Vegetables Primary — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Vegetables Primary — Production was 69.22 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
69.22 million t
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
8th
of 29 groups
All-time high
69.22 million t
in 2024
All-time low
6.28 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Vegetables Primary — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

020.0M40.0M60.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for vegetables primary — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 69.22 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vegetables primary — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 69.22 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.28 million t, in 1961.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Vegetables Primary — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Vegetables Primary — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 6.28 million t
1962 6.43 million t +2.5%
1963 6.56 million t +2.1%
1964 6.76 million t +3.1%
1965 6.90 million t +2.0%
1966 7.05 million t +2.2%
1967 7.41 million t +5.0%
1968 7.64 million t +3.2%
1969 7.75 million t +1.4%
1970 8.02 million t +3.5%
1971 8.53 million t +6.3%
1972 8.75 million t +2.7%
1973 9.00 million t +2.7%
1974 9.76 million t +8.5%
1975 10.49 million t +7.4%
1976 10.96 million t +4.5%
1977 11.21 million t +2.3%
1978 11.59 million t +3.4%
1979 11.82 million t +2.0%
1980 12.43 million t +5.2%
1981 13.07 million t +5.2%
1982 13.52 million t +3.4%
1983 13.92 million t +3.0%
1984 14.07 million t +1.1%
1985 14.52 million t +3.2%
1986 14.57 million t +0.3%
1987 15.03 million t +3.2%
1988 15.30 million t +1.8%
1989 15.62 million t +2.1%
1990 16.37 million t +4.8%
1991 18.14 million t +10.8%
1992 22.62 million t +24.7%
1993 21.75 million t -3.9%
1994 22.39 million t +3.0%
1995 22.15 million t -1.1%
1996 22.31 million t +0.7%
1997 22.55 million t +1.1%
1998 23.35 million t +3.5%
1999 24.71 million t +5.8%
2000 25.11 million t +1.6%
2001 26.29 million t +4.7%
2002 27.43 million t +4.3%
2003 28.78 million t +4.9%
2004 29.68 million t +3.1%
2005 31.40 million t +5.8%
2006 32.69 million t +4.1%
2007 34.23 million t +4.7%
2008 35.53 million t +3.8%
2009 37.47 million t +5.5%
2010 40.05 million t +6.9%
2011 40.79 million t +1.9%
2012 42.74 million t +4.8%
2013 45.01 million t +5.3%
2014 48.46 million t +7.7%
2015 53.83 million t +11.1%
2016 57.10 million t +6.1%
2017 57.40 million t +0.5%
2018 58.64 million t +2.2%
2019 61.39 million t +4.7%
2020 63.70 million t +3.8%
2021 64.36 million t +1.0%
2022 67.38 million t +4.7%
2023 68.09 million t +1.1%
2024 69.22 million t +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.98 million t 6.28 million t 7.75 million t 9
1970s 10.01 million t 8.02 million t 11.82 million t 10
1980s 14.20 million t 12.43 million t 15.62 million t 10
1990s 21.63 million t 16.37 million t 24.71 million t 10
2000s 30.86 million t 25.11 million t 37.47 million t 10
2010s 50.54 million t 40.05 million t 61.39 million t 10
2020s 66.55 million t 63.70 million t 69.22 million t 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 5 Egypt 19.06 million t compare
  2. 6 Nigeria 16.33 million t compare
  3. 7 Mexico 15.45 million t compare
  4. 8 Russian Federation 13.76 million t compare
  5. 9 Indonesia 13.19 million t compare
  6. 10 Spain 12.71 million t compare
  7. 11 Uzbekistan 11.54 million t compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is vegetables primary — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Vegetables primary — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 69.22 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest vegetables primary — production recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 69.22 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest vegetables primary — production recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.28 million t in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for vegetables primary — production?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is vegetables primary — production rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Vegetables Primary — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Vegetables Primary — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,982 data points, 1961–2024
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