Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in South America
South America: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 3.06 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in South America, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in South America stood at 3.06 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in South America peaked at 7.22 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -10.96 % change on previous year, in 1992.
That places South America 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 South America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.87 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 4.26 % change on previous year | +127.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5723 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 1965 | 4.53 % change on previous year | +691.4% |
| 1966 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -65.1% |
| 1967 | 5.65 % change on previous year | +257.2% |
| 1968 | -2.46 % change on previous year | -143.5% |
| 1969 | 4.44 % change on previous year | -280.9% |
| 1970 | -1.04 % change on previous year | -123.4% |
| 1971 | -0.8187 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 1972 | -4.56 % change on previous year | +457.5% |
| 1973 | -3.56 % change on previous year | -22.0% |
| 1974 | -7.81 % change on previous year | +119.4% |
| 1975 | 7.22 % change on previous year | -192.4% |
| 1976 | -6.63 % change on previous year | -191.9% |
| 1977 | -10.13 % change on previous year | +52.7% |
| 1978 | -10.75 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 1979 | -4.08 % change on previous year | -62.1% |
| 1980 | -5.21 % change on previous year | +27.8% |
| 1981 | -7.29 % change on previous year | +39.9% |
| 1982 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -146.9% |
| 1983 | -4.65 % change on previous year | -235.9% |
| 1984 | 5.3 % change on previous year | -214.1% |
| 1985 | -2.64 % change on previous year | -149.8% |
| 1986 | -0.3236 % change on previous year | -87.7% |
| 1987 | -4.28 % change on previous year | +1223.6% |
| 1988 | -3.81 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 1989 | -4.47 % change on previous year | +17.4% |
| 1990 | -10.92 % change on previous year | +144.4% |
| 1991 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -127.7% |
| 1992 | -10.96 % change on previous year | -462.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3851 % change on previous year | -103.5% |
| 1994 | 1.88 % change on previous year | +388.3% |
| 1995 | -6.75 % change on previous year | -458.7% |
| 1996 | -6.56 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 5.36 % change on previous year | -181.7% |
| 1998 | -3.47 % change on previous year | -164.6% |
| 1999 | -2.51 % change on previous year | -27.6% |
| 2000 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -220.6% |
| 2001 | 5.5 % change on previous year | +81.7% |
| 2002 | 4.73 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 2003 | -2.49 % change on previous year | -152.7% |
| 2004 | -2.75 % change on previous year | +10.4% |
| 2005 | -0.0698 % change on previous year | -97.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2652 % change on previous year | -480.0% |
| 2007 | -8.31 % change on previous year | -3231.9% |
| 2008 | -6.21 % change on previous year | -25.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3569 % change on previous year | -105.7% |
| 2010 | -1.19 % change on previous year | -433.8% |
| 2011 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -332.8% |
| 2012 | -3.85 % change on previous year | -239.0% |
| 2013 | -2.51 % change on previous year | -34.9% |
| 2014 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -171.6% |
| 2015 | 4.16 % change on previous year | +131.6% |
| 2016 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -27.5% |
| 2017 | 5.68 % change on previous year | +88.4% |
| 2018 | -1.72 % change on previous year | -130.2% |
| 2019 | 5.67 % change on previous year | -430.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2342 % change on previous year | -95.9% |
| 2021 | -0.1564 % change on previous year | -166.8% |
| 2022 | -0.5654 % change on previous year | +261.5% |
| 2023 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -725.0% |
| 2024 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in South America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -3231.9% | 0.2652 % change on previous year | -8.31 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | -1223.6% | -0.3236 % change on previous year | -4.28 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.56 % change on previous year | -2.46 % change on previous year | 5.65 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -4.21 % change on previous year | -10.75 % change on previous year | 7.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.39 % change on previous year | -7.29 % change on previous year | 5.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.05 % change on previous year | -10.96 % change on previous year | 5.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5942 % change on previous year | -8.31 % change on previous year | 5.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 % change on previous year | -3.85 % change on previous year | 5.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 % change on previous year | -0.5654 % change on previous year | 3.53 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 61.6 % change on previous year compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 9.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield, annual growth rate 0.8097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Goat fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in South America?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in South America was 3.06 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 7.22 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.96 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does South America rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- South America ranks 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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.