Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 1.21 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 1.21 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.4% on the previous year and up 100.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 31.16 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -18.65 % change on previous year, in 2008.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 9th out of 26 groups 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 11.37 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -87.0% |
| 1964 | -1.59 % change on previous year | -207.5% |
| 1965 | -0.8407 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
| 1966 | -4.18 % change on previous year | +396.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6481 % change on previous year | -115.5% |
| 1968 | 5.2 % change on previous year | +702.0% |
| 1969 | 21.07 % change on previous year | +305.4% |
| 1970 | 19.93 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 6.98 % change on previous year | -65.0% |
| 1972 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -66.1% |
| 1973 | -4.23 % change on previous year | -278.8% |
| 1974 | 12.02 % change on previous year | -384.1% |
| 1975 | 7.5 % change on previous year | -37.6% |
| 1976 | 4.49 % change on previous year | -40.2% |
| 1977 | -7.3 % change on previous year | -262.7% |
| 1978 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -143.3% |
| 1979 | -15.21 % change on previous year | -580.8% |
| 1980 | -3.35 % change on previous year | -78.0% |
| 1981 | 5.25 % change on previous year | -256.4% |
| 1982 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -47.8% |
| 1983 | 5.88 % change on previous year | +114.6% |
| 1984 | -5.98 % change on previous year | -201.8% |
| 1985 | 16.94 % change on previous year | -383.2% |
| 1986 | -2.23 % change on previous year | -113.2% |
| 1987 | 3.11 % change on previous year | -239.5% |
| 1988 | -1.38 % change on previous year | -144.4% |
| 1989 | -0.1006 % change on previous year | -92.7% |
| 1990 | 9.48 % change on previous year | -9523.1% |
| 1991 | -0.717 % change on previous year | -107.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1556 % change on previous year | -121.7% |
| 1993 | 1.5 % change on previous year | +864.1% |
| 1994 | -0.8666 % change on previous year | -157.7% |
| 1995 | 4.35 % change on previous year | -601.6% |
| 1996 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -48.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5281 % change on previous year | -76.3% |
| 1998 | 8.04 % change on previous year | +1423.3% |
| 1999 | -1.79 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 2000 | 10.72 % change on previous year | -698.3% |
| 2001 | 10.54 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2002 | -2.44 % change on previous year | -123.1% |
| 2003 | -6.56 % change on previous year | +169.1% |
| 2004 | 16.53 % change on previous year | -351.9% |
| 2005 | -3.45 % change on previous year | -120.9% |
| 2006 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -143.9% |
| 2007 | -2.64 % change on previous year | -274.3% |
| 2008 | -18.65 % change on previous year | +605.4% |
| 2009 | 31.16 % change on previous year | -267.1% |
| 2010 | -0.8614 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 2011 | 3.79 % change on previous year | -540.1% |
| 2012 | -3.24 % change on previous year | -185.4% |
| 2013 | 10.77 % change on previous year | -432.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6042 % change on previous year | -94.4% |
| 2015 | -1.03 % change on previous year | -270.6% |
| 2016 | -0.7989 % change on previous year | -22.5% |
| 2017 | 7 % change on previous year | -976.0% |
| 2018 | -9.48 % change on previous year | -235.5% |
| 2019 | -4.44 % change on previous year | -53.2% |
| 2020 | -0.264 % change on previous year | -94.1% |
| 2021 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -839.1% |
| 2022 | -6.1 % change on previous year | -412.9% |
| 2023 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -128.1% |
| 2024 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -29.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +9523.1% | -0.1006 % change on previous year | 9.48 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +1423.3% | 0.5281 % change on previous year | 8.04 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.14 % change on previous year | -4.18 % change on previous year | 21.07 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.97 % change on previous year | -15.21 % change on previous year | 19.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.09 % change on previous year | -5.98 % change on previous year | 16.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.29 % change on previous year | -1.79 % change on previous year | 9.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.67 % change on previous year | -18.65 % change on previous year | 31.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.231 % change on previous year | -9.48 % change on previous year | 10.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.298 % change on previous year | -6.1 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 6 Maldives 50 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Bhutan 35.29 % change on previous year compare
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 1.21 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.16 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.65 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 9th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.