Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield was 9,280 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9,280 kg/ha
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
25th
of 29 groups
All-time high
9,283 kg/ha
in 2020
All-time low
5,172 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 9,280 kg/ha for roots and tubers, total — yield in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 9,283 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,172 kg/ha, in 1961.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 25th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 5,172 kg/ha
1962 5,273 kg/ha +1.9%
1963 5,229 kg/ha -0.8%
1964 5,275 kg/ha +0.9%
1965 5,360 kg/ha +1.6%
1966 5,411 kg/ha +1.0%
1967 5,431 kg/ha +0.4%
1968 5,426 kg/ha -0.1%
1969 5,256 kg/ha -3.1%
1970 5,285 kg/ha +0.5%
1971 5,216 kg/ha -1.3%
1972 5,316 kg/ha +1.9%
1973 5,308 kg/ha -0.1%
1974 5,309 kg/ha +0.0%
1975 5,670 kg/ha +6.8%
1976 5,845 kg/ha +3.1%
1977 6,047 kg/ha +3.5%
1978 5,893 kg/ha -2.5%
1979 6,256 kg/ha +6.1%
1980 6,268 kg/ha +0.2%
1981 6,429 kg/ha +2.6%
1982 6,437 kg/ha +0.1%
1983 6,587 kg/ha +2.3%
1984 6,608 kg/ha +0.3%
1985 6,882 kg/ha +4.1%
1986 6,932 kg/ha +0.7%
1987 6,819 kg/ha -1.6%
1988 6,823 kg/ha +0.1%
1989 6,824 kg/ha +0.0%
1990 6,971 kg/ha +2.2%
1991 6,910 kg/ha -0.9%
1992 6,798 kg/ha -1.6%
1993 6,889 kg/ha +1.3%
1994 6,671 kg/ha -3.2%
1995 6,755 kg/ha +1.3%
1996 6,762 kg/ha +0.1%
1997 6,888 kg/ha +1.8%
1998 6,934 kg/ha +0.7%
1999 7,429 kg/ha +7.1%
2000 7,524 kg/ha +1.3%
2001 7,798 kg/ha +3.6%
2002 7,652 kg/ha -1.9%
2003 7,443 kg/ha -2.7%
2004 7,348 kg/ha -1.3%
2005 7,640 kg/ha +4.0%
2006 7,884 kg/ha +3.2%
2007 8,000 kg/ha +1.5%
2008 8,065 kg/ha +0.8%
2009 7,814 kg/ha -3.1%
2010 8,167 kg/ha +4.5%
2011 8,439 kg/ha +3.3%
2012 8,502 kg/ha +0.7%
2013 8,466 kg/ha -0.4%
2014 8,508 kg/ha +0.5%
2015 8,446 kg/ha -0.7%
2016 8,526 kg/ha +0.9%
2017 8,238 kg/ha -3.4%
2018 8,831 kg/ha +7.2%
2019 9,218 kg/ha +4.4%
2020 9,283 kg/ha +0.7%
2021 9,007 kg/ha -3.0%
2022 9,001 kg/ha -0.1%
2023 9,107 kg/ha +1.2%
2024 9,280 kg/ha +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5,315 kg/ha 5,172 kg/ha 5,431 kg/ha 9
1970s 5,615 kg/ha 5,216 kg/ha 6,256 kg/ha 10
1980s 6,661 kg/ha 6,268 kg/ha 6,932 kg/ha 10
1990s 6,901 kg/ha 6,671 kg/ha 7,429 kg/ha 10
2000s 7,717 kg/ha 7,348 kg/ha 8,065 kg/ha 10
2010s 8,534 kg/ha 8,167 kg/ha 9,218 kg/ha 10
2020s 9,136 kg/ha 9,001 kg/ha 9,283 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 22 Cabo Verde 10,604 kg/ha compare
  2. 22 Saudi Arabia 33,172 kg/ha compare
  3. 23 Morocco 32,702 kg/ha compare
  4. 24 Spain 32,109 kg/ha compare
  5. 25 Mexico 31,691 kg/ha compare
  6. 26 Austria 31,673 kg/ha compare
  7. 27 Greece 31,585 kg/ha compare
  8. 28 Finland 31,249 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is roots and tubers, total — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Roots and tubers, total — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 9,280 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest roots and tubers, total — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 9,283 kg/ha in 2020.
What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 5,172 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for roots and tubers, total — yield?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is roots and tubers, total — yield rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,901 data points, 1961–2024
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