Roots, Other — Food supply quantity in Melanesia

Melanesia: Roots, Other — Food supply quantity was 56.53 kg/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
56.53 kg/cap
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
1st
of 18 groups
All-time high
72.42 kg/cap
in 2010
All-time low
56.53 kg/cap
in 2023
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Roots, Other — Food supply quantity in Melanesia, 2010–2023

0204060802010201620232010: 72.4 kg/cap2011: 72.2 kg/cap2012: 70 kg/cap2013: 70 kg/cap2014: 67.7 kg/cap2015: 67.5 kg/cap2016: 64.2 kg/cap2017: 63.6 kg/cap2018: 63.1 kg/cap2019: 63.1 kg/cap2020: 65.9 kg/cap2021: 62 kg/cap2022: 57.6 kg/cap2023: 56.5 kg/cap

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

Analysis

Melanesia recorded 56.53 kg/cap for roots, other — food supply quantity in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, roots, other — food supply quantity in Melanesia peaked at 72.42 kg/cap in 2010 and was at its lowest, 56.53 kg/cap, in 2023.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Roots, Other — Food supply quantity in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Roots, Other — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) in Melanesia, 2010 to 2023.
Year kg/cap Change
2010 72.42 kg/cap
2011 72.2 kg/cap -0.3%
2012 69.99 kg/cap -3.1%
2013 69.97 kg/cap -0.0%
2014 67.67 kg/cap -3.3%
2015 67.51 kg/cap -0.2%
2016 64.25 kg/cap -4.8%
2017 63.57 kg/cap -1.1%
2018 63.1 kg/cap -0.7%
2019 63.09 kg/cap -0.0%
2020 65.86 kg/cap +4.4%
2021 62 kg/cap -5.9%
2022 57.57 kg/cap -7.1%
2023 56.53 kg/cap -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 67.38 kg/cap 63.09 kg/cap 72.42 kg/cap 10
2020s 60.49 kg/cap 56.53 kg/cap 65.86 kg/cap 4

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 1 Namibia 97.57 kg/cap compare
  2. 2 Samoa 89.16 kg/cap compare
  3. 3 Fiji 72.45 kg/cap compare
  4. 4 Timor-Leste 14.09 kg/cap compare
  5. 4 Papua New Guinea 57.37 kg/cap compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is roots, other — food supply quantity in Melanesia?
Roots, other — food supply quantity in Melanesia was 56.53 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest roots, other — food supply quantity recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 72.42 kg/cap in 2010.
What is the lowest roots, other — food supply quantity recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 56.53 kg/cap in 2023.
How does Melanesia rank for roots, other — food supply quantity?
Melanesia ranks 1st out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
Is roots, other — food supply quantity rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Melanesia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots, Other — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Roots, Other — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr)
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
208 places, 2,772 data points, 2010–2023
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