Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Greece
Greece: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -34.78 % change on previous year in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Greece, 1962–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Greece recorded -34.78 % change on previous year for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2017.
That represents a change of down 230.7% on the previous year and down 228.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Greece peaked at 268.48 % change on previous year in 1999 and was at its lowest, -79.57 % change on previous year, in 2014.
Greece ranks 120th of 127 countries 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -3.85 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -8 % change on previous year | +108.0% |
| 1964 | -13.04 % change on previous year | +63.0% |
| 1965 | -5 % change on previous year | -61.7% |
| 1966 | 15.79 % change on previous year | -415.8% |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1968 | -22.73 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | -5.88 % change on previous year | -74.1% |
| 1970 | -37.5 % change on previous year | +537.5% |
| 1971 | 100 % change on previous year | -366.7% |
| 1972 | -50 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 1973 | 78 % change on previous year | -256.0% |
| 1974 | -30.34 % change on previous year | -138.9% |
| 1975 | -0.8065 % change on previous year | -97.3% |
| 1976 | 62.6 % change on previous year | -7862.6% |
| 1977 | 15 % change on previous year | -76.0% |
| 1978 | -8.7 % change on previous year | -158.0% |
| 1979 | -4.76 % change on previous year | -45.2% |
| 1980 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 50 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | -66 % change on previous year | -232.0% |
| 1983 | -1.96 % change on previous year | -97.0% |
| 1984 | 60 % change on previous year | -3160.0% |
| 1985 | 15.62 % change on previous year | -74.0% |
| 1986 | -45.95 % change on previous year | -394.1% |
| 1987 | 253 % change on previous year | -650.6% |
| 1988 | -41.08 % change on previous year | -116.2% |
| 1989 | -35.1 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -106.3% |
| 1991 | 21.01 % change on previous year | +845.7% |
| 1992 | -1.8 % change on previous year | -108.5% |
| 1993 | -18.29 % change on previous year | +918.3% |
| 1994 | -8.21 % change on previous year | -55.1% |
| 1995 | -21.14 % change on previous year | +157.5% |
| 1996 | -8.25 % change on previous year | -61.0% |
| 1997 | 7.87 % change on previous year | -195.4% |
| 1998 | -4.17 % change on previous year | -153.0% |
| 1999 | 268.48 % change on previous year | -6543.5% |
| 2000 | -73.45 % change on previous year | -127.4% |
| 2001 | 220 % change on previous year | -399.5% |
| 2002 | -8.68 % change on previous year | -103.9% |
| 2003 | 37.64 % change on previous year | -533.6% |
| 2004 | 52.21 % change on previous year | +38.7% |
| 2005 | -28.31 % change on previous year | -154.2% |
| 2006 | -66.33 % change on previous year | +134.3% |
| 2007 | 27.07 % change on previous year | -140.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5917 % change on previous year | -97.8% |
| 2009 | 1.76 % change on previous year | +198.2% |
| 2010 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -34.5% |
| 2011 | -2.29 % change on previous year | -297.7% |
| 2012 | -3.51 % change on previous year | +53.5% |
| 2013 | 42.42 % change on previous year | -1309.1% |
| 2014 | -79.57 % change on previous year | -287.6% |
| 2015 | 127.08 % change on previous year | -259.7% |
| 2016 | 26.61 % change on previous year | -79.1% |
| 2017 | -34.78 % change on previous year | -230.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +7862.6% | -0.8065 % change on previous year | 62.6 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +6543.5% | -4.17 % change on previous year | 268.48 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | +3160.0% | -1.96 % change on previous year | 60 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +1309.1% | -3.51 % change on previous year | 42.42 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -5.34 % change on previous year | -22.73 % change on previous year | 15.79 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 12.35 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.85 % change on previous year | -66 % change on previous year | 253 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.77 % change on previous year | -21.14 % change on previous year | 268.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.25 % change on previous year | -73.45 % change on previous year | 220 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.64 % change on previous year | -79.57 % change on previous year | 127.08 % change on previous year | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -25 % change on previous year compare
- 118 Grenada -26.09 % change on previous year compare
- 119 Barbados -28 % change on previous year compare
- 121 Italy -37.82 % change on previous year compare
- 122 Israel -37.99 % change on previous year compare
- 123 Pakistan -55.16 % change on previous year compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 962.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2078 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Greece?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Greece was -34.78 % change on previous year in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 268.48 % change on previous year in 1999.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -79.57 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Greece ranks 120th out of 127 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 228.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.