Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate (Yield annual) in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate (Yield annual) was 3.08 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — yield, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa is 3.08 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — yield, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa peaked at 17.37 % change on previous year in 2018 and was at its lowest, -10.15 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Eastern Africa ranks 7th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate (Yield annual) in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.84 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -2.14 % change on previous year | -155.9% |
| 1964 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -186.7% |
| 1965 | -0.1047 % change on previous year | -105.6% |
| 1966 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -3562.8% |
| 1967 | 3.66 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1968 | -0.89 % change on previous year | -124.3% |
| 1969 | -5.21 % change on previous year | +485.5% |
| 1970 | 0.7418 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
| 1971 | -2.7 % change on previous year | -463.6% |
| 1972 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -202.5% |
| 1973 | -1.47 % change on previous year | -153.3% |
| 1974 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -257.5% |
| 1975 | 11.97 % change on previous year | +415.4% |
| 1976 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -71.5% |
| 1977 | 7.64 % change on previous year | +123.9% |
| 1978 | -4.46 % change on previous year | -158.4% |
| 1979 | 9.45 % change on previous year | -311.8% |
| 1980 | -0.4147 % change on previous year | -104.4% |
| 1981 | 6.86 % change on previous year | -1754.4% |
| 1982 | -1.23 % change on previous year | -118.0% |
| 1983 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -191.5% |
| 1984 | -4.55 % change on previous year | -503.8% |
| 1985 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -135.7% |
| 1986 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -37.5% |
| 1987 | -2.27 % change on previous year | -323.2% |
| 1988 | -0.1148 % change on previous year | -94.9% |
| 1989 | -1.64 % change on previous year | +1324.9% |
| 1990 | 3.9 % change on previous year | -338.7% |
| 1991 | -3.1 % change on previous year | -179.5% |
| 1992 | -4.1 % change on previous year | +32.0% |
| 1993 | 4.61 % change on previous year | -212.5% |
| 1994 | -5.57 % change on previous year | -220.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8007 % change on previous year | -114.4% |
| 1996 | -1.03 % change on previous year | -229.2% |
| 1997 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -223.3% |
| 1998 | -0.1196 % change on previous year | -109.4% |
| 1999 | 12.65 % change on previous year | -10676.5% |
| 2000 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -90.2% |
| 2001 | 6.29 % change on previous year | +408.6% |
| 2002 | -3.47 % change on previous year | -155.2% |
| 2003 | -4.04 % change on previous year | +16.4% |
| 2004 | -2.34 % change on previous year | -42.1% |
| 2005 | 4.35 % change on previous year | -286.1% |
| 2006 | 8.08 % change on previous year | +85.5% |
| 2007 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -76.0% |
| 2008 | -1.76 % change on previous year | -191.0% |
| 2009 | -9.29 % change on previous year | +426.8% |
| 2010 | 8.86 % change on previous year | -195.4% |
| 2011 | 3.25 % change on previous year | -63.3% |
| 2012 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -36.0% |
| 2013 | -1.19 % change on previous year | -157.2% |
| 2014 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -241.0% |
| 2015 | 1.79 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 2016 | -0.5035 % change on previous year | -128.2% |
| 2017 | -4.2 % change on previous year | +733.5% |
| 2018 | 17.37 % change on previous year | -513.8% |
| 2019 | 8.7 % change on previous year | -49.9% |
| 2020 | 4.32 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 2021 | -10.15 % change on previous year | -334.8% |
| 2022 | -3.17 % change on previous year | -68.8% |
| 2023 | 3.25 % change on previous year | -202.5% |
| 2024 | 3.08 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate (Yield annual) in Eastern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +10676.5% | -0.1196 % change on previous year | 12.65 % change on previous year |
| 1966 | +3562.8% | -0.1047 % change on previous year | 3.63 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | +1754.4% | -0.4147 % change on previous year | 6.86 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5784 % change on previous year | -5.21 % change on previous year | 3.84 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.97 % change on previous year | -4.46 % change on previous year | 11.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0411 % change on previous year | -4.55 % change on previous year | 6.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9312 % change on previous year | -5.57 % change on previous year | 12.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0996 % change on previous year | -9.29 % change on previous year | 8.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.78 % change on previous year | -4.2 % change on previous year | 17.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5332 % change on previous year | -10.15 % change on previous year | 4.32 % change on previous year | 5 |
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- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic -1.08 % change on previous year compare
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- 7 Trinidad and Tobago 20.1 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Chile 19.19 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Yugoslav SFR 18.75 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.56 % change on previous year compare
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- Tomatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -0.4089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 7.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -0.2198 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 10.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — yield, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa?
- Roots and tubers, total — yield, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa was 3.08 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — yield, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 17.37 % change on previous year in 2018.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — yield, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.15 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for roots and tubers, total — yield, annual growth rate?
- Eastern Africa ranks 7th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — yield, annual growth rate rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.