Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Central America
Central America: Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 4.54 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Central America, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Central America stood at 4.54 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 268.6% on the previous year and up 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Central America peaked at 22.2 % change on previous year in 1978 and was at its lowest, -15.06 % change on previous year, in 1965.
Central America ranks 7th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 Central America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.84 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 7.51 % change on previous year | +307.3% |
| 1964 | -1.01 % change on previous year | -113.4% |
| 1965 | -15.06 % change on previous year | +1398.4% |
| 1966 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -122.6% |
| 1967 | -1.3 % change on previous year | -138.2% |
| 1968 | 6.35 % change on previous year | -587.0% |
| 1969 | 8.77 % change on previous year | +38.2% |
| 1970 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -77.9% |
| 1971 | -7.32 % change on previous year | -477.1% |
| 1972 | 17.82 % change on previous year | -343.5% |
| 1973 | 4.13 % change on previous year | -76.8% |
| 1974 | 4.71 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 1975 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9628 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 1977 | 0.914 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 22.2 % change on previous year | +2328.5% |
| 1979 | 15.54 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 1980 | -7.36 % change on previous year | -147.3% |
| 1981 | -10.14 % change on previous year | +37.9% |
| 1982 | 4.67 % change on previous year | -146.1% |
| 1983 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -74.2% |
| 1984 | -2.52 % change on previous year | -308.9% |
| 1985 | -0.5945 % change on previous year | -76.4% |
| 1986 | -5.67 % change on previous year | +853.1% |
| 1987 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -136.1% |
| 1988 | -1.6 % change on previous year | -178.3% |
| 1989 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -289.2% |
| 1990 | 10.95 % change on previous year | +260.9% |
| 1991 | -7.64 % change on previous year | -169.8% |
| 1992 | -0.9043 % change on previous year | -88.2% |
| 1993 | -5.56 % change on previous year | +515.1% |
| 1994 | -7.29 % change on previous year | +31.0% |
| 1995 | 4.01 % change on previous year | -155.1% |
| 1996 | -1.23 % change on previous year | -130.8% |
| 1997 | 0.438 % change on previous year | -135.5% |
| 1998 | 1.4 % change on previous year | +220.1% |
| 1999 | 4.48 % change on previous year | +219.2% |
| 2000 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6437 % change on previous year | -72.7% |
| 2002 | -6.37 % change on previous year | -1088.8% |
| 2003 | 9.94 % change on previous year | -256.2% |
| 2004 | -3.91 % change on previous year | -139.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -133.3% |
| 2006 | -1.24 % change on previous year | -194.8% |
| 2007 | 5.16 % change on previous year | -517.0% |
| 2008 | -4.61 % change on previous year | -189.5% |
| 2009 | -6.33 % change on previous year | +37.2% |
| 2010 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -122.8% |
| 2011 | -1.21 % change on previous year | -184.2% |
| 2012 | 16.91 % change on previous year | -1492.2% |
| 2013 | -6.65 % change on previous year | -139.3% |
| 2014 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -137.4% |
| 2015 | 3.15 % change on previous year | +26.8% |
| 2016 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -43.0% |
| 2017 | -4.82 % change on previous year | -368.9% |
| 2018 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -123.7% |
| 2019 | -0.9385 % change on previous year | -182.1% |
| 2020 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -423.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3204 % change on previous year | -89.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3247 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2023 | -2.69 % change on previous year | -929.4% |
| 2024 | 4.54 % change on previous year | -268.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Central America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +2328.5% | 0.914 % change on previous year | 22.2 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +1492.2% | -1.21 % change on previous year | 16.91 % change on previous year |
| 1965 | -1398.4% | -1.01 % change on previous year | -15.06 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.31 % change on previous year | -15.06 % change on previous year | 8.77 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 6.5 % change on previous year | -7.32 % change on previous year | 22.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.69 % change on previous year | -10.14 % change on previous year | 4.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1348 % change on previous year | -7.64 % change on previous year | 10.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3049 % change on previous year | -6.37 % change on previous year | 9.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 % change on previous year | -6.65 % change on previous year | 16.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 % change on previous year | -2.69 % change on previous year | 4.54 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 4 Belize 34.48 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Türkiye 29.71 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 26.98 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Chile 24.45 % change on previous year compare
- 8 New Zealand 22.96 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Nicaragua 22.43 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 18.76 % change on previous year compare
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -11.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Central America?
- Potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Central America was 4.54 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2 % change on previous year in 1978.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.06 % change on previous year in 1965.
- How does Central America rank for potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Central America ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America 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.