Benin vs Western Africa: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate
Benin
22.98 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Africa
0.9761 % change on previous year
in 2024
Benin rank
10th
Western Africa rank
10th
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time
- Benin
- Western Africa
How they compare
Benin currently reports 22.98 % change on previous year against 0.9761 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 22 % change on previous year.
That makes Benin's figure about 23.5 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 10th and Western Africa ranks 10th of 127 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Western Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.45 % change on previous year | 3.1 % change on previous year | 26.35 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 1970s | -1.72 % change on previous year | -2.78 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 1980s | -4.8 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year | 7.7 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 1990s | 5.44 % change on previous year | 34.78 % change on previous year | 29.35 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 8.9 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year | 6 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 2010s | 2.74 % change on previous year | 3.14 % change on previous year | 0.3949 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 5.84 % change on previous year | 0.9968 % change on previous year | 4.85 % change on previous year | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate, Benin or Western Africa?
- Benin, at 22.98 % change on previous year against 0.9761 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate between Benin and Western Africa?
- 22 % change on previous year, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Western Africa rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Benin ranks 10th and Western Africa ranks 10th of 127 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.