Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Peru
Peru: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -3.18 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Peru, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Peru stood at -3.18 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 132.2% on the previous year and down 386.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Peru peaked at 49.03 % change on previous year in 1997 and was at its lowest, -29.08 % change on previous year, in 1985.
Peru ranks 90th of 127 countries 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.51 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 4.89 % change on previous year | +224.3% |
| 1964 | -22.98 % change on previous year | -569.4% |
| 1965 | -11.43 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1966 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -118.2% |
| 1967 | 4.24 % change on previous year | +104.1% |
| 1968 | -3.17 % change on previous year | -174.8% |
| 1969 | 8.78 % change on previous year | -376.7% |
| 1970 | 5.91 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 1971 | -1.35 % change on previous year | -122.8% |
| 1972 | -0.4067 % change on previous year | -69.9% |
| 1973 | -4.79 % change on previous year | +1077.5% |
| 1974 | -1.72 % change on previous year | -64.2% |
| 1975 | 13.8 % change on previous year | -904.7% |
| 1976 | -1.57 % change on previous year | -111.4% |
| 1977 | 4.74 % change on previous year | -402.1% |
| 1978 | -2.43 % change on previous year | -151.4% |
| 1979 | -2.77 % change on previous year | +13.6% |
| 1980 | -2.49 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -233.9% |
| 1982 | -4.9 % change on previous year | -246.7% |
| 1983 | 12.18 % change on previous year | -348.5% |
| 1984 | -3.81 % change on previous year | -131.2% |
| 1985 | -29.08 % change on previous year | +664.1% |
| 1986 | 21.97 % change on previous year | -175.5% |
| 1987 | -4.49 % change on previous year | -120.5% |
| 1988 | -16.32 % change on previous year | +263.1% |
| 1989 | 19.34 % change on previous year | -218.5% |
| 1990 | 8.85 % change on previous year | -54.3% |
| 1991 | -24.56 % change on previous year | -377.6% |
| 1992 | -11.04 % change on previous year | -55.1% |
| 1993 | 46.7 % change on previous year | -523.0% |
| 1994 | -25.6 % change on previous year | -154.8% |
| 1995 | -4.7 % change on previous year | -81.7% |
| 1996 | 4.15 % change on previous year | -188.3% |
| 1997 | 49.03 % change on previous year | +1082.8% |
| 1998 | 23.25 % change on previous year | -52.6% |
| 1999 | -16.35 % change on previous year | -170.3% |
| 2000 | 7.17 % change on previous year | -143.9% |
| 2001 | -0.9682 % change on previous year | -113.5% |
| 2002 | -10.13 % change on previous year | +946.6% |
| 2003 | -10.11 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2004 | -6.07 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 2005 | -3.75 % change on previous year | -38.1% |
| 2006 | -0.2837 % change on previous year | -92.4% |
| 2007 | -0.2667 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 8.1 % change on previous year | -3138.1% |
| 2009 | 31.99 % change on previous year | +294.7% |
| 2010 | -1.98 % change on previous year | -106.2% |
| 2011 | 5.37 % change on previous year | -371.3% |
| 2012 | 5.33 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2013 | -8.51 % change on previous year | -259.7% |
| 2014 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -113.1% |
| 2015 | 1.54 % change on previous year | +38.6% |
| 2016 | -7.43 % change on previous year | -582.5% |
| 2017 | -6.43 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 8.49 % change on previous year | -232.0% |
| 2019 | 8.84 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 2020 | -14.48 % change on previous year | -263.8% |
| 2021 | 16.11 % change on previous year | -211.2% |
| 2022 | -7.81 % change on previous year | -148.5% |
| 2023 | 9.87 % change on previous year | -226.4% |
| 2024 | -3.18 % change on previous year | -132.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +3138.1% | -0.2667 % change on previous year | 8.1 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.01 % change on previous year | -22.98 % change on previous year | 8.78 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.9424 % change on previous year | -4.79 % change on previous year | 13.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4264 % change on previous year | -29.08 % change on previous year | 21.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.97 % change on previous year | -25.6 % change on previous year | 49.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.57 % change on previous year | -10.13 % change on previous year | 31.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6334 % change on previous year | -8.51 % change on previous year | 8.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1014 % change on previous year | -14.48 % change on previous year | 16.11 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 87 Australia and New Zealand -2.22 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -3.11 % change on previous year compare
- 89 Timor-Leste -3.12 % change on previous year compare
- 91 Comoros -3.32 % change on previous year compare
- 92 Australia -3.44 % change on previous year compare
- 93 Bangladesh -3.45 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Peru?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Peru was -3.18 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 49.03 % change on previous year in 1997.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.08 % change on previous year in 1985.
- How does Peru rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Peru ranks 90th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 386.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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.