Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -2.22 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand, 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 Australia and New Zealand is -2.22 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 21.0% on the previous year and down 691.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 60.18 % change on previous year in 1978 and was at its lowest, -24.1 % change on previous year, in 1982.
That places Australia and New Zealand 87th out of 127 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 5.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 8.11 % change on previous year | +58.6% |
| 1964 | -3 % change on previous year | -137.0% |
| 1965 | 50.52 % change on previous year | -1783.8% |
| 1966 | -3.25 % change on previous year | -106.4% |
| 1967 | 19.47 % change on previous year | -698.4% |
| 1968 | -3.56 % change on previous year | -118.3% |
| 1969 | 11.67 % change on previous year | -428.3% |
| 1970 | -6.05 % change on previous year | -151.8% |
| 1971 | -0.2928 % change on previous year | -95.2% |
| 1972 | 9.4 % change on previous year | -3309.4% |
| 1973 | 5.5 % change on previous year | -41.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6361 % change on previous year | -88.4% |
| 1975 | -15.42 % change on previous year | -2524.6% |
| 1976 | 19.73 % change on previous year | -227.9% |
| 1977 | -2.5 % change on previous year | -112.7% |
| 1978 | 60.18 % change on previous year | -2510.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9592 % change on previous year | -98.4% |
| 1980 | -19.24 % change on previous year | -2105.8% |
| 1981 | -2.35 % change on previous year | -87.8% |
| 1982 | -24.1 % change on previous year | +924.1% |
| 1983 | -3.31 % change on previous year | -86.3% |
| 1984 | 13.95 % change on previous year | -522.0% |
| 1985 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -85.4% |
| 1986 | -6.71 % change on previous year | -428.6% |
| 1987 | 26.61 % change on previous year | -496.8% |
| 1988 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -95.9% |
| 1989 | 4.63 % change on previous year | +322.6% |
| 1990 | 15.07 % change on previous year | +225.4% |
| 1991 | 21.77 % change on previous year | +44.5% |
| 1992 | -13.91 % change on previous year | -163.9% |
| 1993 | 11.16 % change on previous year | -180.2% |
| 1994 | 15.24 % change on previous year | +36.5% |
| 1995 | -4.57 % change on previous year | -130.0% |
| 1996 | -5.56 % change on previous year | +21.6% |
| 1997 | -1.96 % change on previous year | -64.7% |
| 1998 | 15.17 % change on previous year | -873.8% |
| 1999 | 7.78 % change on previous year | -48.7% |
| 2000 | 14.5 % change on previous year | +86.3% |
| 2001 | -3.06 % change on previous year | -121.1% |
| 2002 | -3.15 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 10.34 % change on previous year | -427.8% |
| 2004 | 12.41 % change on previous year | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 13 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 10.21 % change on previous year | -21.4% |
| 2007 | -10.24 % change on previous year | -200.2% |
| 2008 | -5.29 % change on previous year | -48.3% |
| 2009 | 7.4 % change on previous year | -239.8% |
| 2010 | 6.01 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 9.96 % change on previous year | +65.7% |
| 2012 | -2.61 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 2013 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -222.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3754 % change on previous year | -88.3% |
| 2015 | 3.09 % change on previous year | +721.9% |
| 2016 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8628 % change on previous year | -46.1% |
| 2018 | 4.51 % change on previous year | +423.1% |
| 2019 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -53.7% |
| 2020 | 2.52 % change on previous year | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 2022 | -7.63 % change on previous year | -522.2% |
| 2023 | -1.84 % change on previous year | -75.9% |
| 2024 | -2.22 % change on previous year | +21.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +3309.4% | -0.2928 % change on previous year | 9.4 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | -2524.6% | 0.6361 % change on previous year | -15.42 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | +2510.2% | -2.5 % change on previous year | 60.18 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | -2105.8% | 0.9592 % change on previous year | -19.24 % change on previous year |
| 1965 | +1783.8% | -3 % change on previous year | 50.52 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.63 % change on previous year | -3.56 % change on previous year | 50.52 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 7.21 % change on previous year | -15.42 % change on previous year | 60.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7374 % change on previous year | -24.1 % change on previous year | 26.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.02 % change on previous year | -13.91 % change on previous year | 21.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.61 % change on previous year | -10.24 % change on previous year | 14.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.91 % change on previous year | -2.61 % change on previous year | 9.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.47 % change on previous year | -7.63 % change on previous year | 2.52 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 84 Polynesia -0.8276 % change on previous year compare
- 85 Madagascar -1.03 % change on previous year compare
- 86 Cambodia -1.04 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -3.11 % change on previous year compare
- 89 Timor-Leste -3.12 % change on previous year compare
- 90 Peru -3.18 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand was -2.22 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 60.18 % change on previous year in 1978.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.1 % change on previous year in 1982.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 87th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 691.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.