Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in World
World: Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers was 49 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in World, 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 World is 49 %, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in World peaked at 55 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49 %, in 2021.
World ranks 17th 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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55 % | — |
| 2001 | 55 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 54 % | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 54 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 54 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 53 % | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 53 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52 % | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 52 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 52 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 51 % | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 51 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 51 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 51 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50 % | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49 % | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.4 % | 52 % | 55 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8 % | 50 % | 52 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5 % | 49 % | 50 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near World
- 14 Cabo Verde 51 % compare
- 15 Lesotho 66 % compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 42 % compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in World?
- Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in World was 49 % 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 55 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 49 % in 2021.
- How does World rank for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers?
- World ranks 17th out of 37 groups with data for 2021.
- Is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.