Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Europe
Western Europe: Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 4.6 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Europe, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Europe stood at 4.6 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 360.5% on the previous year and up 101.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Europe peaked at 11.56 % change on previous year in 1999 and was at its lowest, -20.73 % change on previous year, in 1991.
Western Europe ranks 6th 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.2493 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -2.16 % change on previous year | -966.2% |
| 1964 | -8.6 % change on previous year | +298.2% |
| 1965 | -8.48 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1966 | -4.82 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 1967 | -2.07 % change on previous year | -57.1% |
| 1968 | -4.83 % change on previous year | +133.8% |
| 1969 | -10.04 % change on previous year | +107.9% |
| 1970 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -112.5% |
| 1971 | -4.13 % change on previous year | -428.4% |
| 1972 | -6.23 % change on previous year | +50.9% |
| 1973 | -0.8275 % change on previous year | -86.7% |
| 1974 | -2.97 % change on previous year | +259.4% |
| 1975 | -8.6 % change on previous year | +189.3% |
| 1976 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 1977 | -0.6833 % change on previous year | -131.6% |
| 1978 | -5.85 % change on previous year | +756.7% |
| 1979 | -3.69 % change on previous year | -36.9% |
| 1980 | -6.88 % change on previous year | +86.1% |
| 1981 | -5.39 % change on previous year | -21.6% |
| 1982 | -0.9688 % change on previous year | -82.0% |
| 1983 | -2.92 % change on previous year | +201.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6161 % change on previous year | -121.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3467 % change on previous year | -43.7% |
| 1986 | -3.61 % change on previous year | -1140.5% |
| 1987 | -2.66 % change on previous year | -26.1% |
| 1988 | -4.22 % change on previous year | +58.5% |
| 1989 | -0.1405 % change on previous year | -96.7% |
| 1990 | -9.29 % change on previous year | +6513.8% |
| 1991 | -20.73 % change on previous year | +123.0% |
| 1992 | 5.68 % change on previous year | -127.4% |
| 1993 | -11.08 % change on previous year | -295.1% |
| 1994 | -2.81 % change on previous year | -74.7% |
| 1995 | 4.9 % change on previous year | -274.6% |
| 1996 | 4.64 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1997 | -6.65 % change on previous year | -243.5% |
| 1998 | -8.51 % change on previous year | +27.9% |
| 1999 | 11.56 % change on previous year | -235.9% |
| 2000 | -0.6258 % change on previous year | -105.4% |
| 2001 | -5.89 % change on previous year | +841.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3405 % change on previous year | -105.8% |
| 2003 | -1.67 % change on previous year | -590.3% |
| 2004 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -302.2% |
| 2005 | -4.43 % change on previous year | -231.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0856 % change on previous year | -101.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4721 % change on previous year | +451.7% |
| 2008 | -3.85 % change on previous year | -916.4% |
| 2009 | 3.35 % change on previous year | -186.9% |
| 2010 | -0.7821 % change on previous year | -123.4% |
| 2011 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -287.3% |
| 2012 | -7.75 % change on previous year | -628.8% |
| 2013 | 4.39 % change on previous year | -156.6% |
| 2014 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -47.9% |
| 2015 | -1.89 % change on previous year | -182.8% |
| 2016 | 4.32 % change on previous year | -328.3% |
| 2017 | 4.83 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -65.8% |
| 2019 | 4.43 % change on previous year | +168.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -72.9% |
| 2021 | -4.42 % change on previous year | -467.7% |
| 2022 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -137.2% |
| 2023 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -207.3% |
| 2024 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -360.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -6513.8% | -0.1405 % change on previous year | -9.29 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -5.09 % change on previous year | -10.04 % change on previous year | 0.2493 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -2.96 % change on previous year | -8.6 % change on previous year | 2.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.58 % change on previous year | -6.88 % change on previous year | 0.6161 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.23 % change on previous year | -20.73 % change on previous year | 11.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.8852 % change on previous year | -5.89 % change on previous year | 3.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 % change on previous year | -7.75 % change on previous year | 4.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2516 % change on previous year | -4.42 % change on previous year | 4.6 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 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
- 9 Nicaragua 22.43 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Europe?
- Potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Europe was 4.6 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 11.56 % change on previous year in 1999.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.73 % change on previous year in 1991.
- How does Western Europe rank for potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Western Europe ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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.