Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Central Asia and Southern Asia
Central Asia and Southern Asia: Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers was 54 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Central Asia and Southern Asia, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Central Asia and Southern Asia is 54 %, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Central Asia and Southern Asia peaked at 64 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54 %, in 2021.
Central Asia and Southern Asia ranks 12th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Central Asia and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64 % | — |
| 2001 | 63 % | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 63 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 63 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 62 % | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 61 % | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 61 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60 % | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 61 % | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 60 % | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 59 % | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 59 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 58 % | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 57 % | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 57 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 56 % | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 55 % | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 55 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 55 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 55 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54 % | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.8 % | 60 % | 64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.1 % | 55 % | 60 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5 % | 54 % | 55 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia and Southern Asia
- 9 Viet Nam 54 % compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 52 % compare
- 11 Mali 68 % compare
- 11 Zambia 68 % compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 49 % compare
- 13 Chad 67 % compare
- 13 Ghana 67 % compare
- 13 Melanesia 46 % compare
- 14 Cabo Verde 51 % compare
- 15 Lesotho 66 % compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 42 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central Asia and Southern Asia
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,797 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,324 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 10 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 3.3 % (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 11.1 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 30.2 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 9,769 Int$/cap (2024)
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 81 % (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 161.2 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,703 kcal/cap/d (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Central Asia and Southern Asia was 54 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 64 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 % in 2021.
- How does Central Asia and Southern Asia rank for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers?
- Central Asia and Southern Asia ranks 12th out of 37 groups with data for 2021.
- Is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers rising or falling in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Asia and Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.