Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate was 8.08 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
8.08 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 286.2%
Rank
6th
of 31 groups
All-time high
24.37 % change on previous year
in 1981
All-time low
-18.07 % change on previous year
in 1992
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Southern Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 8.08 % change on previous year for potatoes — production, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 286.2% on the previous year and up 129.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Southern Africa peaked at 24.37 % change on previous year in 1981 and was at its lowest, -18.07 % change on previous year, in 1992.
Southern Africa 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 — Production, annual growth rate in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.3552 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 19.2 % change on previous year | +5307.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0308 % change on previous year | -99.8% |
| 1965 | -2.7 % change on previous year | -8887.6% |
| 1966 | 6.05 % change on previous year | -323.8% |
| 1967 | 17.59 % change on previous year | +190.8% |
| 1968 | 13.02 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 1969 | -3.8 % change on previous year | -129.2% |
| 1970 | 17.49 % change on previous year | -560.6% |
| 1971 | -1.25 % change on previous year | -107.1% |
| 1972 | 10.83 % change on previous year | -969.5% |
| 1973 | -16.72 % change on previous year | -254.3% |
| 1974 | 15.53 % change on previous year | -192.9% |
| 1975 | 9.23 % change on previous year | -40.5% |
| 1976 | -2.89 % change on previous year | -131.3% |
| 1977 | 10.42 % change on previous year | -460.6% |
| 1978 | -7 % change on previous year | -167.2% |
| 1979 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1980 | -0.9763 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | 24.37 % change on previous year | -2595.8% |
| 1982 | 15.74 % change on previous year | -35.4% |
| 1983 | -13.99 % change on previous year | -188.9% |
| 1984 | 15.02 % change on previous year | -207.3% |
| 1985 | 7.47 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1986 | -2.12 % change on previous year | -128.3% |
| 1987 | -0.5642 % change on previous year | -73.3% |
| 1988 | 5.01 % change on previous year | -988.3% |
| 1989 | 17.87 % change on previous year | +256.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2078 % change on previous year | -98.8% |
| 1991 | 5.09 % change on previous year | +2348.6% |
| 1992 | -18.07 % change on previous year | -455.2% |
| 1993 | 19.06 % change on previous year | -205.5% |
| 1994 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -93.9% |
| 1995 | 10.23 % change on previous year | +786.8% |
| 1996 | 11.52 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 1997 | -0.701 % change on previous year | -106.1% |
| 1998 | 5.05 % change on previous year | -819.7% |
| 1999 | 7.74 % change on previous year | +53.5% |
| 2000 | -4.68 % change on previous year | -160.5% |
| 2001 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -162.2% |
| 2002 | -10.2 % change on previous year | -450.5% |
| 2003 | 5.81 % change on previous year | -157.0% |
| 2004 | 8.56 % change on previous year | +47.3% |
| 2005 | -1.57 % change on previous year | -118.4% |
| 2006 | 4.73 % change on previous year | -401.0% |
| 2007 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -28.8% |
| 2008 | 6.22 % change on previous year | +84.7% |
| 2009 | -8.13 % change on previous year | -230.7% |
| 2010 | 11.69 % change on previous year | -243.7% |
| 2011 | 5.46 % change on previous year | -53.3% |
| 2012 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -71.2% |
| 2013 | -1.94 % change on previous year | -223.6% |
| 2014 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -281.3% |
| 2015 | 9.68 % change on previous year | +175.3% |
| 2016 | -12.68 % change on previous year | -230.9% |
| 2017 | 13.82 % change on previous year | -209.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6599 % change on previous year | -95.2% |
| 2019 | 7.55 % change on previous year | +1043.8% |
| 2020 | -0.2305 % change on previous year | -103.1% |
| 2021 | -2.59 % change on previous year | +1024.2% |
| 2022 | -2.24 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 2023 | -4.34 % change on previous year | +93.8% |
| 2024 | 8.08 % change on previous year | -286.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Southern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | -8887.6% | 0.0308 % change on previous year | -2.7 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | +5307.3% | 0.3552 % change on previous year | 19.2 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | +2595.8% | -0.9763 % change on previous year | 24.37 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | +2348.6% | 0.2078 % change on previous year | 5.09 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.22 % change on previous year | -3.8 % change on previous year | 19.2 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.57 % change on previous year | -16.72 % change on previous year | 17.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.78 % change on previous year | -13.99 % change on previous year | 24.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.13 % change on previous year | -18.07 % change on previous year | 19.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7009 % change on previous year | -10.2 % change on previous year | 8.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.93 % change on previous year | -12.68 % change on previous year | 13.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.264 % change on previous year | -4.34 % change on previous year | 8.08 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 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
- 7 Kazakhstan 28.72 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Slovakia 25.66 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 24.98 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Southern Africa?
- Potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Southern Africa was 8.08 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 24.37 % change on previous year in 1981.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.07 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does Southern Africa rank for potatoes — production, annual growth rate?
- Southern Africa ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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.