Sierra Leone vs South Africa: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate
Sierra Leone
-7.98 % change on previous year
in 2024
South Africa
-5.57 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
100th
South Africa rank
97th
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -5.57 % change on previous year against -7.98 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2.41 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 100th and South Africa ranks 97th of 127 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.98 % change on previous year | 0.0595 % change on previous year | 10.92 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | -0.9157 % change on previous year | -0.7143 % change on previous year | 0.2014 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1980s | -0.6296 % change on previous year | 1.29 % change on previous year | 1.92 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1990s | 11.28 % change on previous year | 0.5213 % change on previous year | 10.76 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 39.54 % change on previous year | 4.01 % change on previous year | 35.53 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | -4.24 % change on previous year | 5.13 % change on previous year | 9.37 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2020s | 12.1 % change on previous year | -3.11 % change on previous year | 15.22 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate, Sierra Leone or South Africa?
- South Africa, at -5.57 % change on previous year against -7.98 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate between Sierra Leone and South Africa?
- 2.41 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and South Africa rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 100th and South Africa ranks 97th 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.