Jamaica vs South America: Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate
Jamaica
12.81 % change on previous year
in 2024
South America
1.79 % change on previous year
in 2024
Jamaica rank
15th
South America rank
13th
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate over time
- Jamaica
- South America
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 12.81 % change on previous year against 1.79 % change on previous year in South America, a difference of 11.02 % change on previous year.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 7.1 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was South America ahead.
Jamaica ranks 15th and South America ranks 13th of 127 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.43 % change on previous year | 4.88 % change on previous year | 6.54 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 9.73 % change on previous year | -6.56 % change on previous year | 16.29 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 3.05 % change on previous year | -0.6468 % change on previous year | 3.7 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 2.95 % change on previous year | -1.51 % change on previous year | 4.46 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 5.05 % change on previous year | -0.2253 % change on previous year | 5.27 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | 0.2951 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 5.89 % change on previous year | 2.16 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate, Jamaica or South America?
- Jamaica, at 12.81 % change on previous year against 1.79 % change on previous year in South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate between Jamaica and South America?
- 11.02 % change on previous year, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and South America rank globally for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 15th and South America ranks 13th of 127 countries.
- 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.