Kenya vs South America: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate
Kenya
25.77 % change on previous year
in 2024
South America
3.06 % change on previous year
in 2024
Kenya rank
8th
South America rank
7th
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time
- Kenya
- South America
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 25.77 % change on previous year against 3.06 % change on previous year in South America, a difference of 22.71 % change on previous year.
That makes Kenya's figure about 8.4 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 8th and South America ranks 7th of 127 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and South America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.88 % change on previous year | 2.56 % change on previous year | 0.6758 % change on previous year | South America |
| 1970s | 2.76 % change on previous year | -4.21 % change on previous year | 6.98 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1980s | 2.85 % change on previous year | -2.39 % change on previous year | 5.24 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1990s | 8.01 % change on previous year | -3.05 % change on previous year | 11.06 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2000s | 5.06 % change on previous year | -0.5942 % change on previous year | 5.66 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | -1.02 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year | South America |
| 2020s | 5.42 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year | 4.2 % change on previous year | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate, Kenya or South America?
- Kenya, at 25.77 % change on previous year against 3.06 % change on previous year in South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate between Kenya and South America?
- 22.71 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and South America rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 8th and South America ranks 7th 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.