Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 5 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique is 5 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 65.3% on the previous year and up 109.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Mozambique peaked at 525 % change on previous year in 1999 and was at its lowest, -52.72 % change on previous year, in 2014.
Mozambique ranks 27th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Mozambique, 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 | -1.59 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | -27.42 % change on previous year | +1627.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2889 % change on previous year | -101.1% |
| 1968 | 34.85 % change on previous year | +11965.2% |
| 1969 | 36.41 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1970 | -0.0241 % change on previous year | -100.1% |
| 1971 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | 2.41 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 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 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990 | 12.74 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 72.5 % change on previous year | +469.0% |
| 1992 | -50.4 % change on previous year | -169.5% |
| 1993 | 3.66 % change on previous year | -107.3% |
| 1994 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -35.7% |
| 1995 | -2.3 % change on previous year | -197.7% |
| 1996 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -151.2% |
| 1997 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 525 % change on previous year | +45574.8% |
| 2000 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -98.3% |
| 2001 | 8.33 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 48.46 % change on previous year | +481.5% |
| 2003 | 86.53 % change on previous year | +78.6% |
| 2004 | -30.56 % change on previous year | -135.3% |
| 2005 | -43.36 % change on previous year | +41.9% |
| 2006 | 13.14 % change on previous year | -130.3% |
| 2007 | 8.74 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 2008 | -25.95 % change on previous year | -396.9% |
| 2009 | 33.8 % change on previous year | -230.3% |
| 2010 | -2.78 % change on previous year | -108.2% |
| 2011 | 5.7 % change on previous year | -304.9% |
| 2012 | -19.6 % change on previous year | -443.9% |
| 2013 | 112.11 % change on previous year | -672.0% |
| 2014 | -52.72 % change on previous year | -147.0% |
| 2015 | -37.39 % change on previous year | -29.1% |
| 2016 | 45.74 % change on previous year | -222.3% |
| 2017 | -5.07 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 2018 | 41.49 % change on previous year | -917.7% |
| 2019 | 11.29 % change on previous year | -72.8% |
| 2020 | -37.52 % change on previous year | -432.4% |
| 2021 | 35.5 % change on previous year | -194.6% |
| 2022 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -96.3% |
| 2023 | 14.39 % change on previous year | +997.3% |
| 2024 | 5 % change on previous year | -65.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +45574.8% | 1.15 % change on previous year | 525 % change on previous year |
| 1968 | +11965.2% | 0.2889 % change on previous year | 34.85 % change on previous year |
| 1966 | -1627.4% | -1.59 % change on previous year | -27.42 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.32 % change on previous year | -27.42 % change on previous year | 36.41 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.2386 % change on previous year | -0.0241 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.7 % change on previous year | -50.4 % change on previous year | 525 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.82 % change on previous year | -43.36 % change on previous year | 86.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.88 % change on previous year | -52.72 % change on previous year | 112.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.74 % change on previous year | -37.52 % change on previous year | 35.5 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 24 Zimbabwe 6.96 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Brazil 6.9 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.06 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Jamaica 4.59 % change on previous year compare
- 29 China, Taiwan Province of 4.08 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Cameroon 3.54 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Mozambique?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Mozambique was 5 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 525 % change on previous year in 1999.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -52.72 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Mozambique rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Mozambique ranks 27th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.