Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Roots and Tubers, Total — Production was 17.28 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
17.28 million t
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
19th
of 29 groups
All-time high
17.37 million t
in 2023
All-time low
1.23 million t
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Northern Africa, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — production in Northern Africa is 17.28 million t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — production in Northern Africa peaked at 17.37 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.23 million t, in 1967.

That places Northern Africa 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Northern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 1.31 million t
1962 1.34 million t +2.3%
1963 1.39 million t +4.0%
1964 1.31 million t -5.7%
1965 1.52 million t +15.6%
1966 1.35 million t -10.8%
1967 1.23 million t -9.3%
1968 1.41 million t +15.3%
1969 1.52 million t +7.6%
1970 1.58 million t +3.9%
1971 1.52 million t -3.8%
1972 1.72 million t +13.3%
1973 1.93 million t +11.9%
1974 1.93 million t +0.2%
1975 2.13 million t +10.4%
1976 2.17 million t +1.8%
1977 2.38 million t +9.7%
1978 2.34 million t -1.7%
1979 2.81 million t +20.0%
1980 3.04 million t +8.5%
1981 2.83 million t -7.1%
1982 2.80 million t -0.9%
1983 2.97 million t +5.9%
1984 3.01 million t +1.4%
1985 3.87 million t +28.4%
1986 3.70 million t -4.2%
1987 4.21 million t +13.6%
1988 4.41 million t +4.8%
1989 4.29 million t -2.6%
1990 4.13 million t -3.8%
1991 4.85 million t +17.3%
1992 4.59 million t -5.3%
1993 4.49 million t -2.2%
1994 4.08 million t -9.2%
1995 5.77 million t +41.5%
1996 6.17 million t +7.0%
1997 5.19 million t -15.9%
1998 5.42 million t +4.4%
1999 5.17 million t -4.6%
2000 5.39 million t +4.2%
2001 5.38 million t -0.1%
2002 6.02 million t +11.9%
2003 6.87 million t +14.1%
2004 7.54 million t +9.7%
2005 8.53 million t +13.2%
2006 7.84 million t -8.1%
2007 7.41 million t -5.5%
2008 8.94 million t +20.7%
2009 9.27 million t +3.7%
2010 10.41 million t +12.3%
2011 11.75 million t +12.8%
2012 12.55 million t +6.8%
2013 13.03 million t +3.9%
2014 13.20 million t +1.3%
2015 13.51 million t +2.4%
2016 12.78 million t -5.4%
2017 13.43 million t +5.1%
2018 13.80 million t +2.8%
2019 14.45 million t +4.7%
2020 15.58 million t +7.8%
2021 14.67 million t -5.9%
2022 15.51 million t +5.7%
2023 17.37 million t +12.0%
2024 17.28 million t -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.38 million t 1.23 million t 1.52 million t 9
1970s 2.05 million t 1.52 million t 2.81 million t 10
1980s 3.51 million t 2.80 million t 4.41 million t 10
1990s 4.99 million t 4.08 million t 6.17 million t 10
2000s 7.32 million t 5.38 million t 9.27 million t 10
2010s 12.89 million t 10.41 million t 14.45 million t 10
2020s 16.08 million t 14.67 million t 17.37 million t 5

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 16 Bangladesh 10.90 million t compare
  2. 16 Republic of Moldova 135,372 t compare
  3. 17 Cameroon 10.20 million t compare
  4. 17 Polynesia 55,054 t compare
  5. 18 Mozambique 9.59 million t compare
  6. 18 Timor-Leste 50,708 t compare
  7. 19 France 9.24 million t compare
  8. 19 Micronesia 13,715 t compare
  9. 20 Côte d'Ivoire 16.34 million t compare
  10. 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 11,788 t compare
  11. 20 Pakistan 9.08 million t compare
  12. 21 Egypt 8.65 million t compare
  13. 22 Peru 8.58 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is roots and tubers, total — production in Northern Africa?
Roots and tubers, total — production in Northern Africa was 17.28 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 Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 17.37 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — production recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1.23 million t in 1967.
How does Northern Africa rank for roots and tubers, total — production?
Northern Africa ranks 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is roots and tubers, total — production rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern Africa 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.