Eastern Africa vs Kenya: Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate
Eastern Africa
3.79 % change on previous year
in 2024
Kenya
28.94 % change on previous year
in 2024
Eastern Africa rank
8th
Kenya rank
7th
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate over time
- Eastern Africa
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 28.94 % change on previous year against 3.79 % change on previous year in Eastern Africa, a difference of 25.15 % change on previous year.
That makes Kenya's figure about 7.6 times Eastern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Eastern Africa ahead.
Eastern Africa ranks 8th and Kenya ranks 7th of 26 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eastern Africa averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.43 % change on previous year | 5.85 % change on previous year | 3.42 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1970s | 5.85 % change on previous year | 4.92 % change on previous year | 0.9252 % change on previous year | Eastern Africa |
| 1980s | 0.8417 % change on previous year | 4.15 % change on previous year | 3.31 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1990s | 3.87 % change on previous year | 11.71 % change on previous year | 7.84 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2000s | 3.68 % change on previous year | 7.13 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 8.42 % change on previous year | 2.82 % change on previous year | 5.59 % change on previous year | Eastern Africa |
| 2020s | -0.507 % change on previous year | 0.265 % change on previous year | 0.772 % change on previous year | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate, Eastern Africa or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 28.94 % change on previous year against 3.79 % change on previous year in Eastern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate between Eastern Africa and Kenya?
- 25.15 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Kenya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Africa and Kenya rank globally for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate?
- Eastern Africa ranks 8th and Kenya ranks 7th of 26 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sweet potatoes — Production, 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 — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.