Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Americas
Americas: Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 1.07 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Americas, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Americas is 1.07 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 269.6% on the previous year and up 164.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Americas peaked at 13.14 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -13.62 % change on previous year, in 2010.
That places Americas 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Americas, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -5.29 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1 % change on previous year | -118.9% |
| 1964 | 2.29 % change on previous year | +128.8% |
| 1965 | 3.72 % change on previous year | +62.7% |
| 1966 | -0.2001 % change on previous year | -105.4% |
| 1967 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -718.0% |
| 1968 | -1.16 % change on previous year | -193.9% |
| 1969 | 3.87 % change on previous year | -433.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8045 % change on previous year | -79.2% |
| 1971 | -4.15 % change on previous year | -616.1% |
| 1972 | -5.78 % change on previous year | +39.2% |
| 1973 | -0.5791 % change on previous year | -90.0% |
| 1974 | 5.26 % change on previous year | -1008.6% |
| 1975 | -5.16 % change on previous year | -198.1% |
| 1976 | 4.11 % change on previous year | -179.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5289 % change on previous year | -87.1% |
| 1978 | 4.52 % change on previous year | +754.6% |
| 1979 | -2.47 % change on previous year | -154.7% |
| 1980 | -5.65 % change on previous year | +128.7% |
| 1981 | 3.97 % change on previous year | -170.3% |
| 1982 | -0.4051 % change on previous year | -110.2% |
| 1983 | -8.37 % change on previous year | +1967.0% |
| 1984 | 6.85 % change on previous year | -181.8% |
| 1985 | -1.46 % change on previous year | -121.3% |
| 1986 | -3.07 % change on previous year | +111.0% |
| 1987 | 4.48 % change on previous year | -246.0% |
| 1988 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -67.6% |
| 1989 | -4 % change on previous year | -375.1% |
| 1990 | -2.36 % change on previous year | -40.9% |
| 1991 | 13.14 % change on previous year | -656.3% |
| 1992 | -1.54 % change on previous year | -111.7% |
| 1993 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -366.7% |
| 1994 | 3.56 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4965 % change on previous year | -83.5% |
| 1997 | 1.46 % change on previous year | +194.4% |
| 1998 | 1.71 % change on previous year | +17.0% |
| 1999 | -0.4402 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 2000 | -5.66 % change on previous year | +1186.8% |
| 2001 | -2.82 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 2002 | 3.73 % change on previous year | -232.5% |
| 2003 | -0.0201 % change on previous year | -100.5% |
| 2004 | -3.9 % change on previous year | +19301.3% |
| 2005 | -3.95 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -166.7% |
| 2007 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 2008 | -4.71 % change on previous year | -317.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5372 % change on previous year | -111.4% |
| 2010 | -13.62 % change on previous year | -2634.6% |
| 2011 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -121.9% |
| 2012 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -53.9% |
| 2013 | -0.868 % change on previous year | -163.1% |
| 2014 | -1.66 % change on previous year | +90.9% |
| 2015 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -235.0% |
| 2016 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 2017 | -2.16 % change on previous year | -191.7% |
| 2018 | -3.21 % change on previous year | +48.6% |
| 2019 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -53.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6284 % change on previous year | -141.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4796 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 2022 | -0.5478 % change on previous year | -214.2% |
| 2023 | -0.6294 % change on previous year | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -269.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Americas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -19301.3% | -0.0201 % change on previous year | -3.9 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | -2634.6% | 0.5372 % change on previous year | -13.62 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | -1967.0% | -0.4051 % change on previous year | -8.37 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6831 % change on previous year | -5.29 % change on previous year | 3.87 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.2911 % change on previous year | -5.78 % change on previous year | 5.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6193 % change on previous year | -8.37 % change on previous year | 6.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.31 % change on previous year | -2.36 % change on previous year | 13.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.2 % change on previous year | -5.66 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.41 % change on previous year | -13.62 % change on previous year | 2.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1997 % change on previous year | -0.6294 % change on previous year | 1.07 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 15 Sri Lanka 15.64 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Portugal 13.67 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 13.5 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Ireland 13.28 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Belgium-Luxembourg 12.14 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Tajikistan 11.86 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Réunion 11.63 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Americas?
- Potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Americas was 1.07 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 13.14 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.62 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does Americas rank for potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Americas ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.