Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Belize
Belize: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -15.79 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Belize is -15.79 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 24.2% on the previous year and up 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Belize peaked at 600 % change on previous year in 2013 and was at its lowest, -71.43 % change on previous year, in 1994.
That places Belize 114th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Belize, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.15 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 23.21 % change on previous year | +21.2% |
| 1992 | 7.25 % change on previous year | -68.8% |
| 1993 | -5.41 % change on previous year | -174.6% |
| 1994 | -71.43 % change on previous year | +1221.4% |
| 1995 | 20 % change on previous year | -128.0% |
| 1996 | -4.17 % change on previous year | -120.8% |
| 1997 | -26.09 % change on previous year | +526.1% |
| 1998 | 64.71 % change on previous year | -348.0% |
| 1999 | -10.71 % change on previous year | -116.6% |
| 2000 | 32 % change on previous year | -398.7% |
| 2001 | 15.15 % change on previous year | -52.7% |
| 2002 | -50 % change on previous year | -430.0% |
| 2003 | 26.32 % change on previous year | -152.6% |
| 2004 | -37.5 % change on previous year | -242.5% |
| 2005 | -40 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 2006 | -33.33 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 2007 | -50 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 133.33 % change on previous year | -366.7% |
| 2009 | -42.86 % change on previous year | -132.1% |
| 2010 | 225 % change on previous year | -625.0% |
| 2011 | -69.23 % change on previous year | -130.8% |
| 2012 | -50 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 2013 | 600 % change on previous year | -1300.0% |
| 2014 | -35.71 % change on previous year | -106.0% |
| 2015 | 66.67 % change on previous year | -286.7% |
| 2016 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2018 | 33.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 2019 | -10 % change on previous year | -130.0% |
| 2020 | 55.56 % change on previous year | -655.6% |
| 2021 | 75 % change on previous year | +35.0% |
| 2022 | -2.04 % change on previous year | -102.7% |
| 2023 | -20.83 % change on previous year | +920.8% |
| 2024 | -15.79 % change on previous year | -24.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1300.0% | -50 % change on previous year | 600 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | -1221.4% | -5.41 % change on previous year | -71.43 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | -920.8% | -2.04 % change on previous year | -20.83 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.65 % change on previous year | -71.43 % change on previous year | 64.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.69 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 133.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.01 % change on previous year | -69.23 % change on previous year | 600 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.38 % change on previous year | -20.83 % change on previous year | 75 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 111 Portugal -12.32 % change on previous year compare
- 112 French Polynesia -12.5 % change on previous year compare
- 113 Morocco -13.6 % change on previous year compare
- 115 Cabo Verde -16.41 % change on previous year compare
- 116 Kuwait -20 % change on previous year compare
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -25 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 610.5 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5844 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Belize?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Belize was -15.79 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 600 % change on previous year in 2013.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -71.43 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Belize rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Belize ranks 114th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize 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.