Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 2.03 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) stood at 2.03 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.8% on the previous year and down 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) peaked at 15.38 % change on previous year in 2018 and was at its lowest, -12.86 % change on previous year, in 2006.
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ranks 8th of 26 groups 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 Small Island Developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 9.52 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 6.66 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 1964 | 3.71 % change on previous year | -44.2% |
| 1965 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -67.1% |
| 1966 | 1.42 % change on previous year | +16.4% |
| 1967 | -0.997 % change on previous year | -170.1% |
| 1968 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -443.0% |
| 1969 | 0.9389 % change on previous year | -72.5% |
| 1970 | 1.41 % change on previous year | +50.4% |
| 1971 | 1.79 % change on previous year | +26.6% |
| 1972 | -1.15 % change on previous year | -164.2% |
| 1973 | 3.19 % change on previous year | -378.5% |
| 1974 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -12.8% |
| 1975 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 1976 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 1977 | 0.777 % change on previous year | -56.7% |
| 1978 | 2.53 % change on previous year | +226.1% |
| 1979 | -1.87 % change on previous year | -173.9% |
| 1980 | -6.89 % change on previous year | +267.9% |
| 1981 | -2.76 % change on previous year | -60.0% |
| 1982 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -159.1% |
| 1983 | 2.1 % change on previous year | +29.1% |
| 1984 | -4.44 % change on previous year | -311.3% |
| 1985 | 13.36 % change on previous year | -400.6% |
| 1986 | -7.17 % change on previous year | -153.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7818 % change on previous year | -110.9% |
| 1988 | 3.38 % change on previous year | +331.8% |
| 1989 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -141.8% |
| 1990 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -174.8% |
| 1991 | -1.73 % change on previous year | -264.1% |
| 1992 | 9.8 % change on previous year | -665.9% |
| 1993 | -8 % change on previous year | -181.6% |
| 1994 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -150.5% |
| 1995 | -0.5197 % change on previous year | -112.9% |
| 1996 | -2.27 % change on previous year | +337.8% |
| 1997 | -3.47 % change on previous year | +52.7% |
| 1998 | 4.85 % change on previous year | -239.7% |
| 1999 | -5.31 % change on previous year | -209.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7229 % change on previous year | -113.6% |
| 2001 | 1.88 % change on previous year | +160.1% |
| 2002 | 2.49 % change on previous year | +32.4% |
| 2003 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 2004 | -0.0338 % change on previous year | -102.0% |
| 2005 | 8.35 % change on previous year | -24823.3% |
| 2006 | -12.86 % change on previous year | -254.1% |
| 2007 | 15.17 % change on previous year | -217.9% |
| 2008 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -92.5% |
| 2009 | 6.8 % change on previous year | +497.5% |
| 2010 | 6.1 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 2011 | -9.52 % change on previous year | -256.2% |
| 2012 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -126.8% |
| 2013 | -8.51 % change on previous year | -434.0% |
| 2014 | 5.04 % change on previous year | -159.2% |
| 2015 | -1.33 % change on previous year | -126.5% |
| 2016 | -5.18 % change on previous year | +288.2% |
| 2017 | -6.39 % change on previous year | +23.4% |
| 2018 | 15.38 % change on previous year | -340.8% |
| 2019 | -9.74 % change on previous year | -163.3% |
| 2020 | -7.15 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 2 % change on previous year | -128.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0368 % change on previous year | -98.2% |
| 2023 | 5.6 % change on previous year | +15126.2% |
| 2024 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -63.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +24823.3% | -0.0338 % change on previous year | 8.35 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +15126.2% | 0.0368 % change on previous year | 5.6 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.24 % change on previous year | -0.997 % change on previous year | 9.52 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.37 % change on previous year | -1.87 % change on previous year | 3.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1429 % change on previous year | -7.17 % change on previous year | 13.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1553 % change on previous year | -8 % change on previous year | 9.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.53 % change on previous year | -12.86 % change on previous year | 15.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.16 % change on previous year | -9.74 % change on previous year | 15.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.505 % change on previous year | -7.15 % change on previous year | 5.6 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
- 5 Mauritius 59.5 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Maldives 50 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Bhutan 35.29 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Kenya 25.77 % change on previous year compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 23.89 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Benin 22.98 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Dominican Republic 22.5 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was 2.03 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.38 % change on previous year in 2018.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.86 % change on previous year in 2006.
- How does Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ranks 8th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 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.