Ecuador vs Melanesia: Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate

Ecuador
-23.94 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia
-17.51 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ecuador rank
158th
Melanesia rank
155th

Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time

  • Ecuador
  • Melanesia
-50050100150196219932024

How they compare

Melanesia currently reports -17.51 % change on previous year against -23.94 % change on previous year in Ecuador, a difference of 6.43 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 31 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 158th and Melanesia ranks 155th of 168 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Melanesia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Melanesia Difference Ahead
1960s 3.74 % change on previous year 3.88 % change on previous year 0.1424 % change on previous year Melanesia
1970s -3.13 % change on previous year 9.7 % change on previous year 12.83 % change on previous year Melanesia
1980s 7.72 % change on previous year -5.09 % change on previous year 12.81 % change on previous year Ecuador
1990s 6.76 % change on previous year 1.32 % change on previous year 5.44 % change on previous year Ecuador
2000s -1.01 % change on previous year 3.97 % change on previous year 4.98 % change on previous year Melanesia
2010s -7.17 % change on previous year 7.2 % change on previous year 14.37 % change on previous year Melanesia
2020s -5.29 % change on previous year 13.42 % change on previous year 18.71 % change on previous year Melanesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate, Ecuador or Melanesia?
Melanesia, at -17.51 % change on previous year against -23.94 % change on previous year in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate between Ecuador and Melanesia?
6.43 % change on previous year, with Melanesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Melanesia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Melanesia rank globally for potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
Ecuador ranks 158th and Melanesia ranks 155th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
199 places, 10,872 data points, 1962–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.