Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Spain
Spain: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 12.42 % change on previous year in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Spain, 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 Spain is 12.42 % change on previous year, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.9% on the previous year and up 219.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Spain peaked at 65.8 % change on previous year in 2004 and was at its lowest, -34.2 % change on previous year, in 2003.
Spain ranks 16th of 127 countries on this measure, 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -4.47 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 1964 | -19.62 % change on previous year | +338.5% |
| 1965 | -22.58 % change on previous year | +15.1% |
| 1966 | -17.68 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 1967 | -14.41 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 1968 | -4.16 % change on previous year | -71.1% |
| 1969 | -3.61 % change on previous year | -13.1% |
| 1970 | 28.12 % change on previous year | -878.1% |
| 1971 | -2.44 % change on previous year | -108.7% |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1973 | -7.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | -8.11 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 1975 | -5.88 % change on previous year | -27.5% |
| 1976 | 9.38 % change on previous year | -259.4% |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1978 | -17.14 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | -4.55 % change on previous year | -73.4% |
| 1980 | -2.46 % change on previous year | -46.0% |
| 1981 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -552.3% |
| 1982 | 6.67 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 1983 | -18.75 % change on previous year | -381.2% |
| 1984 | -1.23 % change on previous year | -93.4% |
| 1985 | -4.71 % change on previous year | +282.8% |
| 1986 | 6.05 % change on previous year | -228.4% |
| 1987 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -43.9% |
| 1988 | -14.28 % change on previous year | -521.0% |
| 1989 | -11.7 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 1990 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -117.7% |
| 1991 | -11.29 % change on previous year | -645.9% |
| 1992 | -7.67 % change on previous year | -32.1% |
| 1993 | 4.77 % change on previous year | -162.2% |
| 1994 | -15.06 % change on previous year | -415.8% |
| 1995 | -29.98 % change on previous year | +99.0% |
| 1996 | 42.34 % change on previous year | -241.2% |
| 1997 | -6.91 % change on previous year | -116.3% |
| 1998 | -7.28 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 1999 | -2.54 % change on previous year | -65.1% |
| 2000 | -23.6 % change on previous year | +829.7% |
| 2001 | 36.16 % change on previous year | -253.2% |
| 2002 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -95.0% |
| 2003 | -34.2 % change on previous year | -1978.3% |
| 2004 | 65.8 % change on previous year | -292.4% |
| 2005 | -0.3415 % change on previous year | -100.5% |
| 2006 | 0.891 % change on previous year | -360.9% |
| 2007 | -10.39 % change on previous year | -1266.5% |
| 2008 | 9.55 % change on previous year | -191.9% |
| 2009 | -0.1384 % change on previous year | -101.4% |
| 2010 | -16.77 % change on previous year | +12016.8% |
| 2011 | -2.58 % change on previous year | -84.6% |
| 2012 | -4.62 % change on previous year | +78.8% |
| 2013 | 4.39 % change on previous year | -195.1% |
| 2014 | 20.17 % change on previous year | +359.4% |
| 2015 | 11.93 % change on previous year | -40.9% |
| 2016 | 21.76 % change on previous year | +82.4% |
| 2017 | 12.42 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -12016.8% | -0.1384 % change on previous year | -16.77 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | -1978.3% | 1.82 % change on previous year | -34.2 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | -1266.5% | 0.891 % change on previous year | -10.39 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -11.44 % change on previous year | -22.58 % change on previous year | -3.61 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.8124 % change on previous year | -17.14 % change on previous year | 28.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.59 % change on previous year | -18.75 % change on previous year | 11.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.15 % change on previous year | -29.98 % change on previous year | 42.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.55 % change on previous year | -34.2 % change on previous year | 65.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.84 % change on previous year | -16.77 % change on previous year | 21.76 % change on previous year | 8 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 13 Haiti 19.78 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Egypt 16.44 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Guinea 13.01 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Puerto Rico 11.54 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Guatemala 11.18 % change on previous year compare
- 19 New Caledonia 10.92 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Spain?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Spain was 12.42 % change on previous year in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8 % change on previous year in 2004.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -34.2 % change on previous year in 2003.
- How does Spain rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Spain ranks 16th out of 127 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 219.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.