Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 7.62 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 7.62 % change on previous year for potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 2,626.2% on the previous year and up 168.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 23.87 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -11.95 % change on previous year, in 1971.
That places Australia and New Zealand 33rd out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.19 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 16.56 % change on previous year | +656.4% |
| 1964 | -7.11 % change on previous year | -142.9% |
| 1965 | -8.47 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
| 1966 | 6.31 % change on previous year | -174.6% |
| 1967 | -7.23 % change on previous year | -214.6% |
| 1968 | 8.43 % change on previous year | -216.5% |
| 1969 | 7.19 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 1970 | -4.94 % change on previous year | -168.7% |
| 1971 | -11.95 % change on previous year | +141.7% |
| 1972 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -125.0% |
| 1973 | -5.6 % change on previous year | -287.5% |
| 1974 | -7.84 % change on previous year | +40.0% |
| 1975 | 10.59 % change on previous year | -235.2% |
| 1976 | -7.68 % change on previous year | -172.5% |
| 1977 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 1978 | 3.69 % change on previous year | +91.5% |
| 1979 | -7.04 % change on previous year | -290.9% |
| 1980 | 5.05 % change on previous year | -171.7% |
| 1981 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -141.8% |
| 1982 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -271.1% |
| 1983 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 1985 | -0.2133 % change on previous year | -107.1% |
| 1986 | -6.52 % change on previous year | +2957.5% |
| 1987 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -151.2% |
| 1988 | 5.76 % change on previous year | +72.4% |
| 1989 | -4.34 % change on previous year | -175.4% |
| 1990 | 4.32 % change on previous year | -199.6% |
| 1991 | -2.72 % change on previous year | -163.0% |
| 1992 | 4.54 % change on previous year | -266.6% |
| 1993 | -3.22 % change on previous year | -170.9% |
| 1994 | 3.99 % change on previous year | -224.2% |
| 1995 | -3.12 % change on previous year | -178.1% |
| 1996 | 7.68 % change on previous year | -346.2% |
| 1997 | -1.45 % change on previous year | -118.8% |
| 1998 | 10.89 % change on previous year | -853.2% |
| 1999 | -6.1 % change on previous year | -156.0% |
| 2000 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -120.9% |
| 2001 | -5.82 % change on previous year | -556.2% |
| 2002 | -3.56 % change on previous year | -38.8% |
| 2003 | -4.48 % change on previous year | +25.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7901 % change on previous year | -117.6% |
| 2005 | 2.3 % change on previous year | +191.5% |
| 2006 | -2.7 % change on previous year | -217.1% |
| 2007 | -6.04 % change on previous year | +124.1% |
| 2008 | 8.65 % change on previous year | -243.2% |
| 2009 | -8.31 % change on previous year | -196.1% |
| 2010 | 6.8 % change on previous year | -181.8% |
| 2011 | -8.71 % change on previous year | -228.1% |
| 2012 | 5.53 % change on previous year | -163.5% |
| 2013 | -3.87 % change on previous year | -169.9% |
| 2014 | -11.1 % change on previous year | +187.1% |
| 2015 | 0.031 % change on previous year | -100.3% |
| 2016 | -3.12 % change on previous year | -10146.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9286 % change on previous year | -129.8% |
| 2018 | 4.79 % change on previous year | +416.2% |
| 2019 | 7.81 % change on previous year | +62.9% |
| 2020 | -11.17 % change on previous year | -243.0% |
| 2021 | 23.87 % change on previous year | -313.8% |
| 2022 | -5.65 % change on previous year | -123.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2795 % change on previous year | -104.9% |
| 2024 | 7.62 % change on previous year | +2626.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -10146.9% | 0.031 % change on previous year | -3.12 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | -2957.5% | -0.2133 % change on previous year | -6.52 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | +2626.3% | 0.2795 % change on previous year | 7.62 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.23 % change on previous year | -8.47 % change on previous year | 16.56 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -2.58 % change on previous year | -11.95 % change on previous year | 10.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 % change on previous year | -6.52 % change on previous year | 5.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 % change on previous year | -6.1 % change on previous year | 10.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.79 % change on previous year | -8.31 % change on previous year | 8.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0906 % change on previous year | -11.1 % change on previous year | 7.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.99 % change on previous year | -11.17 % change on previous year | 23.87 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 30 Guatemala 8.51 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Italy 8.01 % change on previous year compare
- 32 South Africa 7.9 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Finland 7.27 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Peru 7.09 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Denmark 7.04 % change on previous year compare
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- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 37.8 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand?
- Potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand was 7.62 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 23.87 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.95 % change on previous year in 1971.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 33rd out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.