Roots and Tubers; Total Production by Country
Nigeria stayed the second-largest roots and tubers producer while adding 3,157,312 tonnes and India lost 2,736,316 tonnes. The figures below reproduce FAO Crops and Livestock Products records for item Roots and Tubers; Total, 2020-2024, reporting production quantity in tonnes. The table lists 194 countries; 192 reported a 2024 quantity, and the 2024 annual listed total is 943,639,262 tonnes. The 2024 country list for total roots and tubers production runs from the largest listed quantity to the smallest.
China produced 1.08 times as much as Nigeria: 153,174,601 tonnes against 141,872,392, while India ranks third with 65,619,684 tonnes, 76,252,708 tonnes behind Nigeria. The top two hold 31.3 percent of the listed total, with third and fourth at 65,619,684 and 48,413,696 tonnes respectively. China was the largest roots and tubers producer in the 2024 listed data with 153,174,601 tonnes, followed by Nigeria with 141,872,392 tonnes and India with 65,619,684 tonnes. The DR Congo ranked fourth with 48,413,696 tonnes. China holds 16.2 percent of the listed 2024 total. The top three together hold 38.2 percent of the 943,639,262-tonne listed total. The common reporter universe (192 countries with data in both years) grew from 932,710,474 tonnes to 943,639,262 tonnes between 2023 and 2024, a change of 10,928,788 tonnes (1.2 percent). The totals listed for each year were 933,111,056 tonnes (193 reporters) and 943,639,262 tonnes (192 reporters); 1 country reporting in 2023 (400,582 tonnes, Nicaragua) did not report in 2024, while no new reporters joined. Nigeria added 3,157,312 tonnes (up 2.3 percent) and Laos 1,447,305 tonnes (up 13.0 percent), while India fell 2,736,316 tonnes (down 4.0 percent) and Thailand 1,995,295 tonnes (down 6.4 percent). Between 2020 and 2024, the common reporter universe (192 countries with data in both years) rose from 880,522,659 tonnes to 943,639,262 tonnes, a change of 63,116,603 tonnes (7.2 percent). The totals listed for each year were 880,977,041 tonnes (194 reporters) and 943,639,262 tonnes (192 reporters); 2 reporters present in 2020 (Nicaragua, 390,626 tonnes, and Palestine, 63,756 tonnes) are absent in 2024, while no new reporters joined. Nigeria added 16,783,338 tonnes (up 13.4 percent) and India 9,132,588 tonnes (up 16.2 percent), while Laos added 5,361,719 tonnes (up 74.4 percent). The listed total rose in each year from 2020 to 2024, from 880,977,041 tonnes to 943,639,262 tonnes. Nigeria led the gains in both windows, while India swung from a 4.0 percent fall in 2024 to a 16.2 percent gain since 2020. Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals sum FAO Crops and Livestock Products production quantity (Element 5510) for item Roots and Tubers; Total, 2020-2024. For total roots and tubers production, quantities below 1,000 tonnes retain two decimals and larger quantities are shown as whole tonnes. The 2024 total roots and tubers production ranking and shares use 2024 listed quantities. In the total roots and tubers production data, zero means a reported nil or negligible flow; an empty cell means no quantity was reported. For total roots and tubers production changes, only countries with quantities in both endpoint years enter the arithmetic. Production quantities are reported to FAO by national statistical sources.
Roots and Tubers; Total Production by Country
Roots and Tubers; Total Production by Country in 2024
Nigeria Adds 3,157,312 Tonnes as Roots and Tubers; Total Production Grows 1.2 Percent Among Common Reporters
Nigeria Adds 16,783,338 Tonnes as Roots and Tubers; Total Production Grows 7.2 Percent Among Common Reporters Since 2020
Roots and Tubers; Total Production by Country
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1
151,415,715
152,912,381
150,408,576
151,859,703
153,174,601
2
125,089,054
131,639,422
135,985,898
138,715,080
141,872,392
3
56,487,096
63,166,211
64,613,000
68,356,000
65,619,684
4
44,546,148
44,316,621
45,638,280
47,008,526
48,413,696
5
35,053,571
37,067,680
38,152,894
39,005,978
39,939,181
6
29,520,094
35,598,412
34,564,616
31,125,023
29,129,728
7
23,053,337
23,177,597
22,855,820
23,789,471
24,476,757
8
20,837,990
21,356,320
20,899,210
21,358,630
21,128,900
9
20,419,892
20,081,401
19,496,634
21,131,470
20,182,637
10
19,523,433
20,765,298
21,900,642
20,398,737
18,758,190
11
19,607,361
18,295,535
18,887,679
19,241,260
18,448,001
12
14,286,254
14,077,433
14,779,960
15,911,528
16,341,464
13
14,095,401
14,969,170
15,126,777
15,321,557
15,716,896
14
11,823,262
12,140,266
12,922,712
13,743,972
14,582,356
15
13,683,158
13,681,352
13,779,709
13,994,685
14,340,139
16
12,752,856
12,789,985
13,088,577
14,061,578
13,332,040
17
11,715,100
11,312,100
10,683,400
11,607,300
12,703,300
18
7,210,947
7,786,626
9,259,980
11,125,361
12,572,666
19
12,176,307
12,120,743
11,935,835
11,694,751
11,861,504
20
9,851,719
10,167,043
10,448,545
10,735,453
10,903,255
21
8,868,537
9,101,036
9,714,155
9,936,231
10,196,669
22
6,955,006
7,203,185
7,482,806
8,606,787
9,587,563
23
8,822,180
8,987,220
8,067,380
8,606,490
9,237,460
24
4,975,596
6,330,395
8,479,484
8,959,602
9,081,940
25
7,456,286
6,927,144
7,712,038
9,110,099
8,649,442
26
7,375,613
7,624,836
8,015,523
7,545,696
8,575,501
27
7,370,731
7,478,134
7,624,160
7,851,764
7,919,570
28
8,349,942
8,168,382
6,884,518
6,833,513
7,111,250
29
5,200,000
5,100,000
5,200,000
5,700,000
6,900,000
30
5,286,792
6,152,723
6,275,106
6,431,221
6,511,540
31
7,020,060
6,675,590
6,915,900
6,491,890
6,366,750
32
7,859,510
7,081,460
6,030,930
5,590,030
5,920,170
33
5,512,813
5,127,387
5,062,283
4,703,724
5,515,533
34
4,659,482
4,360,880
4,321,831
4,656,898
4,596,493
35
3,498,791
3,878,593
4,313,086
4,477,954
4,506,052
36
4,292,745
4,381,426
4,292,730
4,300,041
4,354,579
37
3,458,445
3,622,843
3,541,364
4,198,257
4,288,934
38
4,242,282
4,109,537
4,053,117
4,170,327
4,145,576
39
4,419,890
4,314,260
4,357,665
4,183,595
4,111,180
40
3,928,910
3,871,470
3,577,730
4,021,930
3,977,850
41
3,660,271
3,845,202
3,915,909
3,772,387
3,788,043
42
3,143,818
3,285,646
3,443,224
3,574,060
3,716,862
43
3,284,594
3,479,148
3,564,427
3,641,344
3,675,269
44
3,257,600
3,222,275
3,345,257
3,425,527
3,292,536
45
3,927,733
4,076,077
3,682,415
4,749,733
3,245,473
46
1,888,263
3,315,401
3,131,349
3,054,308
3,200,812
47
3,501,000
3,944,190
4,158,261
3,532,320
3,117,137
48
3,707,899
3,405,055
3,858,797
4,020,845
3,110,894
49
3,385,360
3,440,490
2,248,392
2,420,631
3,103,353
50
3,398,203
3,342,127
3,361,272
3,308,701
3,096,068
51
2,762,900
2,374,600
2,617,600
2,757,200
2,997,600
52
3,459,515
3,214,971
2,599,089
2,337,925
2,921,904
53
2,753,267
2,676,893
2,623,883
2,491,361
2,694,063
54
2,164,918
2,178,319
2,204,735
2,046,772
2,634,610
55
2,308,821
2,309,506
2,195,018
2,325,668
2,437,433
56
3,207,098
3,322,679
2,581,215
2,463,452
2,421,605
57
2,132,907
2,199,314
2,244,231
2,250,044
2,279,886
58
1,714,642
1,651,258
1,780,217
1,814,311
2,205,303
59
2,051,830
2,081,110
1,881,920
1,921,850
1,971,170
60
1,923,649
1,925,560
1,924,860
1,927,941
1,926,753
61
1,685,889
1,676,674
1,678,177
1,763,143
1,841,629
62
1,690,871
1,696,502
1,695,599
1,716,695
1,806,580
63
1,103,733
940,510
1,786,169
1,500,368
1,768,399
64
1,479,926
1,553,627
1,653,892
1,692,174
1,763,711
65
1,576,814
1,539,003
1,513,930
1,464,351
1,649,824
66
1,176,045
1,562,997
1,555,238
1,554,433
1,619,366
67
1,301,447
1,332,741
1,365,688
1,399,284
1,485,726
68
1,434,650
1,362,130
1,332,980
1,265,450
1,412,700
69
1,021,500
1,041,300
1,094,400
1,144,900
1,263,948
70
1,303,922
1,010,043
1,040,131
858,760
1,261,876
71
1,078,153
1,146,056
1,210,181
1,214,173
1,201,086
72
1,327,163
1,289,108
1,257,012
1,286,827
1,190,214
73
1,200,003
1,179,877
1,183,620
1,174,977
1,188,783
74
967,360
1,126,055
999,105
1,064,623
1,145,805
75
1,073,729
956,424
974,000
993,552
1,142,881
76
1,601,240
1,397,840
1,345,780
1,183,470
1,053,300
77
932,197
947,666
960,661
974,616
994,549
78
1,221,084
1,220,742
1,109,149
1,040,509
989,657
79
1,037,637
1,061,958
1,074,261
1,010,517
954,005
80
855,395
879,371
889,000
889,000
908,218
81
878,542
873,369
875,685
885,404
896,769
82
883,121
903,805
817,754
850,007
883,052
83
877,200
826,000
852,200
810,000
879,800
84
490,606
535,908
698,749
788,265
824,320
85
919,600
829,293
758,037
693,754
734,972
86
561,822
554,413
569,568
567,640
708,230
87
885,890
769,690
686,220
594,040
693,640
88
693,546
675,700
683,321
684,923
681,541
89
647,319
594,625
554,740
619,568
671,811
90
696,220
671,860
655,260
573,770
655,510
91
624,259
627,423
627,554
627,640
628,886
92
562,310
578,108
605,000
621,751
625,071
93
381,198
385,449
420,157
537,367
615,761
94
671,471
620,410
530,511
606,225
615,582
95
634,397
532,852
831,846
657,108
611,428
96
604,680
593,010
650,432
513,321
556,993
97
624,400
558,790
533,290
498,100
553,100
98
564,036
569,412
440,269
442,157
543,329
99
562,227
538,587
518,751
495,256
492,436
100
450,000
450,000
400,000
437,883
466,090
101
484,509
494,562
457,704
512,534
432,205
102
398,439
392,332
394,282
395,018
393,878
103
441,218
339,727
286,372
286,140
387,349
104
488,638
342,752
382,029
359,654
370,665
105
366,750
328,890
330,404
371,756
369,147
106
300,150
407,500
367,950
322,200
368,340
107
409,640
413,320
319,830
325,080
357,550
108
361,200
368,900
376,400
313,500
354,900
109
437,226
364,557
351,393
364,532
337,683
110
503,717
371,868
428,751
412,488
336,937
111
450,640
381,740
391,940
309,140
332,910
112
345,330
321,532
336,346
302,345
318,055
113
242,897
347,703
316,245
320,999
313,077
114
285,781
310,711
337,322
305,246
310,014
115
254,886
258,862
262,673
274,188
277,824
116
296,740
200,160
226,420
267,330
265,330
117
244,262
182,638
214,005
179,368
251,405
118
270,090
239,840
199,210
209,950
234,350
119
238,412
239,353
229,784
222,845
229,609
120
208,600
234,700
198,900
197,300
221,500
121
219,594
219,720
218,957
219,424
219,367
122
142,806
161,008
179,033
196,283
210,957
123
683,069
476,106
279,918
238,369
205,937
124
173,757
208,230
219,464
220,184
204,719
125
204,049
203,131
203,261
203,722
203,497
126
193,426
179,815
196,886
184,181
200,983
127
175,666
182,764
182,287
185,061
182,295
128
166,200
151,100
130,630
135,790
170,630
129
147,913
189,372
144,764
193,729
161,367
130
156,580
174,806
173,097
150,219
148,552
131
106,804
119,210
131,914
135,072
147,238
132
171,899
218,291
171,799
172,410
135,372
133
174,280
127,830
103,400
126,280
133,860
134
131,676
132,667
133,102
132,482
132,750
135
181,100
115,100
130,400
147,500
130,700
136
112,950
114,788
116,062
116,789
118,129
137
131,508
138,484
127,210
108,583
115,317
138
192,330
195,640
172,210
119,240
113,940
139
105,899
108,156
109,640
110,484
110,966
140
105,442
106,827
107,238
107,844
107,303
141
84,434
85,880
87,789
91,201
91,096
142
90,738
88,238
85,808
84,435
87,844
143
56,353
55,397
83,266
83,263
83,263
144
91,880
98,980
85,160
80,150
81,750
145
81,299
99,426
89,004
83,473
79,461
146
77,460
77,990
78,039
77,829
77,953
147
89,880
64,040
58,230
68,580
74,640
148
82,359
75,206
67,259
74,073
74,233
149
88,390
66,270
72,620
79,300
69,330
150
56,229
54,043
53,489
52,967
52,445
151
54,948
50,783
50,671
51,969
50,708
152
49,428
49,123
49,311
49,331
49,299
153
29,460
27,547
33,358
32,692
33,179
154
24,508
24,570
24,247
24,431
24,401
155
23,706
22,650
21,848
22,798
22,299
156
16,301
17,398
21,708
20,503
21,307
157
16,370
16,220
14,610
12,840
17,730
158
18,719
23,905
14,813
18,139
16,012
159
16,146
12,462
12,861
13,521
14,086
160
13,872
13,801
13,947
14,044
13,893
161
12,141
12,207
12,236
12,194
12,212
162
11,761
11,822
11,761
11,780
11,788
163
10,735
10,710
10,705
10,740
10,740
164
14,174
12,093
11,157
10,852
10,523
165
12,846
11,774
7,505
8,467
7,661
166
7,990
7,120
7,120
7,310
6,910
167
8,387
8,620
9,277
6,889
6,606
168
8,147
7,346
6,229
6,320
6,314
169
6,656
6,142
4,152
6,540
5,753
170
7,379
6,355
7,200
7,298
5,514
171
5,829
5,748
6,583
5,446
5,221
172
4,318
4,606
4,660
4,354
4,292
173
4,507
4,349
4,226
4,278
4,263
174
3,458
3,438
3,437
3,435
3,433
175
2,624
2,434
4,180
3,688
2,874
176
2,732
2,637
2,640
2,649
2,632
177
2,426
2,698
1998
2,778
2,298
178
1883
1933
1928
1927
1927
179
1512
1518
1526
1529
1532
180
1096
1150
1181
1178
1237
181
2,242
2067
1251
1345
1197
182
1051
1853
1291
1014
1086
183
206
490
466.4
1024
964.76
184
664.04
682.53
656.2
695.91
689.17
185
306.89
360.4
473.97
546.51
385.51
186
330.58
327.67
348.98
309.01
321.86
187
240.34
242.82
240.16
241.11
241.36
188
145.45
146.81
146.74
147.06
147.39
189
30
110
110
120
80
190
60.2
60.62
61.02
60.61
60.75
191
16.2
6.62
6.73
15.69
21.73
192
15.39
15.48
15.6
15.72
15.83
193
390,626
432,121
410,695
400,582
-
194
63,756
85,447
85,620
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Methodology
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes the top two different from the rest?
China and Nigeria together hold 31.3 percent of the listed 2024 total at 153,174,601 and 141,872,392 tonnes. India, the third reporter, trails Nigeria by 76,252,708 tonnes, so the top two sit well clear of the field.
Where did Nicaragua go in 2024?
Nicaragua reported 390,626 tonnes in 2020 and 400,582 tonnes in 2023, then nothing in 2024. Blank cells mean not reported rather than zero, so Nicaragua sits outside both change universes while shaping the listed totals.
Which smaller reporter grew fastest since 2020?
Pakistan rose from 4,975,596 tonnes in 2020 to 9,081,940 tonnes in 2024, a change of 4,106,344 tonnes (up 82.5 percent). Pakistan reports in both years, so the rise sits inside the change universe on a 4,975,596-tonne base.
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Updated: 26.09.2026https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL
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