Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia
Melanesia: Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -17.51 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia is -17.51 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 112.9% on the previous year and down 134.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia peaked at 135.69 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -50.71 % change on previous year, in 2013.
Melanesia ranks 155th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.9852 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -19.02 % change on previous year | -2031.0% |
| 1964 | 10.24 % change on previous year | -153.8% |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 13.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 6.28 % change on previous year | -52.1% |
| 1968 | -1.82 % change on previous year | -129.0% |
| 1969 | 21.3 % change on previous year | -1271.3% |
| 1970 | 24.43 % change on previous year | +14.7% |
| 1971 | -5.52 % change on previous year | -122.6% |
| 1972 | 8.12 % change on previous year | -247.0% |
| 1973 | -16.52 % change on previous year | -303.5% |
| 1974 | 44.24 % change on previous year | -367.9% |
| 1975 | 12.97 % change on previous year | -70.7% |
| 1976 | 18.1 % change on previous year | +39.6% |
| 1977 | 19.63 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 1978 | -15.62 % change on previous year | -179.6% |
| 1979 | 7.22 % change on previous year | -146.2% |
| 1980 | -3.45 % change on previous year | -147.8% |
| 1981 | -11.27 % change on previous year | +226.3% |
| 1982 | 13.1 % change on previous year | -216.3% |
| 1983 | -49.2 % change on previous year | -475.4% |
| 1984 | -7.02 % change on previous year | -85.7% |
| 1985 | -4.53 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 1986 | 25.69 % change on previous year | -667.4% |
| 1987 | 4.4 % change on previous year | -82.9% |
| 1988 | -17.17 % change on previous year | -490.0% |
| 1989 | -1.45 % change on previous year | -91.5% |
| 1990 | -14.76 % change on previous year | +914.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8658 % change on previous year | -105.9% |
| 1992 | 3 % change on previous year | +247.0% |
| 1993 | 13.33 % change on previous year | +343.8% |
| 1994 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
| 1995 | -16.37 % change on previous year | -594.7% |
| 1996 | -1.28 % change on previous year | -92.2% |
| 1997 | -7.33 % change on previous year | +474.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4651 % change on previous year | -106.3% |
| 1999 | 31.94 % change on previous year | +6768.1% |
| 2000 | -5.26 % change on previous year | -116.5% |
| 2001 | 25.93 % change on previous year | -592.6% |
| 2002 | 3.24 % change on previous year | -87.5% |
| 2003 | -17.38 % change on previous year | -637.2% |
| 2004 | 10 % change on previous year | -157.5% |
| 2005 | 12.54 % change on previous year | +25.4% |
| 2006 | 5.01 % change on previous year | -60.0% |
| 2007 | 6.1 % change on previous year | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 4.75 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 2009 | -5.25 % change on previous year | -210.5% |
| 2010 | -9.57 % change on previous year | +82.3% |
| 2011 | 25.35 % change on previous year | -364.8% |
| 2012 | 9.11 % change on previous year | -64.1% |
| 2013 | -50.71 % change on previous year | -656.6% |
| 2014 | 50.41 % change on previous year | -199.4% |
| 2015 | -15.38 % change on previous year | -130.5% |
| 2016 | 26.95 % change on previous year | -275.2% |
| 2017 | 17.9 % change on previous year | -33.6% |
| 2018 | 16.49 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -91.0% |
| 2020 | 7.71 % change on previous year | +417.3% |
| 2021 | -9.37 % change on previous year | -221.6% |
| 2022 | -49.44 % change on previous year | +427.6% |
| 2023 | 135.69 % change on previous year | -374.5% |
| 2024 | -17.51 % change on previous year | -112.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +6768.1% | 0.4651 % change on previous year | 31.94 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | -2031.0% | 0.9852 % change on previous year | -19.02 % change on previous year |
| 1969 | +1271.3% | -1.82 % change on previous year | 21.3 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.88 % change on previous year | -19.02 % change on previous year | 21.3 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 9.7 % change on previous year | -16.52 % change on previous year | 44.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -5.09 % change on previous year | -49.2 % change on previous year | 25.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.32 % change on previous year | -16.37 % change on previous year | 31.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.97 % change on previous year | -17.38 % change on previous year | 25.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2 % change on previous year | -50.71 % change on previous year | 50.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.42 % change on previous year | -49.44 % change on previous year | 135.69 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 152 Belarus -13.5 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Jordan -16.03 % change on previous year compare
- 154 Iraq -16.08 % change on previous year compare
- 156 Lebanon -18.98 % change on previous year compare
- 157 Jamaica -20.76 % change on previous year compare
- 158 Ecuador -23.94 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia?
- Potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia was -17.51 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 135.69 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -50.71 % change on previous year in 2013.
- How does Melanesia rank for potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 155th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 134.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia 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.