Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Dominica
Dominica: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -0.5102 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Dominica, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Dominica recorded -0.5102 % change on previous year for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Dominica peaked at 55 % change on previous year in 1979 and was at its lowest, -21.84 % change on previous year, in 1991.
Dominica ranks 79th of 127 countries on this measure, 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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 10 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 9.09 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1968 | -8.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1970 | -9.09 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 10 % change on previous year | -210.0% |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 9.09 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1976 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 8.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | 53.85 % change on previous year | +546.2% |
| 1979 | 55 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 12.9 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 1981 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1982 | -2.86 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | -5.88 % change on previous year | +105.9% |
| 1984 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 1.56 % change on previous year | — |
| 1986 | 7.69 % change on previous year | +392.3% |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1988 | -5.71 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -126.5% |
| 1990 | 29.85 % change on previous year | +1870.1% |
| 1991 | -21.84 % change on previous year | -173.2% |
| 1992 | -3.82 % change on previous year | -82.5% |
| 1993 | 25.38 % change on previous year | -763.8% |
| 1994 | -7.32 % change on previous year | -128.8% |
| 1995 | 5.26 % change on previous year | -171.9% |
| 1996 | 4.25 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 1997 | 7.91 % change on previous year | +86.2% |
| 1998 | -3.56 % change on previous year | -144.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4608 % change on previous year | -113.0% |
| 2000 | 5.5 % change on previous year | +1094.5% |
| 2001 | -4.57 % change on previous year | -182.9% |
| 2002 | -0.4556 % change on previous year | -90.0% |
| 2003 | -0.2288 % change on previous year | -49.8% |
| 2004 | -2.06 % change on previous year | +802.1% |
| 2005 | -0.9368 % change on previous year | -54.6% |
| 2006 | -0.9456 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2007 | -0.716 % change on previous year | -24.3% |
| 2008 | -0.7212 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2009 | -0.7264 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2010 | -0.7317 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2011 | -0.9828 % change on previous year | +34.3% |
| 2012 | -0.7444 % change on previous year | -24.3% |
| 2013 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2014 | -0.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | -0.5025 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2016 | -1.52 % change on previous year | +201.5% |
| 2017 | -0.7692 % change on previous year | -49.2% |
| 2018 | 4.39 % change on previous year | -671.1% |
| 2019 | -2.72 % change on previous year | -162.0% |
| 2020 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -156.1% |
| 2021 | -3.26 % change on previous year | -313.4% |
| 2022 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -155.7% |
| 2023 | -0.2545 % change on previous year | -114.0% |
| 2024 | -0.5102 % change on previous year | +100.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's -0.5102 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.1725 % change on previous year, 3.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Dominica's -0.5102 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.2543 % change on previous year, 2.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Dominica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +1870.1% | 1.52 % change on previous year | 29.85 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | +1094.5% | 0.4608 % change on previous year | 5.5 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.34 % change on previous year | -8.33 % change on previous year | 10 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 12.72 % change on previous year | -9.09 % change on previous year | 55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9219 % change on previous year | -5.88 % change on previous year | 12.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.66 % change on previous year | -21.84 % change on previous year | 29.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5855 % change on previous year | -4.57 % change on previous year | 5.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4076 % change on previous year | -2.72 % change on previous year | 4.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1365 % change on previous year | -3.26 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 76 Ghana -0.3537 % change on previous year compare
- 77 Bahamas -0.3704 % change on previous year compare
- 78 Guyana -0.4651 % change on previous year compare
- 80 Trinidad and Tobago -0.6211 % change on previous year compare
- 81 Japan -0.625 % change on previous year compare
- 82 Eswatini -0.7256 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Dominica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.121 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,330 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2601 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 12.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 12.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Dominica?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Dominica was -0.5102 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 55 % change on previous year in 1979.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.84 % change on previous year in 1991.
- How does Dominica rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Dominica ranks 79th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica 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.