Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean

Caribbean: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 40.44 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
40.44 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 320.3%
Rank
1st
of 38 groups
All-time high
40.44 % change on previous year
in 2024
All-time low
-35.72 % change on previous year
in 2003
Years of data
63
1962–2024

Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean, 1962–2024

-40-2002040196219932024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2024, sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean stood at 40.44 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 320.3% on the previous year and up 5,304.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean peaked at 40.44 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -35.72 % change on previous year, in 2003.

Caribbean ranks 1st of 38 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean, 1962 to 2024.
Year % change on previous year Change
1962 -6.85 % change on previous year
1963 -8.1 % change on previous year +18.2%
1964 -3.85 % change on previous year -52.5%
1965 1.31 % change on previous year -134.1%
1966 -1.97 % change on previous year -249.9%
1967 4.52 % change on previous year -329.5%
1968 -0.9146 % change on previous year -120.3%
1969 -6.96 % change on previous year +661.3%
1970 38.58 % change on previous year -654.0%
1971 -6.73 % change on previous year -117.5%
1972 -5.77 % change on previous year -14.3%
1973 -5.94 % change on previous year +3.0%
1974 2.18 % change on previous year -136.7%
1975 -2.13 % change on previous year -197.6%
1976 3.45 % change on previous year -262.2%
1977 -6.02 % change on previous year -274.3%
1978 5.58 % change on previous year -192.7%
1979 5.1 % change on previous year -8.6%
1980 4.9 % change on previous year -4.0%
1981 -10.37 % change on previous year -311.9%
1982 6.24 % change on previous year -160.1%
1983 -8.47 % change on previous year -235.7%
1984 8.59 % change on previous year -201.5%
1985 -0.1602 % change on previous year -101.9%
1986 -2.92 % change on previous year +1722.1%
1987 2.05 % change on previous year -170.1%
1988 -3.46 % change on previous year -269.1%
1989 5.23 % change on previous year -251.2%
1990 2.94 % change on previous year -43.8%
1991 2.13 % change on previous year -27.7%
1992 -0.1033 % change on previous year -104.9%
1993 -12.46 % change on previous year +11966.3%
1994 0.2319 % change on previous year -101.9%
1995 -3.82 % change on previous year -1748.8%
1996 3.87 % change on previous year -201.3%
1997 -1.34 % change on previous year -134.7%
1998 -13.7 % change on previous year +920.1%
1999 -9.78 % change on previous year -28.6%
2000 4.28 % change on previous year -143.7%
2001 -3.09 % change on previous year -172.2%
2002 3.49 % change on previous year -213.1%
2003 -35.72 % change on previous year -1123.4%
2004 3.1 % change on previous year -108.7%
2005 -18.12 % change on previous year -685.4%
2006 -17.95 % change on previous year -1.0%
2007 -11.58 % change on previous year -35.5%
2008 5.02 % change on previous year -143.3%
2009 8.53 % change on previous year +70.0%
2010 -1.25 % change on previous year -114.6%
2011 16.89 % change on previous year -1456.1%
2012 -20.48 % change on previous year -221.2%
2013 7.64 % change on previous year -137.3%
2014 0.7483 % change on previous year -90.2%
2015 4.79 % change on previous year +539.8%
2016 -2.63 % change on previous year -155.0%
2017 12.92 % change on previous year -590.5%
2018 -26.69 % change on previous year -306.5%
2019 16.06 % change on previous year -160.2%
2020 -0.8813 % change on previous year -105.5%
2021 -8.44 % change on previous year +858.0%
2022 -28.72 % change on previous year +240.2%
2023 -18.36 % change on previous year -36.1%
2024 40.44 % change on previous year -320.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -2.85 % change on previous year -8.1 % change on previous year 4.52 % change on previous year 8
1970s 2.83 % change on previous year -6.73 % change on previous year 38.58 % change on previous year 10
1980s 0.1627 % change on previous year -10.37 % change on previous year 8.59 % change on previous year 10
1990s -3.2 % change on previous year -13.7 % change on previous year 3.87 % change on previous year 10
2000s -6.2 % change on previous year -35.72 % change on previous year 8.53 % change on previous year 10
2010s 0.8004 % change on previous year -26.69 % change on previous year 16.89 % change on previous year 10
2020s -3.19 % change on previous year -28.72 % change on previous year 40.44 % change on previous year 5

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 1 Puerto Rico 233.33 % change on previous year compare
  2. 2 French Guiana 126.67 % change on previous year compare
  3. 3 Cuba 86.08 % change on previous year compare
  4. 4 Kazakhstan 85.77 % change on previous year compare

See the full ranking of 196 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean?
Sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean was 40.44 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 40.44 % change on previous year in 2024.
What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was -35.72 % change on previous year in 2003.
How does Caribbean rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate?
Caribbean ranks 1st out of 38 groups with data for 2024.
Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 5,304.6%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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The year-on-year percentage change in Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 10,404 data points, 1962–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.