Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Low-income economies
Low-income economies: Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers was 68 % in 2021. ▬ Flat
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Low-income economies, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Low-income economies recorded 68 % for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Low-income economies peaked at 68 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 59 %, in 2011.
That places Low-income economies 2nd out of 37 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Low-income economies, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66 % | — |
| 2001 | 66 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 66 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 65 % | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 66 % | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 66 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 68 % | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 59 % | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 67 % | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 67 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 67 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 67 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 67 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 67 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 67 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 67 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 68 % | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.7 % | 65 % | 66 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.3 % | 59 % | 68 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5 % | 67 % | 68 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Low-income economies
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Low-income economies
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,210 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,715 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 13 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 35.8 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 3.5 % (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 10.1 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 2,253 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 39.8 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,263 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 35.7 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Low-income economies?
- Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Low-income economies 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 Low-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 68 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in Low-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 59 % in 2011.
- How does Low-income economies rank for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers?
- Low-income economies ranks 2nd out of 37 groups with data for 2021.
- Is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers rising or falling in Low-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Low-income economies 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.