Brazil vs Southern Africa: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate
Brazil
6.9 % change on previous year
in 2024
Southern Africa
-5.34 % change on previous year
in 2024
Brazil rank
25th
Southern Africa rank
24th
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time
- Brazil
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 6.9 % change on previous year against -5.34 % change on previous year in Southern Africa, a difference of 12.24 % change on previous year.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 25th and Southern Africa ranks 24th of 127 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Southern Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.82 % change on previous year | 0.4091 % change on previous year | 3.42 % change on previous year | Brazil |
| 1970s | -6.59 % change on previous year | 1.61 % change on previous year | 8.21 % change on previous year | Southern Africa |
| 1980s | -2.98 % change on previous year | -0.1283 % change on previous year | 2.85 % change on previous year | Southern Africa |
| 1990s | -4.05 % change on previous year | -0.2768 % change on previous year | 3.77 % change on previous year | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | -0.1469 % change on previous year | 3.76 % change on previous year | 3.9 % change on previous year | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 3.33 % change on previous year | 5.06 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 2.65 % change on previous year | -3.26 % change on previous year | 5.91 % change on previous year | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate, Brazil or Southern Africa?
- Brazil, at 6.9 % change on previous year against -5.34 % change on previous year in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate between Brazil and Southern Africa?
- 12.24 % change on previous year, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Southern Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Southern Africa rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Brazil ranks 25th and Southern Africa ranks 24th 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.