Africa vs Egypt: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate

Africa
0.634 % change on previous year
in 2024
Egypt
16.44 % change on previous year
in 2024
Africa rank
12th
Egypt rank
14th

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time

  • Africa
  • Egypt
-50050100196219932024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 16.44 % change on previous year against 0.634 % change on previous year in Africa, a difference of 15.81 % change on previous year.

That makes Egypt's figure about 25.9 times Africa's.

The two have swapped places 41 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Africa ahead.

Africa ranks 12th and Egypt ranks 14th of 26 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Egypt Difference Ahead
1960s 3.4 % change on previous year -0.4152 % change on previous year 3.82 % change on previous year Africa
1970s 3.04 % change on previous year 2.06 % change on previous year 0.9822 % change on previous year Africa
1980s 2.62 % change on previous year 1.35 % change on previous year 1.26 % change on previous year Africa
1990s 7.55 % change on previous year 20.55 % change on previous year 13 % change on previous year Egypt
2000s 3.42 % change on previous year 11.23 % change on previous year 7.81 % change on previous year Egypt
2010s 1.62 % change on previous year 2.94 % change on previous year 1.32 % change on previous year Egypt
2020s -0.0479 % change on previous year 2.13 % change on previous year 2.18 % change on previous year Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate, Africa or Egypt?
Egypt, at 16.44 % change on previous year against 0.634 % change on previous year in Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate between Africa and Egypt?
15.81 % change on previous year, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Egypt?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Africa and Egypt rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
Africa ranks 12th and Egypt ranks 14th of 26 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sweet 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
Sweet 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
153 places, 8,671 data points, 1962–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.