Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia
Western Asia: Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 9.81 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 9.81 % change on previous year for potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 765.4% on the previous year and up 543.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia peaked at 23.77 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -13.25 % change on previous year, in 2013.
That places Western Asia 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -4.04 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 4.06 % change on previous year | -200.4% |
| 1964 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -57.5% |
| 1965 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -159.3% |
| 1966 | 3.54 % change on previous year | -445.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5857 % change on previous year | -83.4% |
| 1968 | 0.251 % change on previous year | -57.2% |
| 1969 | 4.73 % change on previous year | +1785.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0786 % change on previous year | -98.3% |
| 1971 | 7.66 % change on previous year | +9645.0% |
| 1972 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -52.7% |
| 1973 | 3.7 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -49.0% |
| 1975 | -4.64 % change on previous year | -345.5% |
| 1976 | 6.5 % change on previous year | -240.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0503 % change on previous year | -99.2% |
| 1978 | 1.33 % change on previous year | +2542.2% |
| 1979 | -4.71 % change on previous year | -454.2% |
| 1980 | 8.31 % change on previous year | -276.5% |
| 1981 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -80.2% |
| 1982 | -2.01 % change on previous year | -222.3% |
| 1983 | 3.24 % change on previous year | -261.3% |
| 1984 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -66.9% |
| 1985 | 8.05 % change on previous year | +651.5% |
| 1986 | -2.46 % change on previous year | -130.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3962 % change on previous year | -116.1% |
| 1988 | 2.55 % change on previous year | +543.4% |
| 1989 | -1.73 % change on previous year | -167.7% |
| 1990 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -285.6% |
| 1991 | 4.32 % change on previous year | +35.0% |
| 1992 | 23.77 % change on previous year | +449.6% |
| 1993 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -87.6% |
| 1994 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -40.8% |
| 1995 | 6.25 % change on previous year | +259.8% |
| 1996 | 5.08 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 1997 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 1998 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -36.3% |
| 1999 | 6.61 % change on previous year | +215.6% |
| 2000 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -132.0% |
| 2001 | -1.24 % change on previous year | -41.3% |
| 2002 | 5.36 % change on previous year | -531.8% |
| 2003 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -75.3% |
| 2004 | -3.34 % change on previous year | -352.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0365 % change on previous year | -101.1% |
| 2006 | -4.66 % change on previous year | -12859.8% |
| 2007 | -3.47 % change on previous year | -25.6% |
| 2008 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -173.8% |
| 2009 | -8.02 % change on previous year | -413.6% |
| 2010 | -5.45 % change on previous year | -32.1% |
| 2011 | 8.18 % change on previous year | -250.1% |
| 2012 | 9.49 % change on previous year | +16.1% |
| 2013 | -13.25 % change on previous year | -239.6% |
| 2014 | -2.21 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 2015 | -0.0835 % change on previous year | -96.2% |
| 2016 | -1.95 % change on previous year | +2241.4% |
| 2017 | -2.89 % change on previous year | +47.7% |
| 2018 | -3.55 % change on previous year | +22.9% |
| 2019 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -155.0% |
| 2020 | 5.68 % change on previous year | +190.8% |
| 2021 | -4.18 % change on previous year | -173.6% |
| 2022 | -0.1345 % change on previous year | -96.8% |
| 2023 | -1.47 % change on previous year | +995.5% |
| 2024 | 9.81 % change on previous year | -765.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -12859.8% | 0.0365 % change on previous year | -4.66 % change on previous year |
| 1971 | +9645.0% | 0.0786 % change on previous year | 7.66 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | +2542.2% | 0.0503 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -2241.4% | -0.0835 % change on previous year | -1.95 % change on previous year |
| 1969 | +1785.2% | 0.251 % change on previous year | 4.73 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 % change on previous year | -4.04 % change on previous year | 4.73 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.55 % change on previous year | -4.71 % change on previous year | 7.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.91 % change on previous year | -2.46 % change on previous year | 8.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.93 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year | 23.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.36 % change on previous year | -8.02 % change on previous year | 5.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9768 % change on previous year | -13.25 % change on previous year | 9.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 % change on previous year | -4.18 % change on previous year | 9.81 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 430 % change on previous year compare
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia?
- Potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia was 9.81 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.77 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.25 % change on previous year in 2013.
- How does Western Asia rank for potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Western Asia ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 543.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.