 million t
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Eastern Europe, 1961–2024

50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M150.0M175.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Eastern Europe recorded 50.97 million t for roots and tubers, total — production in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — production in Eastern Europe peaked at 169.55 million t in 1973 and was at its lowest, 50.97 million t, in 2024.

Eastern Europe ranks 13th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Eastern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Eastern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 140.00 million t
1962 117.61 million t -16.0%
1963 128.62 million t +9.4%
1964 154.25 million t +19.9%
1965 139.26 million t -9.7%
1966 146.18 million t +5.0%
1967 155.05 million t +6.1%
1968 164.73 million t +6.2%
1969 146.43 million t -11.1%
1970 156.13 million t +6.6%
1971 143.06 million t -8.4%
1972 137.69 million t -3.8%
1973 169.55 million t +23.1%
1974 140.25 million t -17.3%
1975 143.36 million t +2.2%
1976 145.81 million t +1.7%
1977 134.80 million t -7.5%
1978 143.51 million t +6.5%
1979 150.75 million t +5.0%
1980 101.75 million t -32.5%
1981 124.91 million t +22.8%
1982 120.68 million t -3.4%
1983 128.43 million t +6.4%
1984 135.29 million t +5.3%
1985 121.46 million t -10.2%
1986 136.68 million t +12.5%
1987 120.77 million t -11.6%
1988 106.46 million t -11.9%
1989 116.07 million t +9.0%
1990 107.30 million t -7.6%
1991 100.09 million t -6.7%
1992 98.30 million t -1.8%
1993 115.68 million t +17.7%
1994 87.72 million t -24.2%
1995 95.97 million t +9.4%
1996 102.31 million t +6.6%
1997 86.71 million t -15.2%
1998 85.13 million t -1.8%
1999 75.98 million t -10.7%
2000 89.21 million t +17.4%
2001 81.33 million t -8.8%
2002 73.65 million t -9.4%
2003 76.55 million t +3.9%
2004 79.68 million t +4.1%
2005 72.62 million t -8.9%
2006 71.34 million t -1.8%
2007 72.71 million t +1.9%
2008 73.57 million t +1.2%
2009 73.65 million t +0.1%
2010 61.17 million t -16.9%
2011 79.72 million t +30.3%
2012 72.96 million t -8.5%
2013 70.56 million t -3.3%
2014 73.81 million t +4.6%
2015 70.03 million t -5.1%
2016 62.32 million t -11.0%
2017 62.88 million t +0.9%
2018 61.10 million t -2.8%
2019 57.33 million t -6.2%
2020 55.11 million t -3.9%
2021 53.01 million t -3.8%
2022 52.35 million t -1.2%
2023 52.61 million t +0.5%
2024 50.97 million t -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 143.57 million t 117.61 million t 164.73 million t 9
1970s 146.49 million t 134.80 million t 169.55 million t 10
1980s 121.25 million t 101.75 million t 136.68 million t 10
1990s 95.52 million t 75.98 million t 115.68 million t 10
2000s 76.43 million t 71.34 million t 89.21 million t 10
2010s 67.19 million t 57.33 million t 79.72 million t 10
2020s 52.81 million t 50.97 million t 55.11 million t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Europe

  1. 10 Indonesia 18.76 million t compare
  2. 11 Russian Federation 18.45 million t compare
  3. 12 Malawi 15.72 million t compare
  4. 13 Angola 14.58 million t compare
  5. 14 Cambodia 14.34 million t compare
  6. 15 Germany 12.70 million t compare
  7. 16 Bangladesh 10.90 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is roots and tubers, total — production in Eastern Europe?
Roots and tubers, total — production in Eastern Europe was 50.97 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest roots and tubers, total — production recorded in Eastern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 169.55 million t in 1973.
What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — production recorded in Eastern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 50.97 million t in 2024.
How does Eastern Europe rank for roots and tubers, total — production?
Eastern Europe ranks 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is roots and tubers, total — production rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,982 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.