Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate (Area) in Caribbean
Caribbean: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate (Area) was 2.68 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean stood at 2.68 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.4% on the previous year and up 395.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean peaked at 13.27 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -14.84 % change on previous year, in 2006.
That places Caribbean 11th out of 39 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate (Area) in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 5.97 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 6.84 % change on previous year | +14.5% |
| 1964 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -47.7% |
| 1965 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1966 | 4.97 % change on previous year | +66.8% |
| 1967 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -135.6% |
| 1968 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -186.5% |
| 1969 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 1.48 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 4.42 % change on previous year | +198.5% |
| 1972 | -0.1181 % change on previous year | -102.7% |
| 1973 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -1677.1% |
| 1974 | 1.87 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 3.13 % change on previous year | +68.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3157 % change on previous year | -89.9% |
| 1977 | 3.39 % change on previous year | +974.9% |
| 1978 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 1979 | -4.36 % change on previous year | -246.5% |
| 1980 | -8.81 % change on previous year | +101.9% |
| 1981 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -83.7% |
| 1982 | -1.52 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 4.73 % change on previous year | -410.8% |
| 1984 | -1.79 % change on previous year | -137.9% |
| 1985 | 7.56 % change on previous year | -521.8% |
| 1986 | -4.71 % change on previous year | -162.3% |
| 1987 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -128.3% |
| 1988 | 5.94 % change on previous year | +346.2% |
| 1989 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -67.1% |
| 1990 | -0.6923 % change on previous year | -135.5% |
| 1991 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -515.4% |
| 1992 | 9.89 % change on previous year | +243.8% |
| 1993 | -2.71 % change on previous year | -127.4% |
| 1994 | 5.1 % change on previous year | -288.4% |
| 1995 | -3.15 % change on previous year | -161.8% |
| 1996 | -0.4109 % change on previous year | -87.0% |
| 1997 | -2.86 % change on previous year | +596.3% |
| 1998 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -144.2% |
| 1999 | -8.32 % change on previous year | -757.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4015 % change on previous year | -104.8% |
| 2001 | 3.14 % change on previous year | +682.0% |
| 2002 | -6.46 % change on previous year | -305.7% |
| 2003 | 11.2 % change on previous year | -273.4% |
| 2004 | 5.76 % change on previous year | -48.6% |
| 2005 | 8.03 % change on previous year | +39.4% |
| 2006 | -14.84 % change on previous year | -284.8% |
| 2007 | 11.59 % change on previous year | -178.1% |
| 2008 | -2.5 % change on previous year | -121.6% |
| 2009 | 13.27 % change on previous year | -630.2% |
| 2010 | 8.86 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2011 | -11.29 % change on previous year | -227.5% |
| 2012 | -6.95 % change on previous year | -38.4% |
| 2013 | 6 % change on previous year | -186.3% |
| 2014 | -0.9052 % change on previous year | -115.1% |
| 2015 | 9.19 % change on previous year | -1115.0% |
| 2016 | -9.44 % change on previous year | -202.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1183 % change on previous year | -101.3% |
| 2018 | 6.87 % change on previous year | +5709.4% |
| 2019 | -7.67 % change on previous year | -211.6% |
| 2020 | -12.19 % change on previous year | +58.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3078 % change on previous year | -102.5% |
| 2022 | 4.07 % change on previous year | +1223.4% |
| 2023 | 6.44 % change on previous year | +58.2% |
| 2024 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -58.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate (Area) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +5709.4% | 0.1183 % change on previous year | 6.87 % change on previous year |
| 1973 | +1677.1% | -0.1181 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2 % change on previous year | -1.77 % change on previous year | 6.84 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.5 % change on previous year | -4.36 % change on previous year | 4.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3243 % change on previous year | -8.81 % change on previous year | 7.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0987 % change on previous year | -8.32 % change on previous year | 9.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.96 % change on previous year | -14.84 % change on previous year | 13.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5219 % change on previous year | -11.29 % change on previous year | 9.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.263 % change on previous year | -12.19 % change on previous year | 6.44 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 8 Kazakhstan 26.98 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Chile 23.28 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Malaysia 20.97 % change on previous year compare
- 11 New Zealand 20.07 % change on previous year compare
- 12 French Guiana 18.25 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Morocco 16.92 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.13 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Caribbean
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- Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 6.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 9.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 7.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 11.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean was 2.68 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 13.27 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.84 % change on previous year in 2006.
- How does Caribbean rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Caribbean ranks 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 395.8%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.