Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Italy
Italy: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -37.82 % change on previous year in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Italy, 1962–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2017, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Italy stood at -37.82 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 149.6% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Italy peaked at 82.14 % change on previous year in 1999 and was at its lowest, -69.65 % change on previous year, in 2007.
That places Italy 121st out of 127 countries with data for 2017, 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -2.03 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 8.82 % change on previous year | -533.8% |
| 1964 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -62.8% |
| 1965 | -3.59 % change on previous year | -209.3% |
| 1966 | 5.48 % change on previous year | -252.6% |
| 1967 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -77.9% |
| 1968 | -3.19 % change on previous year | -363.5% |
| 1969 | -15.85 % change on previous year | +397.1% |
| 1970 | -8.44 % change on previous year | -46.8% |
| 1971 | -8.28 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1972 | -9.61 % change on previous year | +16.1% |
| 1973 | -12.09 % change on previous year | +25.7% |
| 1974 | 6.32 % change on previous year | -152.3% |
| 1975 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -61.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9259 % change on previous year | -61.6% |
| 1977 | -3.09 % change on previous year | -433.3% |
| 1978 | -13.6 % change on previous year | +340.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0996 % change on previous year | -100.7% |
| 1980 | 4.98 % change on previous year | +4895.0% |
| 1981 | -5.21 % change on previous year | -204.8% |
| 1982 | -8.8 % change on previous year | +68.8% |
| 1983 | -10.53 % change on previous year | +19.6% |
| 1984 | -10.78 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1985 | -10.44 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1986 | -2.76 % change on previous year | -73.6% |
| 1987 | -14.83 % change on previous year | +437.0% |
| 1988 | -2.22 % change on previous year | -85.0% |
| 1989 | -5.11 % change on previous year | +130.1% |
| 1990 | 4.99 % change on previous year | -197.6% |
| 1991 | 9.7 % change on previous year | +94.3% |
| 1992 | 19.58 % change on previous year | +102.0% |
| 1993 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -88.2% |
| 1994 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 1995 | -17.08 % change on previous year | -961.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5025 % change on previous year | -102.9% |
| 1997 | 6.83 % change on previous year | +1259.8% |
| 1998 | 9.2 % change on previous year | +34.7% |
| 1999 | 82.14 % change on previous year | +792.4% |
| 2000 | -0.549 % change on previous year | -100.7% |
| 2001 | -3.31 % change on previous year | +503.3% |
| 2002 | 12.07 % change on previous year | -464.5% |
| 2003 | -0.655 % change on previous year | -105.4% |
| 2004 | 3.08 % change on previous year | -569.7% |
| 2005 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -44.6% |
| 2006 | -0.9783 % change on previous year | -157.4% |
| 2007 | -69.65 % change on previous year | +7019.7% |
| 2008 | -5.58 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 2009 | 8.13 % change on previous year | -245.6% |
| 2010 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 2011 | 7.66 % change on previous year | +86.8% |
| 2012 | -48.37 % change on previous year | -731.6% |
| 2013 | 9.84 % change on previous year | -120.3% |
| 2014 | 12.19 % change on previous year | +23.8% |
| 2015 | 13.1 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 76.27 % change on previous year | +482.3% |
| 2017 | -37.82 % change on previous year | -149.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Italy 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 | -7019.7% | -0.9783 % change on previous year | -69.65 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | +4895.0% | 0.0996 % change on previous year | 4.98 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +1259.8% | 0.5025 % change on previous year | 6.83 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.734 % change on previous year | -15.85 % change on previous year | 8.82 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -4.53 % change on previous year | -13.6 % change on previous year | 6.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -6.57 % change on previous year | -14.83 % change on previous year | 4.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.02 % change on previous year | -17.08 % change on previous year | 82.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.57 % change on previous year | -69.65 % change on previous year | 12.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.62 % change on previous year | -48.37 % change on previous year | 76.27 % change on previous year | 8 |
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- 119 Barbados -28 % change on previous year compare
- 120 Greece -34.78 % change on previous year compare
- 122 Israel -37.99 % change on previous year compare
- 123 Pakistan -55.16 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda -58.67 % change on previous year compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3131 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3032 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Italy?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Italy was -37.82 % change on previous year in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 82.14 % change on previous year in 1999.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -69.65 % change on previous year in 2007.
- How does Italy rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Italy ranks 121st out of 127 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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.