Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Africa
Western Africa: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 4.34 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Africa is 4.34 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 130.2% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Africa peaked at 33.47 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -7.41 % change on previous year, in 1974.
Western Africa ranks 8th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 9.43 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -81.9% |
| 1964 | 5.65 % change on previous year | +231.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4767 % change on previous year | -91.6% |
| 1966 | 3.76 % change on previous year | +689.7% |
| 1967 | 4.11 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 6.06 % change on previous year | +47.4% |
| 1969 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 1970 | 10.07 % change on previous year | +328.5% |
| 1971 | -2.32 % change on previous year | -123.0% |
| 1972 | -3.78 % change on previous year | +63.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0947 % change on previous year | -102.5% |
| 1974 | -7.41 % change on previous year | -7930.5% |
| 1975 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -144.9% |
| 1976 | -3.1 % change on previous year | -193.1% |
| 1977 | -4.14 % change on previous year | +33.3% |
| 1978 | -1.1 % change on previous year | -73.3% |
| 1979 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -297.4% |
| 1980 | -4.1 % change on previous year | -288.0% |
| 1981 | 13.41 % change on previous year | -427.2% |
| 1982 | 5.64 % change on previous year | -58.0% |
| 1983 | -6.62 % change on previous year | -217.4% |
| 1984 | 12.72 % change on previous year | -292.2% |
| 1985 | -6.6 % change on previous year | -151.9% |
| 1986 | 4.45 % change on previous year | -167.5% |
| 1987 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -70.8% |
| 1988 | 7.73 % change on previous year | +493.6% |
| 1989 | 9.33 % change on previous year | +20.7% |
| 1990 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -68.9% |
| 1991 | 33.47 % change on previous year | +1054.6% |
| 1992 | 6.64 % change on previous year | -80.1% |
| 1993 | 3.95 % change on previous year | -40.5% |
| 1994 | 3.11 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 1995 | 5.26 % change on previous year | +68.9% |
| 1996 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -32.1% |
| 1997 | -3.12 % change on previous year | -187.3% |
| 1998 | 10.73 % change on previous year | -444.4% |
| 1999 | 12.37 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2173 % change on previous year | -98.2% |
| 2001 | 2.67 % change on previous year | +1126.5% |
| 2002 | 4.59 % change on previous year | +72.3% |
| 2003 | 3.44 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 2004 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -68.5% |
| 2005 | 2.64 % change on previous year | +144.1% |
| 2006 | 2.64 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.94 % change on previous year | +49.2% |
| 2008 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 2009 | -7.21 % change on previous year | -475.3% |
| 2010 | 7.23 % change on previous year | -200.2% |
| 2011 | 17.22 % change on previous year | +138.2% |
| 2012 | 16.91 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 6.95 % change on previous year | -58.9% |
| 2014 | 6.21 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 6.56 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 2016 | -5.21 % change on previous year | -179.3% |
| 2017 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -131.4% |
| 2018 | 3.21 % change on previous year | +96.6% |
| 2019 | 21.23 % change on previous year | +560.6% |
| 2020 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -86.9% |
| 2021 | 3.53 % change on previous year | +26.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4736 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 2023 | 1.89 % change on previous year | +298.0% |
| 2024 | 4.34 % change on previous year | +130.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -7930.5% | 0.0947 % change on previous year | -7.41 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | +1126.5% | 0.2173 % change on previous year | 2.67 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | +1054.6% | 2.9 % change on previous year | 33.47 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.19 % change on previous year | 0.4767 % change on previous year | 9.43 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.6181 % change on previous year | -7.41 % change on previous year | 10.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.73 % change on previous year | -6.62 % change on previous year | 13.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.89 % change on previous year | -3.12 % change on previous year | 33.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 % change on previous year | -7.21 % change on previous year | 4.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2 % change on previous year | -5.21 % change on previous year | 21.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6 % change on previous year | 0.4736 % change on previous year | 4.34 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 5 Türkiye 29.71 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 5.56 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -7.57 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Maldives 28.57 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Chad 27.86 % change on previous year compare
- 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
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- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate -3.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Africa?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Africa was 4.34 % 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 33.47 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.41 % change on previous year in 1974.
- How does Western Africa rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Western Africa ranks 8th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. 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 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.