Southern Africa vs Zimbabwe: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate
Southern Africa
-5.34 % change on previous year
in 2024
Zimbabwe
6.96 % change on previous year
in 2024
Southern Africa rank
24th
Zimbabwe rank
24th
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time
- Southern Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 6.96 % change on previous year against -5.34 % change on previous year in Southern Africa, a difference of 12.3 % change on previous year.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.3 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Southern Africa ahead.
Southern Africa ranks 24th and Zimbabwe ranks 24th of 26 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4091 % change on previous year | 17.2 % change on previous year | 16.79 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 1.61 % change on previous year | 5.11 % change on previous year | 3.5 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | -0.1283 % change on previous year | 6.35 % change on previous year | 6.48 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | -0.2768 % change on previous year | 96.85 % change on previous year | 97.13 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 3.76 % change on previous year | 11.03 % change on previous year | 7.27 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 5.06 % change on previous year | 5.27 % change on previous year | 0.2183 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | -3.26 % change on previous year | 21.56 % change on previous year | 24.82 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate, Southern Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 6.96 % change on previous year against -5.34 % change on previous year in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate between Southern Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 12.3 % change on previous year, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Southern Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Southern Africa ranks 24th and Zimbabwe ranks 24th of 26 groups.
- 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.