Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean
Caribbean: Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 4.13 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean is 4.13 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 135.1% on the previous year and up 159.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean peaked at 36.06 % change on previous year in 2018 and was at its lowest, -26.51 % change on previous year, in 1964.
That places Caribbean 44th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.24 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -8.74 % change on previous year | -240.0% |
| 1964 | -26.51 % change on previous year | +203.4% |
| 1965 | -11.99 % change on previous year | -54.8% |
| 1966 | -3.05 % change on previous year | -74.5% |
| 1967 | 11.53 % change on previous year | -477.6% |
| 1968 | 20.69 % change on previous year | +79.5% |
| 1969 | 25.74 % change on previous year | +24.4% |
| 1970 | 25.74 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1971 | -11.3 % change on previous year | -143.9% |
| 1972 | -0.2777 % change on previous year | -97.5% |
| 1973 | 18 % change on previous year | -6582.4% |
| 1974 | -3.59 % change on previous year | -119.9% |
| 1975 | -0.9387 % change on previous year | -73.8% |
| 1976 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -319.4% |
| 1977 | -4.15 % change on previous year | -301.7% |
| 1978 | -0.1271 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 1979 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -1204.7% |
| 1980 | -1.08 % change on previous year | -176.8% |
| 1981 | -1.9 % change on previous year | +75.8% |
| 1982 | -0.6117 % change on previous year | -67.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2118 % change on previous year | -134.6% |
| 1984 | 9.77 % change on previous year | +4511.2% |
| 1985 | -2.09 % change on previous year | -121.4% |
| 1986 | -0.4203 % change on previous year | -79.9% |
| 1987 | -2.12 % change on previous year | +404.4% |
| 1988 | -3.7 % change on previous year | +74.6% |
| 1989 | 7.67 % change on previous year | -307.2% |
| 1990 | -6.86 % change on previous year | -189.4% |
| 1991 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -120.3% |
| 1992 | -4.87 % change on previous year | -449.2% |
| 1993 | -17.93 % change on previous year | +268.2% |
| 1994 | 24.3 % change on previous year | -235.5% |
| 1995 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -94.4% |
| 1996 | 25.87 % change on previous year | +1791.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6405 % change on previous year | -97.5% |
| 1998 | -8.34 % change on previous year | -1401.6% |
| 1999 | -0.3875 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 2000 | 6.28 % change on previous year | -1720.3% |
| 2001 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -79.0% |
| 2002 | 5.07 % change on previous year | +285.0% |
| 2003 | -3.18 % change on previous year | -162.8% |
| 2004 | -12.03 % change on previous year | +277.8% |
| 2005 | -3.02 % change on previous year | -74.9% |
| 2006 | 4.68 % change on previous year | -254.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5011 % change on previous year | -89.3% |
| 2008 | 5.75 % change on previous year | +1048.0% |
| 2009 | 22.91 % change on previous year | +298.3% |
| 2010 | -8.67 % change on previous year | -137.8% |
| 2011 | 6.65 % change on previous year | -176.6% |
| 2012 | -4.32 % change on previous year | -165.0% |
| 2013 | -1.55 % change on previous year | -64.1% |
| 2014 | -6.88 % change on previous year | +344.4% |
| 2015 | -17.54 % change on previous year | +154.8% |
| 2016 | 13.88 % change on previous year | -179.1% |
| 2017 | -4.66 % change on previous year | -133.5% |
| 2018 | 36.06 % change on previous year | -874.5% |
| 2019 | -25.16 % change on previous year | -169.8% |
| 2020 | -10.48 % change on previous year | -58.3% |
| 2021 | -0.1766 % change on previous year | -98.3% |
| 2022 | -3.6 % change on previous year | +1939.8% |
| 2023 | -11.77 % change on previous year | +226.7% |
| 2024 | 4.13 % change on previous year | -135.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +6582.4% | -0.2777 % change on previous year | 18 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | +4511.2% | 0.2118 % change on previous year | 9.77 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -1939.8% | -0.1766 % change on previous year | -3.6 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.74 % change on previous year | -26.51 % change on previous year | 25.74 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.68 % change on previous year | -11.3 % change on previous year | 25.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5735 % change on previous year | -3.7 % change on previous year | 9.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 % change on previous year | -17.93 % change on previous year | 25.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.83 % change on previous year | -12.03 % change on previous year | 22.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.22 % change on previous year | -25.16 % change on previous year | 36.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.38 % change on previous year | -11.77 % change on previous year | 4.13 % change on previous year | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean?
- Rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean was 4.13 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 36.06 % change on previous year in 2018.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.51 % change on previous year in 1964.
- How does Caribbean rank for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Caribbean ranks 44th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — 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 Rice — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rice — 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 Rice — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.