Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Upper-middle-income economies
Upper-middle-income economies: Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers was 47 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Upper-middle-income economies, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Upper-middle-income economies recorded 47 % 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Upper-middle-income economies peaked at 57 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 47 %, in 2021.
That places Upper-middle-income economies 19th out of 37 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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 Upper-middle-income economies, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57 % | — |
| 2001 | 56 % | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 56 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 55 % | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 54 % | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 53 % | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 53 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52 % | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 52 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 51 % | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 51 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 51 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50 % | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49 % | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 49 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48 % | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 48 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 47 % | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.9 % | 51 % | 57 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6 % | 48 % | 51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5 % | 47 % | 48 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Upper-middle-income economies
- 16 Malawi 65 % compare
- 16 Türkiye 39 % compare
- 17 Angola 64 % compare
- 17 Egypt 64 % compare
- 17 Guinea 64 % compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 64 % compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 37 % compare
- 18 Polynesia 36 % compare
- 19 Micronesia 33 % compare
- 21 Myanmar 63 % compare
- 21 Nepal 63 % compare
- 21 Nigeria 63 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Upper-middle-income economies
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,432 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,878 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 20 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 10.8 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 8.6 % (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 16.7 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 21,738 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 361.7 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,287 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 20.1 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Upper-middle-income economies?
- Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Upper-middle-income economies was 47 % 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 Upper-middle-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 57 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in Upper-middle-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 % in 2021.
- How does Upper-middle-income economies rank for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers?
- Upper-middle-income economies ranks 19th out of 37 groups with data for 2021.
- Is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers rising or falling in Upper-middle-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper-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.