Taro — Production in Western Asia
Western Asia: Taro — Production was 731.57 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taro — Production in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taro — production in Western Asia is 731.57 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taro — production in Western Asia peaked at 22,240 t in 1966 and was at its lowest, 730.29 t, in 2021.
That places Western Asia 23rd out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,605 t | 6,164 t | 22,240 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,985 t | 4,440 t | 9,186 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,607 t | 3,530 t | 6,260 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,708 t | 4,030 t | 5,260 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,520 t | 3,041 t | 4,425 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,070 t | 774.07 t | 4,068 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 737.04 t | 730.29 t | 742.95 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 70,021 t compare
- 21 Burundi 69,998 t compare
- 22 Fiji 68,124 t compare
- 23 Solomon Islands 46,108 t compare
- 24 China, Taiwan Province of 36,619 t compare
- 25 Liberia 29,019 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia
- Tomatoes — Area harvested 291,165 ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield 66,983 kg/ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production 19.50 million t (2024)
- Bananas — Area harvested 31,503 ha (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks 788,652 An (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 172,662 t (2024)
- Bananas — Production 1.37 million t (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 110,431 ha (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Production 5.42 million t (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Laying 228,391 1000 An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taro — production in Western Asia?
- Taro — production in Western Asia was 731.57 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest taro — production recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 22,240 t in 1966.
- What is the lowest taro — production recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 730.29 t in 2021.
- How does Western Asia rank for taro — production?
- Western Asia ranks 23rd out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is taro — production rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Taro — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.