Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Roots and Tubers, Total — Production was 689.17 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — production in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 689.17 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — production in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 1,590 t in 1983 and was at its lowest, 641.91 t, in 2018.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,160 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,160 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,180 t | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 1,180 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,210 t | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 1,240 t | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 1,290 t | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 1,340 t | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 1,350 t | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 1,400 t | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 1,503 t | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 1,420 t | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 1,383 t | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 1,371 t | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 1,360 t | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 1,460 t | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 1,497 t | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 1,520 t | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 1,530 t | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1,505 t | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 1,515 t | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 1,530 t | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 1,590 t | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 1,580 t | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1,580 t | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,535 t | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 1,540 t | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1,515 t | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 1,355 t | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 1,410 t | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 1,429 t | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1,430 t | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,402 t | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 1,168 t | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 1,135 t | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 1,021 t | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 939.73 t | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 945.31 t | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 939.12 t | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 776.33 t | -17.3% |
| 2001 | 763.13 t | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 771.49 t | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 756.41 t | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 749.94 t | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 735 t | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 754 t | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 784 t | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 957 t | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 968 t | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 798.4 t | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 910.37 t | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 888 t | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 848 t | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 863.6 t | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 708.47 t | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 693.09 t | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 691.8 t | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 641.91 t | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 785.8 t | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 664.04 t | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 682.53 t | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 656.2 t | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 695.91 t | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 689.17 t | -1.0% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 689.17 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 159,591 t, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 689.17 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 147,895 t, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,234 t | 1,160 t | 1,350 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,444 t | 1,360 t | 1,530 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,524 t | 1,355 t | 1,590 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,182 t | 939.12 t | 1,430 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 801.53 t | 735 t | 968 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 782.94 t | 641.91 t | 910.37 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 677.57 t | 656.2 t | 695.91 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 180 Grenada 1,197 t compare
- 181 United Arab Emirates 1,086 t compare
- 182 Qatar 964.76 t compare
- 184 Antigua and Barbuda 385.51 t compare
- 185 Cook Islands 321.86 t compare
- 186 Seychelles 241.36 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1087 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1279 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 325.29 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0156 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — production in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Roots and tubers, total — production in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 689.17 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — production recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 1,590 t in 1983.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — production recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 641.91 t in 2018.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for roots and tubers, total — production?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — production rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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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About this data
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.