Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Central America
Central America: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -3.66 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Central America, 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 Central America is -3.66 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 131.0% on the previous year and down 109.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Central America peaked at 41.11 % change on previous year in 1987 and was at its lowest, -44.57 % change on previous year, in 1980.
Central America ranks 20th of 26 groups on this measure, 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 Central America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -2.48 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 21.43 % change on previous year | -965.0% |
| 1964 | 5.03 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 1965 | -25.58 % change on previous year | -608.5% |
| 1966 | 15.41 % change on previous year | -160.3% |
| 1967 | 8.4 % change on previous year | -45.5% |
| 1968 | -18.92 % change on previous year | -325.1% |
| 1969 | 7.84 % change on previous year | -141.4% |
| 1970 | 6.02 % change on previous year | -23.2% |
| 1971 | -25.53 % change on previous year | -523.9% |
| 1972 | -7.25 % change on previous year | -71.6% |
| 1973 | -16.35 % change on previous year | +125.5% |
| 1974 | -18.98 % change on previous year | +16.1% |
| 1975 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -88.9% |
| 1976 | -0.6704 % change on previous year | -68.2% |
| 1977 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -380.3% |
| 1978 | -22.76 % change on previous year | -1311.0% |
| 1979 | -13.89 % change on previous year | -39.0% |
| 1980 | -44.57 % change on previous year | +220.8% |
| 1981 | 31.96 % change on previous year | -171.7% |
| 1982 | 3.68 % change on previous year | -88.5% |
| 1983 | -13.13 % change on previous year | -456.4% |
| 1984 | 16.42 % change on previous year | -225.1% |
| 1985 | -29.06 % change on previous year | -276.9% |
| 1986 | -8.76 % change on previous year | -69.9% |
| 1987 | 41.11 % change on previous year | -569.4% |
| 1988 | -9.87 % change on previous year | -124.0% |
| 1989 | -8.23 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 1990 | -22.38 % change on previous year | +172.0% |
| 1991 | -1.82 % change on previous year | -91.9% |
| 1992 | 14.86 % change on previous year | -914.9% |
| 1993 | -16.1 % change on previous year | -208.3% |
| 1994 | -14.96 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 10.25 % change on previous year | -168.5% |
| 1996 | -5.82 % change on previous year | -156.8% |
| 1997 | 36.33 % change on previous year | -723.7% |
| 1998 | -12.62 % change on previous year | -134.7% |
| 1999 | 20.68 % change on previous year | -263.9% |
| 2000 | 14.06 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
| 2001 | 5.61 % change on previous year | -60.1% |
| 2002 | -10.08 % change on previous year | -279.7% |
| 2003 | -0.6342 % change on previous year | -93.7% |
| 2004 | 10.58 % change on previous year | -1768.5% |
| 2005 | 22.54 % change on previous year | +113.0% |
| 2006 | 3.59 % change on previous year | -84.1% |
| 2007 | 4.81 % change on previous year | +33.8% |
| 2008 | -0.6621 % change on previous year | -113.8% |
| 2009 | -17.12 % change on previous year | +2486.1% |
| 2010 | 10.76 % change on previous year | -162.8% |
| 2011 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -80.5% |
| 2012 | -12.68 % change on previous year | -702.8% |
| 2013 | 6.68 % change on previous year | -152.7% |
| 2014 | 37.83 % change on previous year | +466.0% |
| 2015 | 17.3 % change on previous year | -54.3% |
| 2016 | 14.21 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 6.2 % change on previous year | -56.4% |
| 2018 | -8.75 % change on previous year | -241.1% |
| 2019 | 6.43 % change on previous year | -173.5% |
| 2020 | 16.57 % change on previous year | +157.8% |
| 2021 | 10.93 % change on previous year | -34.0% |
| 2022 | -5.59 % change on previous year | -151.1% |
| 2023 | 11.81 % change on previous year | -311.2% |
| 2024 | -3.66 % change on previous year | -131.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Central America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -2486.1% | -0.6621 % change on previous year | -17.12 % change on previous year |
| 2004 | +1768.5% | -0.6342 % change on previous year | 10.58 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | -1311.0% | 1.88 % change on previous year | -22.76 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.39 % change on previous year | -25.58 % change on previous year | 21.43 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -9.96 % change on previous year | -25.53 % change on previous year | 6.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.04 % change on previous year | -44.57 % change on previous year | 41.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8422 % change on previous year | -22.38 % change on previous year | 36.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.27 % change on previous year | -17.12 % change on previous year | 22.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.01 % change on previous year | -12.68 % change on previous year | 37.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.01 % change on previous year | -5.59 % change on previous year | 16.57 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 17 Puerto Rico 11.54 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Guatemala 11.18 % change on previous year compare
- 19 New Caledonia 10.92 % change on previous year compare
- 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
- 23 Caribbean 6.99 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Central America?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Central America was -3.66 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 41.11 % change on previous year in 1987.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was -44.57 % change on previous year in 1980.
- How does Central America rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Central America ranks 20th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 109.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America 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.