Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers was 68 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 68 %.
The figure is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 73 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 65 %, in 2011.
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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73 % | — |
| 2001 | 72 % | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 72 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 71 % | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 70 % | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 69 % | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 69 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 69 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 70 % | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 65 % | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 69 % | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 69 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68 % | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 68 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 68 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 68 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 68 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 68 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 68 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.5 % | 69 % | 73 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.1 % | 65 % | 70 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 68 % | 68 % | 68 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 71 % compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 82 % compare
- 1 Madagascar 81 % compare
- 2 Cambodia 75 % compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 68 % compare
- 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 68 % compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 74 % compare
- 3 Togo 74 % compare
- 5 Ethiopia 73 % compare
- 5 Mozambique 73 % compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 62 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
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- Eggs Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Production, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Production, annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.5486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 68 % 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 73 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65 % in 2011.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 3rd out of 19 groups with data for 2021.
- Is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.