Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Portugal
Portugal: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -12.32 % change on previous year in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Portugal, 1962–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Portugal is -12.32 % change on previous year, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 61.2% on the previous year and down 494.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Portugal peaked at 63.43 % change on previous year in 2014 and was at its lowest, -51.36 % change on previous year, in 2011.
That places Portugal 111th out of 127 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 7.14 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1965 | 6.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 10 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 1967 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -77.3% |
| 1968 | -2.22 % change on previous year | -197.8% |
| 1969 | 4.55 % change on previous year | -304.5% |
| 1970 | -13.04 % change on previous year | -387.0% |
| 1971 | 17.5 % change on previous year | -234.2% |
| 1972 | -2.13 % change on previous year | -112.2% |
| 1973 | -5.43 % change on previous year | +155.4% |
| 1974 | -4.6 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 1975 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -152.4% |
| 1976 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1977 | -2.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -253.6% |
| 1979 | -1.16 % change on previous year | -132.2% |
| 1980 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1981 | -29.41 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 15 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | -26.09 % change on previous year | -273.9% |
| 1985 | 17.65 % change on previous year | -167.6% |
| 1986 | -25 % change on previous year | -241.7% |
| 1987 | -11.11 % change on previous year | -55.6% |
| 1988 | -15 % change on previous year | +35.0% |
| 1989 | -11.76 % change on previous year | -21.6% |
| 1990 | 6.67 % change on previous year | -156.7% |
| 1991 | 9.38 % change on previous year | +40.6% |
| 1992 | -14.29 % change on previous year | -252.4% |
| 1993 | 9.23 % change on previous year | -164.6% |
| 1994 | -18.98 % change on previous year | -305.6% |
| 1995 | -5.99 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 1996 | -9.9 % change on previous year | +65.2% |
| 1997 | 6.09 % change on previous year | -161.6% |
| 1998 | -10.18 % change on previous year | -267.2% |
| 1999 | 24.5 % change on previous year | -340.5% |
| 2000 | 3.86 % change on previous year | -84.2% |
| 2001 | 4.15 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9009 % change on previous year | -78.3% |
| 2003 | 1.65 % change on previous year | +83.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5405 % change on previous year | -67.2% |
| 2005 | -0.7392 % change on previous year | -236.8% |
| 2006 | 8.33 % change on previous year | -1226.5% |
| 2007 | 3.12 % change on previous year | -62.5% |
| 2008 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2009 | -48.29 % change on previous year | -1693.7% |
| 2010 | -31.23 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 2011 | -51.36 % change on previous year | +64.5% |
| 2012 | 31.97 % change on previous year | -162.2% |
| 2013 | 18.04 % change on previous year | -43.6% |
| 2014 | 63.43 % change on previous year | +251.6% |
| 2015 | -21.31 % change on previous year | -133.6% |
| 2016 | -7.64 % change on previous year | -64.1% |
| 2017 | -12.32 % change on previous year | +61.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -1693.7% | 3.03 % change on previous year | -48.29 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +1226.5% | -0.7392 % change on previous year | 8.33 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.55 % change on previous year | -2.22 % change on previous year | 10 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.5195 % change on previous year | -13.04 % change on previous year | 17.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -8.57 % change on previous year | -29.41 % change on previous year | 17.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.347 % change on previous year | -18.98 % change on previous year | 24.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.34 % change on previous year | -48.29 % change on previous year | 8.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.3 % change on previous year | -51.36 % change on previous year | 63.43 % change on previous year | 8 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Portugal?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Portugal was -12.32 % change on previous year in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 63.43 % change on previous year in 2014.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -51.36 % change on previous year in 2011.
- How does Portugal rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Portugal ranks 111th out of 127 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 494.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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.