Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in China, mainland
China, mainland: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -0.0631 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in China, mainland, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded -0.0631 % change on previous year for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 113.9% on the previous year and up 97.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in China, mainland peaked at 10.11 % change on previous year in 1977 and was at its lowest, -20.75 % change on previous year, in 2006.
That places China, mainland 68th 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 China, mainland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.4145 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -15.27 % change on previous year | -3784.7% |
| 1964 | 6.81 % change on previous year | -144.6% |
| 1965 | -6.63 % change on previous year | -197.3% |
| 1966 | 6.98 % change on previous year | -205.4% |
| 1967 | -9.65 % change on previous year | -238.2% |
| 1968 | -4.69 % change on previous year | -51.4% |
| 1969 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -161.5% |
| 1970 | 2 % change on previous year | -30.5% |
| 1971 | -4.74 % change on previous year | -336.8% |
| 1972 | 8.87 % change on previous year | -287.1% |
| 1973 | 2.93 % change on previous year | -66.9% |
| 1974 | -2.55 % change on previous year | -186.9% |
| 1975 | -2.21 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 1976 | -5.68 % change on previous year | +157.2% |
| 1977 | 10.11 % change on previous year | -278.1% |
| 1978 | 3.74 % change on previous year | -63.0% |
| 1979 | -9.46 % change on previous year | -353.0% |
| 1980 | -9.24 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1981 | -8.07 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 1982 | -2.91 % change on previous year | -63.9% |
| 1983 | -0.7143 % change on previous year | -75.5% |
| 1984 | -5.47 % change on previous year | +665.5% |
| 1985 | -7.25 % change on previous year | +32.5% |
| 1986 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -120.6% |
| 1987 | 1.52 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.43 % change on previous year | -71.7% |
| 1989 | -0.5075 % change on previous year | -218.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3028 % change on previous year | -159.7% |
| 1991 | -1.49 % change on previous year | -591.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8194 % change on previous year | -155.1% |
| 1993 | -0.4832 % change on previous year | -159.0% |
| 1994 | -2.53 % change on previous year | +423.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3695 % change on previous year | -114.6% |
| 1996 | -0.4079 % change on previous year | -210.4% |
| 1997 | -1.6 % change on previous year | +293.4% |
| 1998 | -0.399 % change on previous year | -75.1% |
| 1999 | -0.0529 % change on previous year | -86.7% |
| 2000 | -2.04 % change on previous year | +3753.0% |
| 2001 | -5.45 % change on previous year | +167.7% |
| 2002 | -5.16 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2003 | -0.6559 % change on previous year | -87.3% |
| 2004 | -6.18 % change on previous year | +841.6% |
| 2005 | -4.9 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 2006 | -20.75 % change on previous year | +323.7% |
| 2007 | -0.3058 % change on previous year | -98.5% |
| 2008 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -1099.5% |
| 2009 | -13.84 % change on previous year | -553.0% |
| 2010 | -3.3 % change on previous year | -76.1% |
| 2011 | -4.74 % change on previous year | +43.5% |
| 2012 | -6.58 % change on previous year | +38.8% |
| 2013 | -3.18 % change on previous year | -51.8% |
| 2014 | -2.49 % change on previous year | -21.6% |
| 2015 | -4.36 % change on previous year | +75.1% |
| 2016 | -3.19 % change on previous year | -26.8% |
| 2017 | -5.14 % change on previous year | +61.1% |
| 2018 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -147.3% |
| 2019 | -4.11 % change on previous year | -269.0% |
| 2020 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -149.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0725 % change on previous year | -96.4% |
| 2022 | -0.7116 % change on previous year | -1082.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4537 % change on previous year | -163.7% |
| 2024 | -0.0631 % change on previous year | -113.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in China, mainland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -3784.7% | 0.4145 % change on previous year | -15.27 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | -3753.0% | -0.0529 % change on previous year | -2.04 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.39 % change on previous year | -15.27 % change on previous year | 6.98 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.3024 % change on previous year | -9.46 % change on previous year | 10.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.07 % change on previous year | -9.24 % change on previous year | 1.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5474 % change on previous year | -2.53 % change on previous year | 0.8194 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.62 % change on previous year | -20.75 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.47 % change on previous year | -6.58 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3566 % change on previous year | -0.7116 % change on previous year | 2.03 % change on previous year | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in China, mainland?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in China, mainland was -0.0631 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.11 % change on previous year in 1977.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.75 % change on previous year in 2006.
- How does China, mainland rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- China, mainland ranks 68th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.