Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, annual growth rate in South America
South America: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 1.36 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, annual growth rate in South America, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, annual growth rate in South America is 1.36 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.0% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, annual growth rate in South America peaked at 23.86 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -19.43 % change on previous year, in 1995.
South America ranks 23rd of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, annual growth rate in South America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 14.3 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -8.84 % change on previous year | -161.8% |
| 1964 | -5.44 % change on previous year | -38.4% |
| 1965 | -0.0522 % change on previous year | -99.0% |
| 1966 | -1.34 % change on previous year | +2475.3% |
| 1967 | 11.71 % change on previous year | -971.8% |
| 1968 | -10.74 % change on previous year | -191.7% |
| 1969 | 6.13 % change on previous year | -157.0% |
| 1970 | 6.74 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 1971 | -2.57 % change on previous year | -138.1% |
| 1972 | -5.2 % change on previous year | +102.7% |
| 1973 | 4.9 % change on previous year | -194.3% |
| 1974 | 7.01 % change on previous year | +42.9% |
| 1975 | 4.94 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 1976 | -6.59 % change on previous year | -233.5% |
| 1977 | -13.01 % change on previous year | +97.3% |
| 1978 | 12.5 % change on previous year | -196.1% |
| 1979 | 4.91 % change on previous year | -60.7% |
| 1980 | 23.86 % change on previous year | +385.6% |
| 1981 | -10.71 % change on previous year | -144.9% |
| 1982 | 10.32 % change on previous year | -196.4% |
| 1983 | -3.47 % change on previous year | -133.6% |
| 1984 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -163.8% |
| 1985 | -5.79 % change on previous year | -361.3% |
| 1986 | -4.11 % change on previous year | -28.9% |
| 1987 | 16.77 % change on previous year | -507.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8295 % change on previous year | -95.1% |
| 1989 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -294.1% |
| 1990 | 15.56 % change on previous year | -1066.4% |
| 1991 | 4.64 % change on previous year | -70.2% |
| 1992 | -5.15 % change on previous year | -211.1% |
| 1993 | -6.62 % change on previous year | +28.5% |
| 1994 | 13.76 % change on previous year | -307.8% |
| 1995 | -19.43 % change on previous year | -241.3% |
| 1996 | 5.46 % change on previous year | -128.1% |
| 1997 | -9.75 % change on previous year | -278.6% |
| 1998 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -124.0% |
| 1999 | -4.99 % change on previous year | -313.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5421 % change on previous year | -110.9% |
| 2001 | -8.29 % change on previous year | -1628.5% |
| 2002 | -0.3937 % change on previous year | -95.2% |
| 2003 | -6.36 % change on previous year | +1514.8% |
| 2004 | -7.58 % change on previous year | +19.3% |
| 2005 | -3.53 % change on previous year | -53.4% |
| 2006 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -160.8% |
| 2007 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1046 % change on previous year | -94.6% |
| 2009 | 6.18 % change on previous year | +5804.0% |
| 2010 | 6.12 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2011 | -2.09 % change on previous year | -134.2% |
| 2012 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -153.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6594 % change on previous year | -41.4% |
| 2014 | 2.86 % change on previous year | +333.7% |
| 2015 | 3.95 % change on previous year | +38.2% |
| 2016 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -60.1% |
| 2017 | -0.6224 % change on previous year | -139.5% |
| 2018 | -0.4504 % change on previous year | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 6.33 % change on previous year | -1505.6% |
| 2020 | 3.93 % change on previous year | -37.9% |
| 2021 | -3.73 % change on previous year | -194.9% |
| 2022 | 2.97 % change on previous year | -179.5% |
| 2023 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -31.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +5804.0% | 0.1046 % change on previous year | 6.18 % change on previous year |
| 1966 | -2475.3% | -0.0522 % change on previous year | -1.34 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -1628.5% | 0.5421 % change on previous year | -8.29 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +1505.6% | -0.4504 % change on previous year | 6.33 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | -1514.8% | -0.3937 % change on previous year | -6.36 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.715 % change on previous year | -10.74 % change on previous year | 14.3 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.36 % change on previous year | -13.01 % change on previous year | 12.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.83 % change on previous year | -10.71 % change on previous year | 23.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4189 % change on previous year | -19.43 % change on previous year | 15.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.52 % change on previous year | -8.29 % change on previous year | 6.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 % change on previous year | -2.09 % change on previous year | 6.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 % change on previous year | -3.73 % change on previous year | 3.93 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 20 Oman 13.47 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Syrian Arab Republic 12.61 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Saint Lucia 12.5 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Israel 11.49 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Italy 11.41 % change on previous year compare
- 25 South Africa 9.59 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Russian Federation 9.4 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 9.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield, annual growth rate 0.8097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Goat fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, annual growth rate in South America?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, annual growth rate in South America was 1.36 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 23.86 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.43 % change on previous year in 1995.
- How does South America rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- South America ranks 23rd out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.