Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia
Australia: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -3.44 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Australia recorded -3.44 % change on previous year for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 22.2% on the previous year and down 230.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia peaked at 72.29 % change on previous year in 1967 and was at its lowest, -25.58 % change on previous year, in 1996.
That places Australia 92nd 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, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -1.04 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 5.26 % change on previous year | -605.3% |
| 1964 | -11 % change on previous year | -309.0% |
| 1965 | 13.48 % change on previous year | -222.6% |
| 1966 | -17.82 % change on previous year | -232.2% |
| 1967 | 72.29 % change on previous year | -505.6% |
| 1968 | -12.94 % change on previous year | -117.9% |
| 1969 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -87.6% |
| 1970 | -2.86 % change on previous year | +77.9% |
| 1971 | 11.34 % change on previous year | -497.1% |
| 1972 | 12.08 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 1973 | -1.35 % change on previous year | -111.2% |
| 1974 | -10.24 % change on previous year | +660.2% |
| 1975 | -15.97 % change on previous year | +56.0% |
| 1976 | 25.34 % change on previous year | -258.7% |
| 1977 | -13.36 % change on previous year | -152.7% |
| 1978 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -118.7% |
| 1979 | 12.6 % change on previous year | +404.1% |
| 1980 | 16.97 % change on previous year | +34.6% |
| 1981 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -89.1% |
| 1982 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1983 | -11.82 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | 11 % change on previous year | -193.0% |
| 1985 | 5.26 % change on previous year | -52.1% |
| 1986 | -1.18 % change on previous year | -122.4% |
| 1987 | 12.2 % change on previous year | -1137.2% |
| 1988 | 2.65 % change on previous year | -78.3% |
| 1989 | 9.56 % change on previous year | +260.4% |
| 1990 | 4.72 % change on previous year | -50.7% |
| 1991 | -1.35 % change on previous year | -128.6% |
| 1992 | 6.16 % change on previous year | -556.2% |
| 1993 | 22.58 % change on previous year | +266.3% |
| 1994 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -82.1% |
| 1995 | -12.98 % change on previous year | -421.8% |
| 1996 | -25.58 % change on previous year | +97.0% |
| 1997 | 17.19 % change on previous year | -167.2% |
| 1998 | 44.44 % change on previous year | +158.6% |
| 1999 | 23.08 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
| 2000 | 6.25 % change on previous year | -72.9% |
| 2001 | 5.88 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 5.56 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 15.79 % change on previous year | +184.2% |
| 2004 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -42.4% |
| 2005 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -54.2% |
| 2006 | 27.12 % change on previous year | +550.9% |
| 2007 | -10.7 % change on previous year | -139.4% |
| 2008 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -114.5% |
| 2009 | 17.49 % change on previous year | +1028.0% |
| 2010 | -1.18 % change on previous year | -106.8% |
| 2011 | 7.41 % change on previous year | -727.4% |
| 2012 | 4.06 % change on previous year | -45.2% |
| 2013 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -30.2% |
| 2014 | -1.04 % change on previous year | -136.7% |
| 2015 | 8.15 % change on previous year | -883.1% |
| 2016 | 4.57 % change on previous year | -43.9% |
| 2017 | 4.51 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 4.18 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -69.3% |
| 2022 | -10.54 % change on previous year | -1120.2% |
| 2023 | -2.81 % change on previous year | -73.3% |
| 2024 | -3.44 % change on previous year | +22.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +1137.2% | -1.18 % change on previous year | 12.2 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -1120.2% | 1.03 % change on previous year | -10.54 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +1028.0% | 1.55 % change on previous year | 17.49 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | +883.1% | -1.04 % change on previous year | 8.15 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.83 % change on previous year | -17.82 % change on previous year | 72.29 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.01 % change on previous year | -15.97 % change on previous year | 25.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.65 % change on previous year | -11.82 % change on previous year | 16.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.23 % change on previous year | -25.58 % change on previous year | 44.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.22 % change on previous year | -10.7 % change on previous year | 27.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.74 % change on previous year | -1.18 % change on previous year | 8.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.48 % change on previous year | -10.54 % change on previous year | 3.37 % change on previous year | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia was -3.44 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.29 % change on previous year in 1967.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.58 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Australia rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 92nd out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 230.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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.