Other starchy roots and tubers production in Puerto Rico
In 2024 Puerto Rico produced 465 t of other starchy roots and tubers, the 53rd largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 45%. The record was 19,368 t in 1966. Area harvested: 34 ha, yield 13.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 465 t
- World rank
- 53 of 60
- 10-year change
- −45%
- Record
- 19,368 t
- 1966
Other starchy roots and tubers in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Puerto Rico compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 13.7
- world 14.2 (−3.8%)
- kg per person
- 0.14
- world 1.20
- 10-year change
- −45%
- world +55%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Brunei | 525 | 0.01% |
| 52 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 481 | 0.00% |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | 465 | 0.00% |
| 54 | French Polynesia | 222 | 0.00% |
| 55 | Belize | 193 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of other starchy roots and tubers
Share of the world total; Puerto Rico is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 465 | −41% | 34 | 13.68 |
| 2023 | 787 | −51% | 40 | 19.68 |
| 2022 | 1,600 | +123% | 82 | 19.51 |
| 2021 | 719 | +12% | 51 | 14.10 |
| 2020 | 643 | +7.5% | 56 | 11.48 |
| 2019 | 598 | +12% | 67 | 8.93 |
| 2018 | 535 | −22% | 76 | 7.04 |
| 2017 | 690 | −6.0% | 94 | 7.34 |
| 2016 | 734 | −6.4% | 101 | 7.27 |
| 2015 | 784 | −6.4% | 109 | 7.19 |
| 2014 | 838 | −6.3% | 117 | 7.16 |
| 2013 | 894 | +36% | 127 | 7.04 |
| 2012 | 657 | −41% | 93 | 7.06 |
| 2011 | 1,107 | −10% | 155 | 7.14 |
| 2010 | 1,236 | −9.8% | 171 | 7.23 |
| 2009 | 1,370 | −9.3% | 187 | 7.33 |
| 2008 | 1,510 | −7.2% | 204 | 7.40 |
| 2007 | 1,628 | −9.6% | 217 | 7.50 |
| 2006 | 1,801 | −19% | 239 | 7.54 |
| 2005 | 2,234 | −19% | 242 | 9.23 |
| 2004 | 2,750 | +0.5% | 298 | 9.23 |
| 2003 | 2,736 | +152% | 296 | 9.24 |
| 2002 | 1,087 | −11% | 470 | 2.31 |
| 2001 | 1,226 | −17% | 530 | 2.31 |
| 2000 | 1,485 | +97% | 650 | 2.28 |
| 1999 | 752 | −86% | 330 | 2.28 |
| 1998 | 5,466 | +56% | 1,362 | 4.01 |
| 1997 | 3,500 | +51% | 1,250 | 2.80 |
| 1996 | 2,322 | −10% | 1,020 | 2.28 |
| 1995 | 2,585 | −23% | 1,140 | 2.27 |
| 1994 | 3,356 | −9.4% | 1,470 | 2.28 |
| 1993 | 3,706 | −25% | 1,630 | 2.27 |
| 1992 | 4,944 | −4.6% | 810 | 6.10 |
| 1991 | 5,185 | −24% | 865 | 5.99 |
| 1990 | 6,786 | −22% | 1,030 | 6.59 |
| 1989 | 8,709 | +5.3% | 1,340 | 6.50 |
| 1988 | 8,269 | +1.8% | 1,250 | 6.62 |
| 1987 | 8,119 | −22% | 1,230 | 6.60 |
| 1986 | 10,432 | −12% | 1,580 | 6.60 |
| 1985 | 11,794 | +3.6% | 1,780 | 6.63 |
| 1984 | 11,385 | −3.5% | 1,760 | 6.47 |
| 1983 | 11,794 | +17% | 1,790 | 6.59 |
| 1982 | 10,115 | −3.0% | 1,530 | 6.61 |
| 1981 | 10,433 | −20% | 1,570 | 6.65 |
| 1980 | 13,064 | +1.1% | 1,965 | 6.65 |
| 1979 | 12,928 | +14% | 1,950 | 6.63 |
| 1978 | 11,340 | −12% | 1,700 | 6.67 |
| 1977 | 12,928 | −5.0% | 2,000 | 6.46 |
| 1976 | 13,608 | −5.4% | 3,286 | 4.14 |
| 1975 | 14,379 | −2.5% | 3,278 | 4.39 |
| 1974 | 14,742 | +27% | 1,965 | 7.50 |
| 1973 | 11,567 | +2.0% | 3,341 | 3.46 |
| 1972 | 11,340 | −11% | 3,274 | 3.46 |
| 1971 | 12,701 | −16% | 3,930 | 3.23 |
| 1970 | 15,195 | +13% | 4,323 | 3.51 |
| 1969 | 13,426 | +7.6% | 3,851 | 3.49 |
| 1968 | 12,474 | −31% | 3,930 | 3.17 |
| 1967 | 18,144 | −6.3% | 6,288 | 2.89 |
| 1966 | 19,368 | +20% | 6,712 | 2.89 |
| 1965 | 16,148 | −9.4% | 5,596 | 2.89 |
| 1964 | 17,826 | +8.0% | 6,170 | 2.89 |
| 1963 | 16,511 | +11% | 5,172 | 3.19 |
| 1962 | 14,878 | +3.8% | 4,991 | 2.98 |
| 1961 | 14,334 | — | 4,952 | 2.89 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of other starchy roots and tubers in Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico produced 465 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Puerto Rico rank in the world for production of other starchy roots and tubers?
Puerto Rico ranked 53rd of 60 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Laos with 50.6% of the world total.
How has the production of other starchy roots and tubers in Puerto Rico changed?
It fell by 45% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +55% for the world. The record was 19,368 t in 1966.
What is the yield of other starchy roots and tubers in Puerto Rico?
13.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (465 t from 34 ha), against a world average of 14.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Puerto Rico is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.