Maptheory
social2023

Roots and tubers

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•174 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1,967.8hectares
Median: 1.7hectares
Countries Covered
174
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
183,030.4hectares
Lowest
Botswana
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo183,030.4hectares
2Cote d'Ivoire46,644.7hectares
3Cameroon24,612.3hectares
4Lao People's Democratic Republic18,924.9hectares
5Bolivia13,362.1hectares
By Region
Other2,998.2hectares(102 countries)
Africa2,123.2hectares(9 countries)
South America1,233.8hectares(7 countries)
Asia371.0hectares(21 countries)
North America208.8hectares(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0hectares)High (183,030.4hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,967.8hectares)

Other (102)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Asia (21)
North America (4)
Europe (29)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Democratic Republic of the Congo183,030.4hectares
2Cote d'Ivoire46,644.7hectares
3Cameroon24,612.3hectares
4Lao People's Democratic Republic18,924.9hectares
5Bolivia13,362.1hectares
6Nigeria10,397.6hectares
7Ghana7,465.0hectares
8Brazil4,668.3hectares
9Paraguay4,117.7hectares
10Philippines3,987.9hectares
11Malawi3,069.0hectares
12Guinea2,624.6hectares
13Peru1,966.6hectares
14India1,887.7hectares
15Republic of the Congo1,715.3hectares
16Colombia1,388.4hectares
17United Republic of Tanzania1,249.0hectares
18Uganda1,171.4hectares
19Zambia1,000.9hectares
20Thailand992.0hectares
21Nicaragua937.2hectares
22Mexico764.6hectares
23Angola734.9hectares
24Mozambique628.3hectares
25Ecuador613.0hectares
26Central African Republic532.5hectares
27Cambodia433.8hectares
28Kenya356.7hectares
29Indonesia302.0hectares
30Sri Lanka221.4hectares
31Vietnam204.0hectares
32Costa Rica194.4hectares
33People's Republic of China187.1hectares
34Rwanda169.2hectares
35Myanmar168.9hectares
36Ethiopia153.4hectares
37Sierra Leone145.2hectares
38Chad118.2hectares
39Cuba103.4hectares
40Finland88.8hectares
41Gabon88.6hectares
42Liberia80.7hectares
43Benin77.6hectares
44Equatorial Guinea73.3hectares
45Honduras66.5hectares
46Poland63.6hectares
47Dominican Republic62.7hectares
48Madagascar61.8hectares
49Nepal50.5hectares
50Guinea-Bissau42.1hectares
51Papua New Guinea37.3hectares
52Togo33.1hectares
53Guatemala32.8hectares
54United States of America27.0hectares
55North Korea26.7hectares
56Suriname23.3hectares
57Solomon Islands16.6hectares
58Burundi15.1hectares
59South Sudan14.5hectares
60Netherlands11.4hectares
61Jamaica11.0hectares
62Canada10.9hectares
63Panama10.2hectares
64United Kingdom10.2hectares
65Eswatini9.8hectares
66Bosnia and Herzegovina8.8hectares
67Fiji7.0hectares
68Bangladesh5.9hectares
69Venezuela5.6hectares
70Guyana5.5hectares
71Türkiye4.4hectares
72Austria4.4hectares
73Belgium4.0hectares
74Zimbabwe3.8hectares
75Bhutan3.2hectares
76France3.1hectares
77Croatia2.6hectares
78Norway2.5hectares
79Russian Federation2.5hectares
80Trinidad and Tobago2.5hectares
81Sweden2.3hectares
82Germany2.3hectares
83Ireland2.3hectares
84Albania2.1hectares
85Italy2.0hectares
86Denmark2.0hectares
87Mali1.8hectares
88Belize1.7hectares
89Switzerland1.6hectares
90Guadeloupe1.5hectares
91South Korea1.5hectares
92Timor-Leste1.4hectares
93Romania1.4hectares
94Antigua and Barbuda1.2hectares
95Bulgaria1.2hectares
96Spain1.0hectares
97Latvia1.0hectares
98Vanuatu0.9hectares
99Somalia0.9hectares
100Armenia0.9hectares
101Ukraine0.8hectares
102Japan0.7hectares
103Saint Lucia0.7hectares
104Taiwan, Province of China0.7hectares
105Czech Republic0.7hectares
106The Republic of North Macedonia0.6hectares
107Pakistan0.6hectares
108Haiti0.6hectares
109Syrian Arab Republic0.5hectares
110New Caledonia0.5hectares
111Azerbaijan0.5hectares
112Republic of The Gambia0.4hectares
113Estonia0.4hectares
114South Africa0.4hectares
115Egypt0.4hectares
116Mauritius0.4hectares
117Brunei Darussalam0.3hectares
118Mauritania0.3hectares
119Puerto Rico0.3hectares
120El Salvador0.3hectares
121Reunion0.3hectares
122Sudan0.3hectares
123Senegal0.2hectares
124Iraq0.2hectares
125Martinique0.2hectares
126Hungary0.2hectares
127Comoros0.2hectares
128Morocco0.2hectares
129Georgia0.1hectares
130Montenegro0.1hectares
131Turkmenistan0.1hectares
132Israel0.1hectares
133Libya0.1hectares
134Moldova, Republic of0.1hectares
135Malaysia0.1hectares
136Lesotho0.1hectares
137Slovenia0.1hectares
138Algeria0.1hectares
139French Guiana0.1hectares
140Luxembourg0.1hectares
141Namibia0.1hectares
142Argentina0.0hectares
143Eritrea0.0hectares
144Maldives0.0hectares
145Australia0.0hectares
146Grenada0.0hectares
147Kazakhstan0.0hectares
148Mongolia0.0hectares
149Micronesia, Federated States of0.0hectares
150Portugal0.0hectares
151Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0hectares
152Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0hectares
153Burkina Faso0.0hectares
154Uruguay0.0hectares
155Uzbekistan0.0hectares
156Bahamas0.0hectares
157Cape Verde0.0hectares
158Chile0.0hectares
159Cyprus0.0hectares
160Dominica0.0hectares
161State of Palestine0.0hectares
162Greece0.0hectares
163Islamic Republic of Iran0.0hectares
164Jordan0.0hectares
165Kyrgyzstan0.0hectares
166Lebanon0.0hectares
167New Zealand0.0hectares
168Serbia0.0hectares
169Singapore0.0hectares
170Tajikistan0.0hectares
171Tunisia0.0hectares
172Afghanistan0.0hectares
173Barbados0.0hectares
174Botswana0.0hectares
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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