Jamaica vs Western Africa: Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate
Jamaica
12.81 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Africa
1.89 % change on previous year
in 2024
Jamaica rank
15th
Western Africa rank
12th
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate over time
- Jamaica
- Western Africa
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 12.81 % change on previous year against 1.89 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 10.92 % change on previous year.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 6.8 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 43 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Western Africa ahead.
Jamaica ranks 15th and Western Africa ranks 12th of 127 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Western Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.43 % change on previous year | 2.39 % change on previous year | 9.04 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 9.73 % change on previous year | -3.14 % change on previous year | 12.87 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 3.05 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | 0.6937 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 2.95 % change on previous year | 26 % change on previous year | 23.05 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 5.05 % change on previous year | 4.03 % change on previous year | 1.01 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year | 0.0149 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 5.89 % change on previous year | 2.31 % change on previous year | 3.58 % 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 Western Africa?
- Jamaica, at 12.81 % change on previous year against 1.89 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate between Jamaica and Western Africa?
- 10.92 % change on previous year, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Western Africa rank globally for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 15th and Western Africa ranks 12th 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.