Based on a comparison of 157 countries in 2013, Ghana ranked the highest in starchy root consumption per capita with 419 kg followed by Ivory Coast and Benin. On the other end of the scale was Afghanistan with 6.60 kg, Honduras with 7.90 kg and Gambia with 8.50 kg.
Average starchy root consumption per capita reached 62.4 kg in 2013 in the World according to Faostat. This is 0.481 % more than in the previous year and 1.92 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average starchy root consumption per capita reached an all time high of 77.3 kg in 1966 and an all time low of 55.3 kg in 1989. The average annual growth amounted to -0.401 % since 1961.
Data for more countries are available at Starchy Root Consumption Per Capita indicator page.
Starchy Root Consumption Per Capita | Unit | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
Angola | kg | 259 | 247 | 266 | 267 | 267 | ||||||||||||||||
Belarus | kg | 192 | 193 | 186 | 185 | 185 | ||||||||||||||||
Benin | kg | 293 | 243 | 257 | 277 | 300 | ||||||||||||||||
Central African Republic | kg | 246 | 251 | 255 | 263 | 268 | ||||||||||||||||
Congo | kg | 267 | 274 | 275 | 271 | 264 | ||||||||||||||||
Gabon | kg | 172 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 168 | ||||||||||||||||
Ghana | kg | 405 | 406 | 413 | 405 | 435 | ||||||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | kg | 326 | 317 | 308 | 308 | 307 | ||||||||||||||||
Madagascar | kg | 155 | 154 | 152 | 151 | 160 | ||||||||||||||||
Malawi | kg | 190 | 185 | 192 | 191 | 188 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | kg | 224 | 236 | 246 | 250 | 251 | ||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | kg | 224 | 231 | 223 | 230 | 251 | ||||||||||||||||
Rwanda | kg | 267 | 281 | 273 | 281 | 279 | ||||||||||||||||
Togo | kg | 199 | 198 | 198 | 197 | 194 | ||||||||||||||||
Uganda | kg | 183 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 166 |