Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Bahamas
Bahamas: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -0.3704 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Bahamas, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Bahamas stood at -0.3704 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 299.6% on the previous year and down 111.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Bahamas peaked at 238.24 % change on previous year in 2000 and was at its lowest, -53.1 % change on previous year, in 1999.
That places Bahamas 77th 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 Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.17 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 4.62 % change on previous year | +45.4% |
| 1964 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -36.3% |
| 1965 | 4.29 % change on previous year | +45.7% |
| 1966 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 1967 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -51.3% |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1969 | 1.32 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1971 | 1.3 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 1.28 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | 1.25 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 1.23 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | 2.44 % change on previous year | +97.6% |
| 1982 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 1983 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 2.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1987 | -2.27 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | -1.16 % change on previous year | -48.8% |
| 1989 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -403.5% |
| 1990 | -3.41 % change on previous year | -196.6% |
| 1991 | -20 % change on previous year | +486.7% |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 2.94 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 10 % change on previous year | +240.0% |
| 1995 | -9.09 % change on previous year | -190.9% |
| 1996 | -2.86 % change on previous year | -68.6% |
| 1997 | 120.59 % change on previous year | -4320.6% |
| 1998 | -3.33 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 1999 | -53.1 % change on previous year | +1493.1% |
| 2000 | 238.24 % change on previous year | -548.6% |
| 2001 | -21.74 % change on previous year | -109.1% |
| 2002 | 33.33 % change on previous year | -253.3% |
| 2003 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -87.5% |
| 2004 | 4 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 15 % change on previous year | +275.0% |
| 2006 | 11.37 % change on previous year | -24.2% |
| 2007 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -84.2% |
| 2008 | 7.08 % change on previous year | +292.9% |
| 2009 | 6.34 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 5.96 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 5.62 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 5.32 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 5.05 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 3.35 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 2015 | 5.87 % change on previous year | +75.4% |
| 2016 | -4.78 % change on previous year | -181.4% |
| 2017 | 6.43 % change on previous year | -234.4% |
| 2018 | -2.45 % change on previous year | -138.2% |
| 2019 | 4.06 % change on previous year | -265.6% |
| 2020 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -63.4% |
| 2021 | -2.2 % change on previous year | -247.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9363 % change on previous year | -142.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1855 % change on previous year | -80.2% |
| 2024 | -0.3704 % change on previous year | -299.6% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's -0.3704 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -2.03 % change on previous year, 18% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's -0.3704 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.2543 % change on previous year, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +4320.6% | -2.86 % change on previous year | 120.59 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | -1493.1% | -3.33 % change on previous year | -53.1 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.55 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 4.62 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.5097 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.846 % change on previous year | -2.27 % change on previous year | 3.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.17 % change on previous year | -53.1 % change on previous year | 120.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.96 % change on previous year | -21.74 % change on previous year | 238.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.44 % change on previous year | -4.78 % change on previous year | 6.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0081 % change on previous year | -2.2 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 74 Tonga -0.2972 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Melanesia -0.3267 % change on previous year compare
- 76 Ghana -0.3537 % change on previous year compare
- 78 Guyana -0.4651 % change on previous year compare
- 79 Dominica -0.5102 % change on previous year compare
- 80 Trinidad and Tobago -0.6211 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bahamas
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 203.1 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4043 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1867 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Bahamas?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Bahamas was -0.3704 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 238.24 % change on previous year in 2000.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was -53.1 % change on previous year in 1999.
- How does Bahamas rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Bahamas ranks 77th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 111.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.