Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Northern America
Northern America: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 17.34 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
17.34 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 277.2%
Rank
1st
of 26 groups
All-time high
20.64 % change on previous year
in 2010
All-time low
-15.7 % change on previous year
in 1963
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Northern America, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 17.34 % change on previous year for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 277.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Northern America peaked at 20.64 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -15.7 % change on previous year, in 1963.
Northern America ranks 1st 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 America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 10.57 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -15.7 % change on previous year | -248.5% |
| 1964 | -11.47 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
| 1965 | 11.17 % change on previous year | -197.4% |
| 1966 | -8.16 % change on previous year | -173.0% |
| 1967 | -9.64 % change on previous year | +18.2% |
| 1968 | -3.1 % change on previous year | -67.8% |
| 1969 | 0.8899 % change on previous year | -128.7% |
| 1970 | -6.66 % change on previous year | -848.6% |
| 1971 | -11.54 % change on previous year | +73.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6208 % change on previous year | -105.4% |
| 1973 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -341.6% |
| 1974 | 5.81 % change on previous year | -487.6% |
| 1975 | -3.2 % change on previous year | -155.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3781 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 1977 | -6.71 % change on previous year | -1873.9% |
| 1978 | 4.77 % change on previous year | -171.2% |
| 1979 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -62.6% |
| 1980 | -10.51 % change on previous year | -689.5% |
| 1981 | 7.42 % change on previous year | -170.6% |
| 1982 | 5.11 % change on previous year | -31.2% |
| 1983 | -11.1 % change on previous year | -317.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4673 % change on previous year | -104.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4076 % change on previous year | -12.8% |
| 1986 | -12.01 % change on previous year | -3046.8% |
| 1987 | -2.17 % change on previous year | -81.9% |
| 1988 | -3.86 % change on previous year | +78.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5425 % change on previous year | -114.0% |
| 1990 | 3.89 % change on previous year | +616.9% |
| 1991 | -12.98 % change on previous year | -433.9% |
| 1992 | 5.87 % change on previous year | -145.2% |
| 1993 | -2.94 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 1994 | 3.4 % change on previous year | -215.6% |
| 1995 | 0.478 % change on previous year | -85.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7136 % change on previous year | +49.3% |
| 1997 | -1.92 % change on previous year | -368.9% |
| 1998 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -202.0% |
| 1999 | -0.8267 % change on previous year | -142.3% |
| 2000 | 14.22 % change on previous year | -1819.6% |
| 2001 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -108.9% |
| 2002 | -12.07 % change on previous year | +853.0% |
| 2003 | 12.51 % change on previous year | -203.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2162 % change on previous year | -98.3% |
| 2005 | -4.74 % change on previous year | -2292.8% |
| 2006 | -1.25 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 2007 | 11.57 % change on previous year | -1028.2% |
| 2008 | -0.104 % change on previous year | -100.9% |
| 2009 | -0.4114 % change on previous year | +295.5% |
| 2010 | 20.64 % change on previous year | -5116.9% |
| 2011 | 10.95 % change on previous year | -47.0% |
| 2012 | -2.4 % change on previous year | -121.9% |
| 2013 | -10.58 % change on previous year | +341.4% |
| 2014 | 19.43 % change on previous year | -283.6% |
| 2015 | 13.25 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 2016 | 6.66 % change on previous year | -49.8% |
| 2017 | -2.44 % change on previous year | -136.7% |
| 2018 | -9.35 % change on previous year | +282.7% |
| 2019 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -117.0% |
| 2020 | 5.86 % change on previous year | +269.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9022 % change on previous year | -84.6% |
| 2022 | -10.66 % change on previous year | -1281.2% |
| 2023 | -9.79 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 17.34 % change on previous year | -277.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Northern America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +5116.9% | -0.4114 % change on previous year | 20.64 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | -3046.8% | 0.4076 % change on previous year | -12.01 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | -2292.8% | 0.2162 % change on previous year | -4.74 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | +1819.6% | -0.8267 % change on previous year | 14.22 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | -1873.9% | 0.3781 % change on previous year | -6.71 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.18 % change on previous year | -15.7 % change on previous year | 11.17 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -1.62 % change on previous year | -11.54 % change on previous year | 5.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.57 % change on previous year | -12.01 % change on previous year | 7.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.236 % change on previous year | -12.98 % change on previous year | 5.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 % change on previous year | -12.07 % change on previous year | 14.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.77 % change on previous year | -10.58 % change on previous year | 20.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7325 % change on previous year | -10.66 % change on previous year | 17.34 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Northern America?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Northern America was 17.34 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 20.64 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.7 % change on previous year in 1963.
- How does Northern America rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Northern America ranks 1st out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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.