Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean
Caribbean: Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 0.3329 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 0.3329 % change on previous year for potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 108.2% on the previous year and up 101.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean peaked at 44.09 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -40.67 % change on previous year, in 1972.
That places Caribbean 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -18.15 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -3.89 % change on previous year | -78.5% |
| 1964 | 8.32 % change on previous year | -313.6% |
| 1965 | 8.12 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 17.93 % change on previous year | +120.9% |
| 1967 | -1.25 % change on previous year | -107.0% |
| 1968 | -12.44 % change on previous year | +894.3% |
| 1969 | 21.8 % change on previous year | -275.2% |
| 1970 | 9.48 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
| 1971 | 17.63 % change on previous year | +85.9% |
| 1972 | -40.67 % change on previous year | -330.7% |
| 1973 | 7.21 % change on previous year | -117.7% |
| 1974 | 44.09 % change on previous year | +511.4% |
| 1975 | -6.78 % change on previous year | -115.4% |
| 1976 | -3.76 % change on previous year | -44.5% |
| 1977 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -160.9% |
| 1978 | -8.04 % change on previous year | -451.0% |
| 1979 | 14.96 % change on previous year | -286.1% |
| 1980 | 2.85 % change on previous year | -81.0% |
| 1981 | 15.16 % change on previous year | +432.8% |
| 1982 | -12.49 % change on previous year | -182.4% |
| 1983 | -6.95 % change on previous year | -44.4% |
| 1984 | 22.43 % change on previous year | -422.8% |
| 1985 | -11.63 % change on previous year | -151.9% |
| 1986 | -4.21 % change on previous year | -63.8% |
| 1987 | 3.91 % change on previous year | -192.9% |
| 1988 | 9.22 % change on previous year | +135.8% |
| 1989 | 9.81 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -64.7% |
| 1991 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -53.9% |
| 1992 | -7.83 % change on previous year | -590.7% |
| 1993 | -13.11 % change on previous year | +67.4% |
| 1994 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -123.6% |
| 1995 | 3.73 % change on previous year | +20.6% |
| 1996 | -4.99 % change on previous year | -233.7% |
| 1997 | 20.66 % change on previous year | -514.3% |
| 1998 | -26.87 % change on previous year | -230.0% |
| 1999 | 16.32 % change on previous year | -160.8% |
| 2000 | -9.25 % change on previous year | -156.7% |
| 2001 | 10.73 % change on previous year | -216.0% |
| 2002 | -6.7 % change on previous year | -162.4% |
| 2003 | -1.25 % change on previous year | -81.3% |
| 2004 | -5.1 % change on previous year | +306.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9533 % change on previous year | -118.7% |
| 2006 | -5.88 % change on previous year | -717.3% |
| 2007 | -11.77 % change on previous year | +100.1% |
| 2008 | -2.69 % change on previous year | -77.2% |
| 2009 | 22.24 % change on previous year | -927.0% |
| 2010 | -12.96 % change on previous year | -158.3% |
| 2011 | -9.64 % change on previous year | -25.6% |
| 2012 | -3.08 % change on previous year | -68.0% |
| 2013 | -0.1994 % change on previous year | -93.5% |
| 2014 | -26.62 % change on previous year | +13251.6% |
| 2015 | 35.19 % change on previous year | -232.2% |
| 2016 | -3.78 % change on previous year | -110.8% |
| 2017 | 19.05 % change on previous year | -603.5% |
| 2018 | -2.03 % change on previous year | -110.6% |
| 2019 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -182.9% |
| 2020 | -6.89 % change on previous year | -509.6% |
| 2021 | -4.01 % change on previous year | -41.8% |
| 2022 | 5.63 % change on previous year | -240.3% |
| 2023 | -4.07 % change on previous year | -172.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3329 % change on previous year | -108.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -13251.6% | -0.1994 % change on previous year | -26.62 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.55 % change on previous year | -18.15 % change on previous year | 21.8 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.64 % change on previous year | -40.67 % change on previous year | 44.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.81 % change on previous year | -12.49 % change on previous year | 22.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.392 % change on previous year | -26.87 % change on previous year | 20.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.8732 % change on previous year | -11.77 % change on previous year | 22.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2393 % change on previous year | -26.62 % change on previous year | 35.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.8 % change on previous year | -6.89 % change on previous year | 5.63 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 21 Réunion 11.63 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Palestine, State of 11.6 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Cyprus 11.45 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Cabo Verde 11.43 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 11.24 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Slovakia 11.05 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 10.29 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean?
- Potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean was 0.3329 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 44.09 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -40.67 % change on previous year in 1972.
- How does Caribbean rank for potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Caribbean ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.