Burkina Faso vs Central America: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate
Burkina Faso
8.89 % change on previous year
in 2024
Central America
-3.66 % change on previous year
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
22nd
Central America rank
20th
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Central America
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 8.89 % change on previous year against -3.66 % change on previous year in Central America, a difference of 12.55 % change on previous year.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 2.4 times Central America's.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Central America ranks 20th of 127 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Central America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Central America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7885 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | 0.6043 % change on previous year | Central America |
| 1970s | -8.16 % change on previous year | -9.96 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 4.1 % change on previous year | -2.04 % change on previous year | 6.14 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.0404 % change on previous year | 0.8422 % change on previous year | 0.8018 % change on previous year | Central America |
| 2000s | 30.2 % change on previous year | 3.27 % change on previous year | 26.93 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 2.99 % change on previous year | 8.01 % change on previous year | 5.02 % change on previous year | Central America |
| 2020s | 19.35 % change on previous year | 6.01 % change on previous year | 13.33 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate, Burkina Faso or Central America?
- Burkina Faso, at 8.89 % change on previous year against -3.66 % change on previous year in Central America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate between Burkina Faso and Central America?
- 12.55 % change on previous year, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Central America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Central America rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Central America ranks 20th 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.