Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Western Africa
Western Africa: Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate was -3.71 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-3.71 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 154.0%
Rank
30th
of 31 groups
All-time high
235.92 % change on previous year
in 1999
All-time low
-16.45 % change on previous year
in 2007
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Western Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded -3.71 % change on previous year for potatoes — production, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 154.0% on the previous year and down 216.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Western Africa peaked at 235.92 % change on previous year in 1999 and was at its lowest, -16.45 % change on previous year, in 2007.
Western Africa ranks 30th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 7.45 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 12.77 % change on previous year | +71.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3236 % change on previous year | -97.5% |
| 1965 | 4.19 % change on previous year | +1195.8% |
| 1966 | -4.02 % change on previous year | -196.0% |
| 1967 | 5.16 % change on previous year | -228.2% |
| 1968 | 4.29 % change on previous year | -16.8% |
| 1969 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -52.1% |
| 1970 | -0.9078 % change on previous year | -144.1% |
| 1971 | -11.6 % change on previous year | +1177.3% |
| 1972 | 7.24 % change on previous year | -162.5% |
| 1973 | -3.62 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 1974 | 6.31 % change on previous year | -274.0% |
| 1975 | 6.29 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 8.73 % change on previous year | +38.9% |
| 1977 | 6.7 % change on previous year | -23.3% |
| 1978 | 14.16 % change on previous year | +111.3% |
| 1979 | 10.08 % change on previous year | -28.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2705 % change on previous year | -97.3% |
| 1981 | -0.7649 % change on previous year | -382.8% |
| 1982 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -250.3% |
| 1983 | 2.31 % change on previous year | +101.2% |
| 1984 | 16.72 % change on previous year | +622.7% |
| 1985 | 4.21 % change on previous year | -74.8% |
| 1986 | 8.22 % change on previous year | +95.1% |
| 1987 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -74.1% |
| 1988 | -0.3321 % change on previous year | -115.6% |
| 1989 | 8.36 % change on previous year | -2615.5% |
| 1990 | 38.42 % change on previous year | +359.9% |
| 1991 | 31.45 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 1992 | 4.3 % change on previous year | -86.3% |
| 1993 | 4.19 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 9.24 % change on previous year | +158.9% |
| 1996 | 0.294 % change on previous year | -96.8% |
| 1997 | 4.36 % change on previous year | +1382.5% |
| 1998 | 7.33 % change on previous year | +68.2% |
| 1999 | 235.92 % change on previous year | +3117.6% |
| 2000 | 4.94 % change on previous year | -97.9% |
| 2001 | -0.1695 % change on previous year | -103.4% |
| 2002 | 8.03 % change on previous year | -4836.7% |
| 2003 | 4.61 % change on previous year | -42.5% |
| 2004 | 6 % change on previous year | +29.9% |
| 2005 | 8.81 % change on previous year | +46.9% |
| 2006 | 12.89 % change on previous year | +46.3% |
| 2007 | -16.45 % change on previous year | -227.7% |
| 2008 | 57.38 % change on previous year | -448.7% |
| 2009 | -9.35 % change on previous year | -116.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -112.8% |
| 2011 | 5.37 % change on previous year | +348.7% |
| 2012 | 9.09 % change on previous year | +69.2% |
| 2013 | 7.22 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 2014 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -55.9% |
| 2015 | 12.47 % change on previous year | +292.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7471 % change on previous year | -94.0% |
| 2017 | 7.97 % change on previous year | +967.4% |
| 2018 | 5.91 % change on previous year | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 4.69 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 3.11 % change on previous year | -33.7% |
| 2021 | 7.11 % change on previous year | +128.7% |
| 2022 | 8.51 % change on previous year | +19.7% |
| 2023 | 6.87 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 2024 | -3.71 % change on previous year | -154.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Western 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +4836.7% | -0.1695 % change on previous year | 8.03 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +3117.6% | 7.33 % change on previous year | 235.92 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | +2615.5% | -0.3321 % change on previous year | 8.36 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +1382.5% | 0.294 % change on previous year | 4.36 % change on previous year |
| 1965 | +1195.8% | 0.3236 % change on previous year | 4.19 % change on previous year |
| 1971 | -1177.3% | -0.9078 % change on previous year | -11.6 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.03 % change on previous year | -4.02 % change on previous year | 12.77 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.34 % change on previous year | -11.6 % change on previous year | 14.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.23 % change on previous year | -0.7649 % change on previous year | 16.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.91 % change on previous year | 0.294 % change on previous year | 235.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.67 % change on previous year | -16.45 % change on previous year | 57.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.78 % change on previous year | 0.7471 % change on previous year | 12.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.38 % change on previous year | -3.71 % change on previous year | 8.51 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 27 Finland 11.04 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Tajikistan 10.4 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Portugal 9.99 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Nicaragua 9.58 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Germany 9.44 % change on previous year compare
- 32 North Macedonia 9.12 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Australia and New Zealand 8.89 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Western Africa?
- Potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Western Africa was -3.71 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 235.92 % change on previous year in 1999.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.45 % change on previous year in 2007.
- How does Western Africa rank for potatoes — production, annual growth rate?
- Western Africa ranks 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 216.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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.