Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Africa
Africa: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 0.634 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Africa is 0.634 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Africa peaked at 28.56 % change on previous year in 1969 and was at its lowest, -17.59 % change on previous year, in 1979.
Africa ranks 12th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 8.91 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -1.86 % change on previous year | -120.9% |
| 1964 | -3.41 % change on previous year | +83.2% |
| 1965 | 0.329 % change on previous year | -109.7% |
| 1966 | -6.85 % change on previous year | -2182.3% |
| 1967 | -1.97 % change on previous year | -71.2% |
| 1968 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -278.9% |
| 1969 | 28.56 % change on previous year | +708.8% |
| 1970 | 22.01 % change on previous year | -22.9% |
| 1971 | 8.09 % change on previous year | -63.2% |
| 1972 | 3.54 % change on previous year | -56.3% |
| 1973 | -6.32 % change on previous year | -278.6% |
| 1974 | 12.98 % change on previous year | -305.4% |
| 1975 | 7.02 % change on previous year | -45.9% |
| 1976 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -34.5% |
| 1977 | -7.55 % change on previous year | -264.4% |
| 1978 | 3.65 % change on previous year | -148.3% |
| 1979 | -17.59 % change on previous year | -582.3% |
| 1980 | -1.85 % change on previous year | -89.5% |
| 1981 | 6.97 % change on previous year | -476.3% |
| 1982 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -57.7% |
| 1983 | 6.78 % change on previous year | +130.4% |
| 1984 | -7.07 % change on previous year | -204.3% |
| 1985 | 17.91 % change on previous year | -353.2% |
| 1986 | -0.3507 % change on previous year | -102.0% |
| 1987 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -1121.9% |
| 1988 | -3.04 % change on previous year | -184.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2942 % change on previous year | -109.7% |
| 1990 | 12.32 % change on previous year | +4085.8% |
| 1991 | -0.151 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2539 % change on previous year | -268.2% |
| 1993 | 4.86 % change on previous year | +1815.9% |
| 1994 | -1.95 % change on previous year | -140.0% |
| 1995 | 21.01 % change on previous year | -1179.6% |
| 1996 | 6.26 % change on previous year | -70.2% |
| 1997 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -79.1% |
| 1998 | 4.69 % change on previous year | +258.2% |
| 1999 | 26.93 % change on previous year | +474.4% |
| 2000 | 7.66 % change on previous year | -71.6% |
| 2001 | 7.97 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3889 % change on previous year | -95.1% |
| 2003 | -4.23 % change on previous year | -1188.5% |
| 2004 | 14.58 % change on previous year | -444.4% |
| 2005 | -2.39 % change on previous year | -116.4% |
| 2006 | 3.66 % change on previous year | -253.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6011 % change on previous year | -83.6% |
| 2008 | -13.08 % change on previous year | -2275.8% |
| 2009 | 19.02 % change on previous year | -245.4% |
| 2010 | 5.14 % change on previous year | -73.0% |
| 2011 | 4.51 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 2012 | -2.19 % change on previous year | -148.6% |
| 2013 | 9.69 % change on previous year | -541.9% |
| 2014 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -67.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7711 % change on previous year | -75.4% |
| 2016 | -1.87 % change on previous year | -342.8% |
| 2017 | 6.74 % change on previous year | -459.9% |
| 2018 | -6.93 % change on previous year | -202.8% |
| 2019 | -2.79 % change on previous year | -59.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7821 % change on previous year | -128.0% |
| 2021 | 1.69 % change on previous year | +116.0% |
| 2022 | -3.99 % change on previous year | -336.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6468 % change on previous year | -116.2% |
| 2024 | 0.634 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +4085.8% | 0.2942 % change on previous year | 12.32 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | -2275.8% | 0.6011 % change on previous year | -13.08 % change on previous year |
| 1966 | -2182.3% | 0.329 % change on previous year | -6.85 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | +1815.9% | 0.2539 % change on previous year | 4.86 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4 % change on previous year | -6.85 % change on previous year | 28.56 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.04 % change on previous year | -17.59 % change on previous year | 22.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.62 % change on previous year | -7.07 % change on previous year | 17.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.55 % change on previous year | -1.95 % change on previous year | 26.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.42 % change on previous year | -13.08 % change on previous year | 19.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 % change on previous year | -6.93 % change on previous year | 9.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0479 % change on previous year | -3.99 % change on previous year | 1.69 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 23.89 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Benin 22.98 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Dominican Republic 22.5 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Chad 20.73 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Haiti 19.78 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Egypt 16.44 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Guinea 13.01 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Africa?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Africa was 0.634 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 28.56 % change on previous year in 1969.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.59 % change on previous year in 1979.
- How does Africa rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Africa ranks 12th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — 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 Sweet potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — 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 Sweet potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.