Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Singapore
Singapore: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 1997. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Singapore, 1962–1997
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Singapore is -100 % change on previous year, measured in 1997. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 140.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Singapore peaked at 29.78 % change on previous year in 1971 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 1997.
Singapore ranks 126th 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -0.7905 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -377.2% |
| 1964 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 1965 | -0.1912 % change on previous year | -109.8% |
| 1966 | -1.53 % change on previous year | +701.5% |
| 1967 | -1.56 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7905 % change on previous year | -150.8% |
| 1969 | -12.75 % change on previous year | -1712.3% |
| 1970 | -20 % change on previous year | +56.9% |
| 1971 | 29.78 % change on previous year | -248.9% |
| 1972 | -24.68 % change on previous year | -182.9% |
| 1973 | -13.79 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 1974 | -46 % change on previous year | +233.5% |
| 1975 | -50.62 % change on previous year | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 15 % change on previous year | -129.6% |
| 1977 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -85.5% |
| 1978 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -51.1% |
| 1979 | -24.21 % change on previous year | -2375.8% |
| 1980 | 6.94 % change on previous year | -128.7% |
| 1981 | -35.06 % change on previous year | -604.9% |
| 1982 | -10 % change on previous year | -71.5% |
| 1983 | -40 % change on previous year | +300.0% |
| 1984 | -11.11 % change on previous year | -72.2% |
| 1985 | -29.17 % change on previous year | +162.5% |
| 1986 | -29.41 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1987 | -41.67 % change on previous year | +41.7% |
| 1988 | -42.86 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1989 | -50 % change on previous year | +16.7% |
| 1990 | -50 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -2.03 % change on previous year, 49.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Singapore's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.4611 % change on previous year, 216.9× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -2375.8% | 1.06 % change on previous year | -24.21 % change on previous year |
| 1969 | -1712.3% | 0.7905 % change on previous year | -12.75 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.49 % change on previous year | -12.75 % change on previous year | 2.19 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -13.13 % change on previous year | -50.62 % change on previous year | 29.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -28.23 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 6.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -18.75 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 8 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More agriculture & rural data for Singapore
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 24.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Singapore?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Singapore was -100 % change on previous year in 1997, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 29.78 % change on previous year in 1971.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 1997.
- How does Singapore rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Singapore ranks 126th out of 127 countries with data for 1997.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 140.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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.