Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -5.34 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Africa stood at -5.34 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.8% on the previous year and down 108.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Africa peaked at 29.15 % change on previous year in 1978 and was at its lowest, -18.24 % change on previous year, in 1981.
Southern Africa ranks 24th of 26 groups 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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.3861 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 6.41 % change on previous year | +1560.3% |
| 1964 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -81.2% |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | -5.36 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 0.6289 % change on previous year | -111.7% |
| 1970 | -6.25 % change on previous year | -1093.7% |
| 1971 | -1.33 % change on previous year | -78.7% |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1973 | -4.05 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -152.1% |
| 1975 | -0.0483 % change on previous year | -102.3% |
| 1976 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -4530.7% |
| 1977 | -8.46 % change on previous year | -495.7% |
| 1978 | 29.15 % change on previous year | -444.4% |
| 1979 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -90.2% |
| 1980 | -4.44 % change on previous year | -255.6% |
| 1981 | -18.24 % change on previous year | +310.4% |
| 1982 | -1.09 % change on previous year | -94.0% |
| 1983 | -3.06 % change on previous year | +180.8% |
| 1984 | 20.98 % change on previous year | -786.6% |
| 1985 | -2 % change on previous year | -109.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0751 % change on previous year | -103.8% |
| 1987 | 9.38 % change on previous year | +12390.6% |
| 1988 | 4.07 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
| 1989 | -6.96 % change on previous year | -270.9% |
| 1990 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -140.8% |
| 1991 | 3.29 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 1992 | -4.91 % change on previous year | -248.9% |
| 1993 | 9.83 % change on previous year | -300.4% |
| 1994 | 4.13 % change on previous year | -58.0% |
| 1995 | -14.1 % change on previous year | -441.1% |
| 1996 | -5.89 % change on previous year | -58.2% |
| 1997 | 6.46 % change on previous year | -209.8% |
| 1998 | 4.28 % change on previous year | -33.7% |
| 1999 | -8.72 % change on previous year | -303.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4925 % change on previous year | -105.6% |
| 2001 | 8.58 % change on previous year | +1642.1% |
| 2002 | -6.57 % change on previous year | -176.5% |
| 2003 | -2.76 % change on previous year | -57.9% |
| 2004 | 9.25 % change on previous year | -434.5% |
| 2005 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -86.9% |
| 2006 | -7.28 % change on previous year | -702.2% |
| 2007 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -145.2% |
| 2008 | 5.56 % change on previous year | +68.7% |
| 2009 | 25.8 % change on previous year | +364.1% |
| 2010 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -94.0% |
| 2011 | -13.9 % change on previous year | -998.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9106 % change on previous year | -106.6% |
| 2013 | 17.78 % change on previous year | +1853.0% |
| 2014 | -2.56 % change on previous year | -114.4% |
| 2015 | 4.89 % change on previous year | -290.9% |
| 2016 | -3.71 % change on previous year | -176.0% |
| 2017 | 20.99 % change on previous year | -665.2% |
| 2018 | 17 % change on previous year | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 7.62 % change on previous year | -55.2% |
| 2020 | -6.58 % change on previous year | -186.3% |
| 2021 | -2.36 % change on previous year | -64.2% |
| 2022 | 13.58 % change on previous year | -676.3% |
| 2023 | -15.62 % change on previous year | -215.0% |
| 2024 | -5.34 % change on previous year | -65.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +12390.6% | 0.0751 % change on previous year | 9.38 % change on previous year |
| 1976 | +4530.7% | -0.0483 % change on previous year | 2.14 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +1853.0% | 0.9106 % change on previous year | 17.78 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | +1642.1% | 0.4925 % change on previous year | 8.58 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | +1560.3% | 0.3861 % change on previous year | 6.41 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4091 % change on previous year | -5.36 % change on previous year | 6.41 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.61 % change on previous year | -8.46 % change on previous year | 29.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1283 % change on previous year | -18.24 % change on previous year | 20.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2768 % change on previous year | -14.1 % change on previous year | 9.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.76 % change on previous year | -7.28 % change on previous year | 25.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.06 % change on previous year | -13.9 % change on previous year | 20.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.26 % change on previous year | -15.62 % change on previous year | 13.58 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 21 Sudan 10.2 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 8.89 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Caribbean 6.99 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Zimbabwe 6.96 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Brazil 6.9 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.06 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Mozambique 5 % change on previous year compare
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- Sheep — Stocks, annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Africa?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Africa was -5.34 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 29.15 % change on previous year in 1978.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.24 % change on previous year in 1981.
- How does Southern Africa rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Southern Africa ranks 24th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 108.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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.