Based on a comparison of 10 countries in 2022, South Africa ranked the highest in chicory root production with 12,432 tonnes followed by Ukraine and Philippines. On the other end of the scale was Russia with 15.0 tonnes, Qatar with 88.0 tonnes and Bosnia and Herzegovina with 102 tonnes.
Total chicory root production reached 32,662 tonnes in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 1.31 % more than in the previous year and -1,434 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, total chicory root production reached an all time high of 1,073,156 tonnes in 2000 and an all time low of 30,831 tonnes in 2020. The average annual growth amounted to -3.62 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, South Africa, accounted for 38.1 % of chicory root production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 72.6 % share while the ten largest countries some 94.0 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Chicory Root Production indicator page.
| Chicory Root Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | tonnes | ... | 99.6 | 99.9 | 100 | 101 | 101 | |||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | tonnes | 150 | 151 | 151 | 152 | 152 | ||||||||||||||||
| Haiti | tonnes | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | tonnes | 2,935 | 2,907 | 2,867 | 2,863 | 2,904 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | tonnes | 4,837 | 4,913 | 4,994 | 4,915 | 4,941 | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | tonnes | 92.0 | 91.7 | 91.6 | 90.9 | 88.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.3 | ||
| Serbia | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,510 | 3,512 | 3,513 | 3,520 | 3,514 | ||||||||||||
| South Africa | tonnes | 8,500 | 6,566 | 13,149 | 13,250 | 10,717 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | tonnes | 7,360 | 5,803 | 6,348 | 6,504 | 6,218 |
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