Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Roots and Tubers, Total — Production was 93.62 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
93.62 million t
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
8th
of 29 groups
All-time high
95.51 million t
in 2023
All-time low
7.06 million t
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Southern Asia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Southern Asia recorded 93.62 million t for roots and tubers, total — production in 2024.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — production in Southern Asia peaked at 95.51 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.06 million t, in 1962.

That places Southern Asia 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 7.83 million t
1962 7.06 million t -9.8%
1963 7.99 million t +13.1%
1964 8.32 million t +4.2%
1965 9.99 million t +20.0%
1966 10.77 million t +7.8%
1967 11.57 million t +7.4%
1968 13.65 million t +18.0%
1969 14.68 million t +7.5%
1970 14.03 million t -4.4%
1971 15.00 million t +6.9%
1972 15.53 million t +3.5%
1973 15.73 million t +1.3%
1974 16.47 million t +4.7%
1975 18.27 million t +10.9%
1976 20.09 million t +10.0%
1977 18.91 million t -5.9%
1978 19.53 million t +3.3%
1979 22.26 million t +14.0%
1980 20.52 million t -7.8%
1981 22.27 million t +8.5%
1982 22.71 million t +2.0%
1983 22.92 million t +1.0%
1984 25.77 million t +12.4%
1985 25.86 million t +0.4%
1986 23.08 million t -10.8%
1987 25.33 million t +9.7%
1988 26.53 million t +4.7%
1989 27.21 million t +2.6%
1990 27.85 million t +2.4%
1991 28.80 million t +3.4%
1992 32.34 million t +12.3%
1993 32.86 million t +1.6%
1994 32.56 million t -0.9%
1995 32.37 million t -0.6%
1996 33.48 million t +3.4%
1997 39.05 million t +16.6%
1998 34.01 million t -12.9%
1999 39.84 million t +17.1%
2000 43.04 million t +8.0%
2001 40.95 million t -4.9%
2002 43.34 million t +5.8%
2003 42.17 million t -2.7%
2004 48.33 million t +14.6%
2005 52.21 million t +8.0%
2006 52.58 million t +0.7%
2007 52.97 million t +0.7%
2008 62.13 million t +17.3%
2009 61.27 million t -1.4%
2010 64.94 million t +6.0%
2011 71.87 million t +10.7%
2012 71.94 million t +0.1%
2013 74.96 million t +4.2%
2014 77.07 million t +2.8%
2015 76.85 million t -0.3%
2016 72.89 million t -5.2%
2017 77.61 million t +6.5%
2018 81.52 million t +5.0%
2019 80.71 million t -1.0%
2020 79.48 million t -1.5%
2021 87.81 million t +10.5%
2022 91.12 million t +3.8%
2023 95.51 million t +4.8%
2024 93.62 million t -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.21 million t 7.06 million t 14.68 million t 9
1970s 17.58 million t 14.03 million t 22.26 million t 10
1980s 24.22 million t 20.52 million t 27.21 million t 10
1990s 33.32 million t 27.85 million t 39.84 million t 10
2000s 49.90 million t 40.95 million t 62.13 million t 10
2010s 75.04 million t 64.94 million t 81.52 million t 10
2020s 89.51 million t 79.48 million t 95.51 million t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 5 USSR 64.84 million t compare
  2. 6 Ghana 39.94 million t compare
  3. 7 Thailand 29.13 million t compare
  4. 7 Viet Nam 11.86 million t compare
  5. 8 Brazil 24.48 million t compare
  6. 8 Türkiye 6.90 million t compare
  7. 9 Ukraine 21.13 million t compare
  8. 10 Indonesia 18.76 million t compare
  9. 11 Russian Federation 18.45 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is roots and tubers, total — production in Southern Asia?
Roots and tubers, total — production in Southern Asia was 93.62 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 Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 95.51 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.06 million t in 1962.
How does Southern Asia rank for roots and tubers, total — production?
Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is roots and tubers, total — production rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern Asia 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.