Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 4.82 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Europe, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Europe stood at 4.82 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 276.1% on the previous year and up 270.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Europe peaked at 4.82 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -11.37 % change on previous year, in 2012.
Southern Europe ranks 5th 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -0.6322 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -541.0% |
| 1964 | -5.41 % change on previous year | -294.1% |
| 1965 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -73.9% |
| 1966 | 0.7978 % change on previous year | -156.5% |
| 1967 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +28.2% |
| 1968 | -1.54 % change on previous year | -250.5% |
| 1969 | -1.55 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4538 % change on previous year | -129.2% |
| 1971 | -5.84 % change on previous year | -1386.9% |
| 1972 | -3.68 % change on previous year | -37.0% |
| 1973 | -0.3418 % change on previous year | -90.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6175 % change on previous year | -280.7% |
| 1975 | -3.19 % change on previous year | -616.6% |
| 1976 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -137.2% |
| 1977 | 4.2 % change on previous year | +253.5% |
| 1978 | -6.43 % change on previous year | -253.2% |
| 1979 | -3.43 % change on previous year | -46.7% |
| 1980 | -0.7057 % change on previous year | -79.4% |
| 1981 | -2.43 % change on previous year | +244.0% |
| 1982 | -1.32 % change on previous year | -45.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1083 % change on previous year | -108.2% |
| 1984 | -0.9845 % change on previous year | -1008.7% |
| 1985 | -0.7949 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 1986 | -5.27 % change on previous year | +563.5% |
| 1987 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -73.2% |
| 1988 | -1.52 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5009 % change on previous year | -133.0% |
| 1990 | -1.76 % change on previous year | -450.7% |
| 1991 | -3.54 % change on previous year | +101.8% |
| 1992 | -7.83 % change on previous year | +120.8% |
| 1993 | -10.02 % change on previous year | +28.1% |
| 1994 | -1.68 % change on previous year | -83.2% |
| 1995 | 4.72 % change on previous year | -380.9% |
| 1996 | -6.7 % change on previous year | -242.1% |
| 1997 | -8.48 % change on previous year | +26.5% |
| 1998 | -0.7526 % change on previous year | -91.1% |
| 1999 | -2.59 % change on previous year | +244.5% |
| 2000 | -5.96 % change on previous year | +129.7% |
| 2001 | -5.09 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 2002 | -0.1373 % change on previous year | -97.3% |
| 2003 | -4.26 % change on previous year | +3001.3% |
| 2004 | -9.68 % change on previous year | +127.3% |
| 2005 | -5.03 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
| 2006 | -2 % change on previous year | -60.3% |
| 2007 | -3.7 % change on previous year | +85.4% |
| 2008 | -2.56 % change on previous year | -30.9% |
| 2009 | -2.45 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 2010 | -6.24 % change on previous year | +154.2% |
| 2011 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -120.5% |
| 2012 | -11.37 % change on previous year | -988.2% |
| 2013 | -3.21 % change on previous year | -71.7% |
| 2014 | -2.83 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 2015 | -6.57 % change on previous year | +132.5% |
| 2016 | -3.09 % change on previous year | -53.0% |
| 2017 | -1.03 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 2018 | -8.48 % change on previous year | +724.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7702 % change on previous year | -109.1% |
| 2020 | -0.6934 % change on previous year | -190.0% |
| 2021 | -6.41 % change on previous year | +824.3% |
| 2022 | -9.31 % change on previous year | +45.3% |
| 2023 | -2.74 % change on previous year | -70.6% |
| 2024 | 4.82 % change on previous year | -276.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -3001.3% | -0.1373 % change on previous year | -4.26 % change on previous year |
| 1971 | -1386.9% | 0.4538 % change on previous year | -5.84 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | -1008.7% | 0.1083 % change on previous year | -0.9845 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -988.2% | 1.28 % change on previous year | -11.37 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.7425 % change on previous year | -5.41 % change on previous year | 2.79 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -1.65 % change on previous year | -6.43 % change on previous year | 4.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.38 % change on previous year | -5.27 % change on previous year | 0.5009 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.86 % change on previous year | -10.02 % change on previous year | 4.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.09 % change on previous year | -9.68 % change on previous year | -0.1373 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.08 % change on previous year | -11.37 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.87 % change on previous year | -9.31 % change on previous year | 4.82 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 2 Mozambique 64.55 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Qatar 44.12 % change on previous year compare
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Europe?
- Potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Europe was 4.82 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.82 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.37 % change on previous year in 2012.
- How does Southern Europe rank for potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Southern Europe ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 270.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.