Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Gabon
Gabon: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 0.2604 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Gabon, 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 Gabon is 0.2604 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 24.7% on the previous year and down 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Gabon peaked at 100 % change on previous year in 1969 and was at its lowest, -50 % change on previous year, in 1975.
That places Gabon 46th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1971 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | -50 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | 10 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 1.18 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 3.23 % change on previous year | +173.7% |
| 1992 | 4.44 % change on previous year | +37.2% |
| 1993 | 3.75 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 3.69 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6971 % change on previous year | -81.1% |
| 1996 | 7.69 % change on previous year | +1003.4% |
| 1997 | 7.14 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -84.1% |
| 1999 | 5.47 % change on previous year | +382.8% |
| 2000 | 0.125 % change on previous year | -97.7% |
| 2001 | 1.37 % change on previous year | +998.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6158 % change on previous year | -55.2% |
| 2003 | -0.2448 % change on previous year | -139.8% |
| 2004 | -0.1227 % change on previous year | -49.9% |
| 2005 | -0.1843 % change on previous year | +50.2% |
| 2006 | -0.0615 % change on previous year | -66.6% |
| 2007 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -2701.6% |
| 2008 | -0.5455 % change on previous year | -134.1% |
| 2009 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -368.1% |
| 2010 | 2.28 % change on previous year | +56.1% |
| 2011 | 3.11 % change on previous year | +36.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7973 % change on previous year | -74.4% |
| 2013 | 7.34 % change on previous year | +821.2% |
| 2014 | 6.21 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 2015 | -4.06 % change on previous year | -165.4% |
| 2016 | -0.5682 % change on previous year | -86.0% |
| 2017 | -1.14 % change on previous year | +101.1% |
| 2018 | -0.9984 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 2019 | -0.9023 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 2020 | -0.9106 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 4.16 % change on previous year | -557.1% |
| 2022 | -0.5708 % change on previous year | -113.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2088 % change on previous year | -136.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2604 % change on previous year | +24.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +2701.6% | -0.0615 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | +1003.4% | 0.6971 % change on previous year | 7.69 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | +998.6% | 0.125 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +821.2% | 0.7973 % change on previous year | 7.34 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.5 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -5 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.84 % change on previous year | 0.6971 % change on previous year | 7.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4019 % change on previous year | -0.5455 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 % change on previous year | -4.06 % change on previous year | 7.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.63 % change on previous year | -0.9106 % change on previous year | 4.16 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 43 Equatorial Guinea 0.4458 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Mauritania 0.3765 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Liberia 0.3202 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Micronesia 0.1754 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.1754 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Sri Lanka 0.1565 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Gabon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0675 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 557.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0791 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Gabon?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Gabon was 0.2604 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % change on previous year in 1969.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -50 % change on previous year in 1975.
- How does Gabon rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Gabon ranks 46th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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.