Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -4.82 % change on previous year in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in European Union (27), 1962–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded -4.82 % change on previous year for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2017.
The figure is down 128.1% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in European Union (27) peaked at 31.06 % change on previous year in 1999 and was at its lowest, -29.64 % change on previous year, in 2009.
European Union (27) ranks 21st 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 European Union (27), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -2.71 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -156.2% |
| 1964 | -8.67 % change on previous year | -668.5% |
| 1965 | -6.34 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4271 % change on previous year | -106.7% |
| 1967 | -2.39 % change on previous year | -658.6% |
| 1968 | -3.12 % change on previous year | +30.7% |
| 1969 | -0.267 % change on previous year | -91.4% |
| 1970 | -3.51 % change on previous year | +1214.0% |
| 1971 | 9.32 % change on previous year | -365.5% |
| 1972 | -2.89 % change on previous year | -131.0% |
| 1973 | -6 % change on previous year | +107.8% |
| 1974 | -5.01 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2079 % change on previous year | -104.1% |
| 1976 | 2.98 % change on previous year | +1334.1% |
| 1977 | -1.54 % change on previous year | -151.8% |
| 1978 | -3.62 % change on previous year | +134.5% |
| 1979 | -1.9 % change on previous year | -47.7% |
| 1980 | -0.1443 % change on previous year | -92.4% |
| 1981 | -17.3 % change on previous year | +11889.5% |
| 1982 | -0.835 % change on previous year | -95.2% |
| 1983 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -336.9% |
| 1984 | -17.86 % change on previous year | -1002.9% |
| 1985 | 8.51 % change on previous year | -147.6% |
| 1986 | -15.67 % change on previous year | -284.2% |
| 1987 | -3.23 % change on previous year | -79.4% |
| 1988 | -15.05 % change on previous year | +365.6% |
| 1989 | -11.95 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 1990 | 4.76 % change on previous year | -139.9% |
| 1991 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -48.4% |
| 1992 | -8.73 % change on previous year | -455.0% |
| 1993 | 6.2 % change on previous year | -171.0% |
| 1994 | -15.04 % change on previous year | -342.8% |
| 1995 | -15.19 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 4.61 % change on previous year | -130.4% |
| 1997 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -60.0% |
| 1998 | -6.45 % change on previous year | -449.6% |
| 1999 | 31.06 % change on previous year | -581.4% |
| 2000 | -8.15 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 2001 | 12.16 % change on previous year | -249.3% |
| 2002 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -75.0% |
| 2003 | -5.45 % change on previous year | -279.0% |
| 2004 | 14.85 % change on previous year | -372.5% |
| 2005 | -2.47 % change on previous year | -116.6% |
| 2006 | -0.2725 % change on previous year | -89.0% |
| 2007 | -16.14 % change on previous year | +5822.0% |
| 2008 | 3.89 % change on previous year | -124.1% |
| 2009 | -29.64 % change on previous year | -862.0% |
| 2010 | -20.24 % change on previous year | -31.7% |
| 2011 | -20.41 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2012 | -4.54 % change on previous year | -77.7% |
| 2013 | 12.33 % change on previous year | -371.4% |
| 2014 | 25.5 % change on previous year | +106.8% |
| 2015 | -1.53 % change on previous year | -106.0% |
| 2016 | 17.14 % change on previous year | -1217.1% |
| 2017 | -4.82 % change on previous year | -128.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in European Union (27) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -11889.5% | -0.1443 % change on previous year | -17.3 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | -5822.0% | -0.2725 % change on previous year | -16.14 % change on previous year |
| 1976 | +1334.1% | 0.2079 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.69 % change on previous year | -8.67 % change on previous year | 1.52 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -1.2 % change on previous year | -6 % change on previous year | 9.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -7.16 % change on previous year | -17.86 % change on previous year | 8.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5519 % change on previous year | -15.19 % change on previous year | 31.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.82 % change on previous year | -29.64 % change on previous year | 14.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4285 % change on previous year | -20.41 % change on previous year | 25.5 % change on previous year | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in European Union (27)?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in European Union (27) was -4.82 % change on previous year in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.06 % change on previous year in 1999.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.64 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does European Union (27) rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- European Union (27) ranks 21st out of 26 groups with data for 2017.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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
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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.