Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in South America
South America: Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate was 9.11 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
9.11 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 345.4%
Rank
3rd
of 31 groups
All-time high
19.56 % change on previous year
in 1984
All-time low
-16.48 % change on previous year
in 2000
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in South America, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — production, annual growth rate in South America stood at 9.11 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 345.4% on the previous year and up 240.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — production, annual growth rate in South America peaked at 19.56 % change on previous year in 1984 and was at its lowest, -16.48 % change on previous year, in 2000.
South America ranks 3rd of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in South America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -7.93 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.8918 % change on previous year | -111.2% |
| 1964 | 12.52 % change on previous year | +1304.2% |
| 1965 | 13.14 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 1966 | -11.98 % change on previous year | -191.2% |
| 1967 | 8.62 % change on previous year | -171.9% |
| 1968 | 4.32 % change on previous year | -49.9% |
| 1969 | 6.32 % change on previous year | +46.4% |
| 1970 | 4.67 % change on previous year | -26.1% |
| 1971 | -0.352 % change on previous year | -107.5% |
| 1972 | -14.25 % change on previous year | +3947.5% |
| 1973 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -115.8% |
| 1974 | 17.54 % change on previous year | +677.2% |
| 1975 | -8.97 % change on previous year | -151.1% |
| 1976 | 5.52 % change on previous year | -161.5% |
| 1977 | 4.88 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 4.81 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1979 | -0.4224 % change on previous year | -108.8% |
| 1980 | -5.6 % change on previous year | +1226.6% |
| 1981 | 18.18 % change on previous year | -424.4% |
| 1982 | -3.16 % change on previous year | -117.4% |
| 1983 | -13.45 % change on previous year | +325.0% |
| 1984 | 19.56 % change on previous year | -245.4% |
| 1985 | -5.75 % change on previous year | -129.4% |
| 1986 | -2.81 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 1987 | 8.19 % change on previous year | -391.6% |
| 1988 | 15.1 % change on previous year | +84.3% |
| 1989 | -10.84 % change on previous year | -171.8% |
| 1990 | -11.63 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 3.76 % change on previous year | -132.3% |
| 1992 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -137.9% |
| 1993 | 13.18 % change on previous year | -1024.6% |
| 1994 | 7.76 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 1995 | 5.91 % change on previous year | -23.8% |
| 1996 | -3.9 % change on previous year | -166.0% |
| 1997 | 11.17 % change on previous year | -386.3% |
| 1998 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -85.7% |
| 1999 | 3.09 % change on previous year | +92.8% |
| 2000 | -16.48 % change on previous year | -633.7% |
| 2001 | 5.9 % change on previous year | -135.8% |
| 2002 | 4.92 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 2003 | -0.3137 % change on previous year | -106.4% |
| 2004 | -2.14 % change on previous year | +581.4% |
| 2005 | -0.3634 % change on previous year | -83.0% |
| 2006 | 6.24 % change on previous year | -1816.9% |
| 2007 | 3.75 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 2008 | -0.8374 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 2009 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -223.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9773 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 7.77 % change on previous year | +694.8% |
| 2012 | -2.62 % change on previous year | -133.7% |
| 2013 | 3.24 % change on previous year | -223.8% |
| 2014 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -17.4% |
| 2015 | 3.43 % change on previous year | +28.2% |
| 2016 | 8.55 % change on previous year | +149.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2908 % change on previous year | -96.6% |
| 2018 | -2.87 % change on previous year | -1087.1% |
| 2019 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -218.8% |
| 2020 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -55.1% |
| 2021 | -0.4661 % change on previous year | -130.5% |
| 2022 | -1.84 % change on previous year | +295.4% |
| 2023 | -3.71 % change on previous year | +101.5% |
| 2024 | 9.11 % change on previous year | -345.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | -3947.5% | -0.352 % change on previous year | -14.25 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +1816.9% | -0.3634 % change on previous year | 6.24 % change on previous year |
| 1964 | +1304.2% | 0.8918 % change on previous year | 12.52 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | -1226.6% | -0.4224 % change on previous year | -5.6 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.24 % change on previous year | -11.98 % change on previous year | 13.14 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.57 % change on previous year | -14.25 % change on previous year | 17.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.94 % change on previous year | -13.45 % change on previous year | 19.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.95 % change on previous year | -11.63 % change on previous year | 13.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1719 % change on previous year | -16.48 % change on previous year | 6.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 % change on previous year | -2.87 % change on previous year | 8.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9242 % change on previous year | -3.71 % change on previous year | 9.11 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 501.74 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Benin 60.03 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Chile 47.82 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Mongolia 40.16 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Luxembourg 38.08 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 35.37 % change on previous year compare
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- Sheep — Stocks, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — production, annual growth rate in South America?
- Potatoes — production, annual growth rate in South America was 9.11 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 19.56 % change on previous year in 1984.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.48 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does South America rank for potatoes — production, annual growth rate?
- South America ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 240.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Production, 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 — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Potatoes — Production 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 — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.