Caribbean vs Europe: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate

Caribbean
6.99 % change on previous year
in 2024
Europe
-4.82 % change on previous year
in 2017
Caribbean rank
23rd
Europe rank
21st

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time

  • Caribbean
  • Europe
-2002040196219932024

How they compare

Caribbean currently reports 6.99 % change on previous year against -4.82 % change on previous year in Europe, a difference of 11.81 % change on previous year.

That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.5 times Europe's.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Caribbean ahead.

Caribbean ranks 23rd and Europe ranks 21st of 127 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 4 and Europe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 5.47 % change on previous year -2.69 % change on previous year 8.16 % change on previous year Caribbean
1970s 1.6 % change on previous year -1.2 % change on previous year 2.79 % change on previous year Caribbean
1980s -0.5524 % change on previous year -7.16 % change on previous year 6.6 % change on previous year Caribbean
1990s -0.3414 % change on previous year 0.5519 % change on previous year 0.8933 % change on previous year Europe
2000s 3.74 % change on previous year -2.82 % change on previous year 6.55 % change on previous year Caribbean
2010s -5.86 % change on previous year 0.4285 % change on previous year 6.29 % change on previous year Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate, Caribbean or Europe?
Caribbean, at 6.99 % change on previous year against -4.82 % change on previous year in Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate between Caribbean and Europe?
11.81 % change on previous year, with Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Europe?
56 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2017.
How do Caribbean and Europe rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
Caribbean ranks 23rd and Europe ranks 21st 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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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
Last refreshed

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.