Malaysia vs Northern Africa: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate

Malaysia
86.57 % change on previous year
in 2024
Northern Africa
11.28 % change on previous year
in 2024
Malaysia rank
2nd
Northern Africa rank
3rd

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time

  • Malaysia
  • Northern Africa
-50050100196219932024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 86.57 % change on previous year against 11.28 % change on previous year in Northern Africa, a difference of 75.29 % change on previous year.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 7.7 times Northern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 34 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 2nd and Northern Africa ranks 3rd of 127 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Northern Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Northern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s -3.91 % change on previous year 0.3694 % change on previous year 4.28 % change on previous year Northern Africa
1970s -4.46 % change on previous year 2.87 % change on previous year 7.33 % change on previous year Northern Africa
1980s 0.0189 % change on previous year -0.8233 % change on previous year 0.8422 % change on previous year Malaysia
1990s -2.91 % change on previous year 20.17 % change on previous year 23.07 % change on previous year Northern Africa
2000s -3.44 % change on previous year 8.43 % change on previous year 11.87 % change on previous year Northern Africa
2010s 11.42 % change on previous year 6.48 % change on previous year 4.94 % change on previous year Malaysia
2020s 5.62 % change on previous year 6.61 % change on previous year 0.9935 % change on previous year Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate, Malaysia or Northern Africa?
Malaysia, at 86.57 % change on previous year against 11.28 % change on previous year in Northern Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate between Malaysia and Northern Africa?
75.29 % change on previous year, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Northern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Northern Africa rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
Malaysia ranks 2nd and Northern Africa ranks 3rd 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
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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.