Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Philippines
Philippines: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -10.84 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Philippines, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Philippines recorded -10.84 % change on previous year for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 214.4% on the previous year and down 74.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Philippines peaked at 25.45 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -24.16 % change on previous year, in 1981.
Philippines ranks 105th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -7.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 19.57 % change on previous year | -361.0% |
| 1964 | -2.19 % change on previous year | -111.2% |
| 1965 | -7.54 % change on previous year | +244.0% |
| 1966 | -4.65 % change on previous year | -38.3% |
| 1967 | -5.59 % change on previous year | +20.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2205 % change on previous year | -103.9% |
| 1969 | 2.19 % change on previous year | +890.9% |
| 1970 | -0.0445 % change on previous year | -102.0% |
| 1971 | -4.69 % change on previous year | +10421.4% |
| 1972 | 8.64 % change on previous year | -284.4% |
| 1973 | 3.5 % change on previous year | -59.5% |
| 1974 | 25.45 % change on previous year | +627.0% |
| 1975 | 8.14 % change on previous year | -68.0% |
| 1976 | 6.61 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 1977 | 6.26 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 2.64 % change on previous year | -57.8% |
| 1979 | 4.57 % change on previous year | +72.7% |
| 1980 | -0.8824 % change on previous year | -119.3% |
| 1981 | -24.16 % change on previous year | +2637.4% |
| 1982 | -2.72 % change on previous year | -88.7% |
| 1983 | -13.49 % change on previous year | +395.7% |
| 1984 | -0.5785 % change on previous year | -95.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3374 % change on previous year | -158.3% |
| 1986 | 3.31 % change on previous year | +880.3% |
| 1987 | -3.57 % change on previous year | -207.9% |
| 1988 | -3.66 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1989 | -4.04 % change on previous year | +10.2% |
| 1990 | -1.16 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 1991 | -0.2494 % change on previous year | -78.5% |
| 1992 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -1360.3% |
| 1993 | 4.19 % change on previous year | +33.2% |
| 1994 | -0.3016 % change on previous year | -107.2% |
| 1995 | -0.5989 % change on previous year | +98.6% |
| 1996 | -2.91 % change on previous year | +386.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4929 % change on previous year | -116.9% |
| 1998 | -7.98 % change on previous year | -1719.9% |
| 1999 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -118.8% |
| 2000 | -3.53 % change on previous year | -334.3% |
| 2001 | -2.38 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 2002 | -1.73 % change on previous year | -27.7% |
| 2003 | -0.2025 % change on previous year | -88.3% |
| 2004 | -1.4 % change on previous year | +590.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0888 % change on previous year | -106.4% |
| 2006 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -1789.2% |
| 2007 | -1.05 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 2008 | -0.9517 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 2009 | -1.79 % change on previous year | +88.1% |
| 2010 | -4.32 % change on previous year | +141.3% |
| 2011 | -5.24 % change on previous year | +21.3% |
| 2012 | -2.52 % change on previous year | -51.8% |
| 2013 | -6.18 % change on previous year | +144.7% |
| 2014 | -6.2 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2015 | -3.51 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 2016 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -63.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2619 % change on previous year | -120.6% |
| 2018 | -1.09 % change on previous year | -517.4% |
| 2019 | -0.8412 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4272 % change on previous year | -150.8% |
| 2021 | -0.4636 % change on previous year | -208.5% |
| 2022 | -0.5126 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 9.48 % change on previous year | -1948.6% |
| 2024 | -10.84 % change on previous year | -214.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -10421.4% | -0.0445 % change on previous year | -4.69 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | -2637.4% | -0.8824 % change on previous year | -24.16 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +1948.6% | -0.5126 % change on previous year | 9.48 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | -1789.2% | 0.0888 % change on previous year | -1.5 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | -1719.9% | 0.4929 % change on previous year | -7.98 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | +1360.3% | -0.2494 % change on previous year | 3.14 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.6855 % change on previous year | -7.54 % change on previous year | 19.57 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 6.11 % change on previous year | -4.69 % change on previous year | 25.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -4.95 % change on previous year | -24.16 % change on previous year | 3.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3879 % change on previous year | -7.98 % change on previous year | 4.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.44 % change on previous year | -3.53 % change on previous year | 0.0888 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.09 % change on previous year | -6.2 % change on previous year | 0.2619 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3818 % change on previous year | -10.84 % change on previous year | 9.48 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 102 Mexico -9.75 % change on previous year compare
- 103 Fiji -9.99 % change on previous year compare
- 104 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -10.05 % change on previous year compare
- 106 Ethiopia -10.86 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Togo -11.25 % change on previous year compare
- 108 Uganda -11.42 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Philippines
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 358.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Philippines?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Philippines was -10.84 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 25.45 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.16 % change on previous year in 1981.
- How does Philippines rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Philippines ranks 105th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines 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.