Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 11.28 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Northern Africa, 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 Northern Africa is 11.28 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 93.8% on the previous year and up 291.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Northern Africa peaked at 69.59 % change on previous year in 1990 and was at its lowest, -50.53 % change on previous year, in 2007.
Northern Africa ranks 3rd of 26 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -13.62 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 5.36 % change on previous year | -139.3% |
| 1964 | 8.05 % change on previous year | +50.3% |
| 1965 | -4.83 % change on previous year | -159.9% |
| 1966 | -4.75 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1967 | -15.64 % change on previous year | +229.0% |
| 1968 | 16.61 % change on previous year | -206.2% |
| 1969 | 11.78 % change on previous year | -29.1% |
| 1970 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -82.8% |
| 1971 | -6.93 % change on previous year | -442.1% |
| 1972 | 8.96 % change on previous year | -229.3% |
| 1973 | -8.23 % change on previous year | -191.8% |
| 1974 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -131.1% |
| 1975 | 15.4 % change on previous year | +501.3% |
| 1976 | -7.57 % change on previous year | -149.2% |
| 1977 | -1.46 % change on previous year | -80.7% |
| 1978 | -7.36 % change on previous year | +403.4% |
| 1979 | 31.31 % change on previous year | -525.1% |
| 1980 | -12.6 % change on previous year | -140.2% |
| 1981 | 5.79 % change on previous year | -146.0% |
| 1982 | 29.03 % change on previous year | +401.2% |
| 1983 | -28.24 % change on previous year | -197.3% |
| 1984 | 4.18 % change on previous year | -114.8% |
| 1985 | 17.52 % change on previous year | +318.8% |
| 1986 | -11.49 % change on previous year | -165.6% |
| 1987 | -33.86 % change on previous year | +194.7% |
| 1988 | 67.64 % change on previous year | -299.8% |
| 1989 | -46.2 % change on previous year | -168.3% |
| 1990 | 69.59 % change on previous year | -250.6% |
| 1991 | 14.72 % change on previous year | -78.8% |
| 1992 | -22.42 % change on previous year | -252.3% |
| 1993 | 37.02 % change on previous year | -265.1% |
| 1994 | 7.74 % change on previous year | -79.1% |
| 1995 | -0.7128 % change on previous year | -109.2% |
| 1996 | 0.452 % change on previous year | -163.4% |
| 1997 | 62.96 % change on previous year | +13828.2% |
| 1998 | 27.07 % change on previous year | -57.0% |
| 1999 | 5.23 % change on previous year | -80.7% |
| 2000 | -7.11 % change on previous year | -235.8% |
| 2001 | 15.7 % change on previous year | -321.0% |
| 2002 | -19.49 % change on previous year | -224.1% |
| 2003 | 40.18 % change on previous year | -306.1% |
| 2004 | -6.01 % change on previous year | -115.0% |
| 2005 | 59.28 % change on previous year | -1086.6% |
| 2006 | 39.65 % change on previous year | -33.1% |
| 2007 | -50.53 % change on previous year | -227.4% |
| 2008 | -8.93 % change on previous year | -82.3% |
| 2009 | 21.57 % change on previous year | -341.6% |
| 2010 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 2011 | -14.19 % change on previous year | -925.8% |
| 2012 | 11.03 % change on previous year | -177.8% |
| 2013 | 6.57 % change on previous year | -40.4% |
| 2014 | -5.9 % change on previous year | -189.7% |
| 2015 | 31.41 % change on previous year | -632.6% |
| 2016 | 31.37 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2017 | -7.49 % change on previous year | -123.9% |
| 2018 | 14.5 % change on previous year | -293.6% |
| 2019 | -4.22 % change on previous year | -129.1% |
| 2020 | 18.67 % change on previous year | -542.6% |
| 2021 | -10.27 % change on previous year | -155.0% |
| 2022 | 7.55 % change on previous year | -173.5% |
| 2023 | 5.82 % change on previous year | -22.9% |
| 2024 | 11.28 % change on previous year | +93.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Northern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +13828.2% | 0.452 % change on previous year | 62.96 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3694 % change on previous year | -15.64 % change on previous year | 16.61 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.87 % change on previous year | -8.23 % change on previous year | 31.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8233 % change on previous year | -46.2 % change on previous year | 67.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.17 % change on previous year | -22.42 % change on previous year | 69.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.43 % change on previous year | -50.53 % change on previous year | 59.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.48 % change on previous year | -14.19 % change on previous year | 31.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.61 % change on previous year | -10.27 % change on previous year | 18.67 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 1 Guadeloupe 146.67 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Malaysia 86.57 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Niger 70.24 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 61.6 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Mauritius 59.5 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Maldives 50 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Northern Africa?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Northern Africa was 11.28 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 69.59 % change on previous year in 1990.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -50.53 % change on previous year in 2007.
- How does Northern Africa rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Northern Africa ranks 3rd out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 291.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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.