Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Lower-middle-income economies
Lower-middle-income economies: Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers was 56 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Lower-middle-income economies, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lower-middle-income economies recorded 56 % for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Lower-middle-income economies peaked at 64 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 56 %, in 2021.
Lower-middle-income economies ranks 10th of 37 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Lower-middle-income economies, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64 % | — |
| 2001 | 63 % | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 63 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 63 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 62 % | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 62 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 61 % | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 61 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 61 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 61 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 60 % | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 59 % | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 59 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 59 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 58 % | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 57 % | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 57 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 57 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 57 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 57 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56 % | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.1 % | 61 % | 64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.3 % | 57 % | 60 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.5 % | 56 % | 57 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lower-middle-income economies
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More agriculture & rural data for Lower-middle-income economies
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,312 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,789 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 7 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 28.9 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 4 % (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 12 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 8,996 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 242.5 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,714 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 43.8 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Lower-middle-income economies?
- Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Lower-middle-income economies was 56 % 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 Lower-middle-income economies?
- 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 Lower-middle-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 56 % in 2021.
- How does Lower-middle-income economies rank for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers?
- Lower-middle-income economies ranks 10th out of 37 groups with data for 2021.
- Is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers rising or falling in Lower-middle-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower-middle-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.