Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 0.6958 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 0.6958 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.6% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 32.14 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -20.19 % change on previous year, in 2008.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 11th of 26 groups 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 11.39 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -1.08 % change on previous year | -109.5% |
| 1964 | -2.22 % change on previous year | +104.5% |
| 1965 | -0.874 % change on previous year | -60.5% |
| 1966 | -5.64 % change on previous year | +545.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4643 % change on previous year | -108.2% |
| 1968 | 5.76 % change on previous year | +1139.7% |
| 1969 | 26.21 % change on previous year | +355.3% |
| 1970 | 24.08 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 8.03 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 1972 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -68.0% |
| 1973 | -5.81 % change on previous year | -326.2% |
| 1974 | 12.38 % change on previous year | -313.1% |
| 1975 | 8.06 % change on previous year | -34.9% |
| 1976 | 5.29 % change on previous year | -34.4% |
| 1977 | -6.94 % change on previous year | -231.3% |
| 1978 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -139.3% |
| 1979 | -16.45 % change on previous year | -703.2% |
| 1980 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 1981 | 7.19 % change on previous year | -578.3% |
| 1982 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -85.3% |
| 1983 | 9.44 % change on previous year | +795.2% |
| 1984 | -6.15 % change on previous year | -165.1% |
| 1985 | 16.56 % change on previous year | -369.4% |
| 1986 | -2.33 % change on previous year | -114.1% |
| 1987 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -219.8% |
| 1988 | -2.15 % change on previous year | -177.0% |
| 1989 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -179.2% |
| 1990 | 10.52 % change on previous year | +519.3% |
| 1991 | -1.6 % change on previous year | -115.2% |
| 1992 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -317.1% |
| 1994 | -1.18 % change on previous year | -138.1% |
| 1995 | 4.65 % change on previous year | -494.0% |
| 1996 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -43.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0039 % change on previous year | -99.9% |
| 1998 | 7.11 % change on previous year | +183292.8% |
| 1999 | -1.05 % change on previous year | -114.7% |
| 2000 | 11.51 % change on previous year | -1198.4% |
| 2001 | 10.78 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 2002 | -2.31 % change on previous year | -121.4% |
| 2003 | -7.31 % change on previous year | +217.2% |
| 2004 | 18.3 % change on previous year | -350.2% |
| 2005 | -4.47 % change on previous year | -124.5% |
| 2006 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -142.1% |
| 2007 | -2.35 % change on previous year | -224.4% |
| 2008 | -20.19 % change on previous year | +760.3% |
| 2009 | 32.14 % change on previous year | -259.2% |
| 2010 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -104.0% |
| 2011 | 6.91 % change on previous year | -643.1% |
| 2012 | -3.9 % change on previous year | -156.4% |
| 2013 | 11.98 % change on previous year | -407.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8302 % change on previous year | -93.1% |
| 2015 | -2.2 % change on previous year | -364.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0985 % change on previous year | -104.5% |
| 2017 | 7.26 % change on previous year | +7265.7% |
| 2018 | -10.74 % change on previous year | -248.0% |
| 2019 | -4.04 % change on previous year | -62.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0321 % change on previous year | -100.8% |
| 2021 | 1.58 % change on previous year | +4808.1% |
| 2022 | -5.5 % change on previous year | -448.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9605 % change on previous year | -117.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6958 % change on previous year | -27.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +183292.8% | 0.0039 % change on previous year | 7.11 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +7265.7% | 0.0985 % change on previous year | 7.26 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +4808.1% | 0.0321 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.25 % change on previous year | -5.64 % change on previous year | 26.21 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.39 % change on previous year | -16.45 % change on previous year | 24.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.66 % change on previous year | -6.15 % change on previous year | 16.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.28 % change on previous year | -1.6 % change on previous year | 10.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8 % change on previous year | -20.19 % change on previous year | 32.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4919 % change on previous year | -10.74 % change on previous year | 11.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4472 % change on previous year | -5.5 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 8 Kenya 25.77 % change on previous year compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 23.89 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Benin 22.98 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Dominican Republic 22.5 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Chad 20.73 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Haiti 19.78 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Egypt 16.44 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 0.6958 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.14 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.19 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 11th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.