Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean
Caribbean: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 6.99 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean stood at 6.99 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 57.1% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean peaked at 37.99 % change on previous year in 2018 and was at its lowest, -27.35 % change on previous year, in 2019.
Caribbean ranks 23rd of 127 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 19.01 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 12.44 % change on previous year | -34.6% |
| 1964 | 5.76 % change on previous year | -53.7% |
| 1965 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -63.5% |
| 1966 | 2.45 % change on previous year | +16.3% |
| 1967 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -178.7% |
| 1968 | 4.91 % change on previous year | -355.0% |
| 1969 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -120.8% |
| 1970 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -251.0% |
| 1971 | 3.47 % change on previous year | +124.6% |
| 1972 | -2.52 % change on previous year | -172.5% |
| 1973 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -201.4% |
| 1974 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -16.2% |
| 1975 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 3.42 % change on previous year | +70.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6188 % change on previous year | -81.9% |
| 1978 | 4.92 % change on previous year | +695.1% |
| 1979 | -2.2 % change on previous year | -144.7% |
| 1980 | -12.99 % change on previous year | +491.3% |
| 1981 | -6.67 % change on previous year | -48.7% |
| 1982 | 4.58 % change on previous year | -168.7% |
| 1983 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -67.8% |
| 1984 | -7.9 % change on previous year | -635.4% |
| 1985 | 25.16 % change on previous year | -418.7% |
| 1986 | -13.83 % change on previous year | -155.0% |
| 1987 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -116.6% |
| 1988 | 4.99 % change on previous year | +117.6% |
| 1989 | -2.63 % change on previous year | -152.7% |
| 1990 | -3.65 % change on previous year | +38.7% |
| 1991 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -198.0% |
| 1992 | 18.09 % change on previous year | +406.0% |
| 1993 | -14.56 % change on previous year | -180.5% |
| 1994 | 6.26 % change on previous year | -143.0% |
| 1995 | -0.6494 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
| 1996 | -4.35 % change on previous year | +569.5% |
| 1997 | -7.97 % change on previous year | +83.2% |
| 1998 | 10.94 % change on previous year | -237.3% |
| 1999 | -11.1 % change on previous year | -201.5% |
| 2000 | -0.1568 % change on previous year | -98.6% |
| 2001 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -1847.9% |
| 2002 | 3.25 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 2004 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -145.5% |
| 2005 | 12.58 % change on previous year | -990.3% |
| 2006 | -24.39 % change on previous year | -293.9% |
| 2007 | 29.4 % change on previous year | -220.5% |
| 2008 | -1.19 % change on previous year | -104.1% |
| 2009 | 13.45 % change on previous year | -1229.5% |
| 2010 | 10.67 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 2011 | -17.89 % change on previous year | -267.7% |
| 2012 | 3.12 % change on previous year | -117.4% |
| 2013 | -17.84 % change on previous year | -671.4% |
| 2014 | 8.68 % change on previous year | -148.6% |
| 2015 | -4.47 % change on previous year | -151.5% |
| 2016 | -12.62 % change on previous year | +182.7% |
| 2017 | -16.52 % change on previous year | +30.8% |
| 2018 | 37.99 % change on previous year | -330.0% |
| 2019 | -27.35 % change on previous year | -172.0% |
| 2020 | -22.28 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 7.36 % change on previous year | -133.1% |
| 2022 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -119.5% |
| 2023 | 16.3 % change on previous year | -1232.5% |
| 2024 | 6.99 % change on previous year | -57.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1847.9% | -0.1568 % change on previous year | 2.74 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +1229.5% | -1.19 % change on previous year | 13.45 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +1232.5% | -1.44 % change on previous year | 16.3 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.47 % change on previous year | -1.93 % change on previous year | 19.01 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.6 % change on previous year | -2.52 % change on previous year | 4.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5524 % change on previous year | -13.83 % change on previous year | 25.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3414 % change on previous year | -14.56 % change on previous year | 18.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.74 % change on previous year | -24.39 % change on previous year | 29.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.62 % change on previous year | -27.35 % change on previous year | 37.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 % change on previous year | -22.28 % change on previous year | 16.3 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 20 Republic of Korea 10.26 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Sudan 10.2 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 8.89 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Zimbabwe 6.96 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Brazil 6.9 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.06 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Caribbean
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 9.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 6.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 9.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 7.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 11.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean was 6.99 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 37.99 % change on previous year in 2018.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.35 % change on previous year in 2019.
- How does Caribbean rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Caribbean ranks 23rd out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.