Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Cuba
Cuba: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -8.13 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Cuba, 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 Cuba is -8.13 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 135.9% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Cuba peaked at 45.68 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -42.8 % change on previous year, in 2011.
That places Cuba 101st 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 Cuba, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 43.75 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 19.57 % change on previous year | -55.3% |
| 1964 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -53.5% |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 3.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1970 | 1.61 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 1.59 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 11.94 % change on previous year | +688.1% |
| 1979 | -2.67 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 1980 | -31.1 % change on previous year | +1066.1% |
| 1981 | -10.54 % change on previous year | -66.1% |
| 1982 | 16 % change on previous year | -251.8% |
| 1983 | -9.39 % change on previous year | -158.7% |
| 1984 | -23.89 % change on previous year | +154.5% |
| 1985 | 15.56 % change on previous year | -165.1% |
| 1986 | -11.54 % change on previous year | -174.2% |
| 1987 | 27.45 % change on previous year | -337.9% |
| 1988 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -93.8% |
| 1989 | 11.95 % change on previous year | +600.5% |
| 1990 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -90.6% |
| 1991 | 2.31 % change on previous year | +105.7% |
| 1992 | 45.68 % change on previous year | +1876.7% |
| 1993 | -21.12 % change on previous year | -146.2% |
| 1994 | 14.5 % change on previous year | -168.7% |
| 1995 | -6.56 % change on previous year | -145.3% |
| 1996 | -6.78 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1997 | -0.9697 % change on previous year | -85.7% |
| 1998 | 10.68 % change on previous year | -1201.7% |
| 1999 | -23.53 % change on previous year | -320.2% |
| 2000 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -104.9% |
| 2001 | 12.52 % change on previous year | +978.4% |
| 2002 | 6.36 % change on previous year | -49.2% |
| 2003 | 10.42 % change on previous year | +63.8% |
| 2004 | 2.85 % change on previous year | -72.7% |
| 2005 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -38.3% |
| 2006 | -36.54 % change on previous year | -2178.2% |
| 2007 | 36.63 % change on previous year | -200.3% |
| 2008 | -8.47 % change on previous year | -123.1% |
| 2009 | 33.19 % change on previous year | -492.1% |
| 2010 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -95.0% |
| 2011 | -42.8 % change on previous year | -2692.5% |
| 2012 | 4.13 % change on previous year | -109.6% |
| 2013 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -61.7% |
| 2014 | -15.72 % change on previous year | -1094.9% |
| 2015 | 36.87 % change on previous year | -334.5% |
| 2016 | -2.1 % change on previous year | -105.7% |
| 2017 | -12.65 % change on previous year | +502.6% |
| 2018 | 15.59 % change on previous year | -223.2% |
| 2019 | -22.65 % change on previous year | -245.3% |
| 2020 | -21.43 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 10.74 % change on previous year | -150.1% |
| 2022 | -12.75 % change on previous year | -218.7% |
| 2023 | 22.66 % change on previous year | -277.7% |
| 2024 | -8.13 % change on previous year | -135.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Cuba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -2692.5% | 1.65 % change on previous year | -42.8 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | -2178.2% | 1.76 % change on previous year | -36.54 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | +1876.7% | 2.31 % change on previous year | 45.68 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +1201.7% | -0.9697 % change on previous year | 10.68 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.47 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 43.75 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.71 % change on previous year | -2.67 % change on previous year | 11.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.38 % change on previous year | -31.1 % change on previous year | 27.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.53 % change on previous year | -23.53 % change on previous year | 45.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.99 % change on previous year | -36.54 % change on previous year | 36.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.61 % change on previous year | -42.8 % change on previous year | 36.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.78 % change on previous year | -21.43 % change on previous year | 22.66 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 98 Indonesia -6.18 % change on previous year compare
- 99 Guinea-Bissau -6.54 % change on previous year compare
- 100 Sierra Leone -7.98 % change on previous year compare
- 102 Mexico -9.75 % change on previous year compare
- 103 Fiji -9.99 % change on previous year compare
- 104 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -10.05 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cuba
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -19.64 % change on previous year (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 265.29 current US$ per person (2020)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6522 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2277 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Cuba?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Cuba was -8.13 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 45.68 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was -42.8 % change on previous year in 2011.
- How does Cuba rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Cuba ranks 101st out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba 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.