Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -5.56 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Saint Lucia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded -5.56 % change on previous year for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 86.8% on the previous year and up 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Saint Lucia peaked at 150 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -66 % change on previous year, in 1998.
Saint Lucia ranks 96th 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 2.04 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 2 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1969 | 5.77 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -68.5% |
| 1971 | 16.07 % change on previous year | +783.9% |
| 1972 | 7.69 % change on previous year | -52.1% |
| 1973 | 16 % change on previous year | +108.0% |
| 1974 | -26.11 % change on previous year | -263.2% |
| 1975 | -30.33 % change on previous year | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 15.31 % change on previous year | -150.5% |
| 1977 | 4.98 % change on previous year | -67.5% |
| 1978 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -36.5% |
| 1979 | -0.3831 % change on previous year | -112.1% |
| 1980 | -3.85 % change on previous year | +903.8% |
| 1981 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1982 | -4 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | -4.17 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1984 | -4.35 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1985 | -4.55 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1986 | -4.76 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1987 | -5 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1988 | -5.26 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 1989 | -5.56 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1990 | -2.94 % change on previous year | -47.1% |
| 1991 | -9.09 % change on previous year | +209.1% |
| 1992 | -20 % change on previous year | +120.0% |
| 1993 | -25 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 1994 | -22.22 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 1995 | -28.57 % change on previous year | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 10 % change on previous year | -135.0% |
| 1997 | 81.82 % change on previous year | +718.2% |
| 1998 | -66 % change on previous year | -180.7% |
| 1999 | 47.06 % change on previous year | -171.3% |
| 2000 | 80 % change on previous year | +70.0% |
| 2001 | -22.22 % change on previous year | -127.8% |
| 2002 | 21.43 % change on previous year | -196.4% |
| 2003 | -29.41 % change on previous year | -237.3% |
| 2004 | -16.67 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 2005 | -56 % change on previous year | +236.0% |
| 2006 | 150 % change on previous year | -367.9% |
| 2007 | 5.45 % change on previous year | -96.4% |
| 2008 | 12.07 % change on previous year | +121.3% |
| 2009 | -35.38 % change on previous year | -393.2% |
| 2010 | 19.05 % change on previous year | -153.8% |
| 2011 | 8 % change on previous year | -58.0% |
| 2012 | 14.81 % change on previous year | +85.2% |
| 2013 | 48.39 % change on previous year | +226.6% |
| 2014 | -30.43 % change on previous year | -162.9% |
| 2015 | -37.5 % change on previous year | +23.2% |
| 2016 | -25 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2017 | -13.33 % change on previous year | -46.7% |
| 2018 | 34.62 % change on previous year | -359.6% |
| 2019 | -34.29 % change on previous year | -199.0% |
| 2020 | 8.7 % change on previous year | -125.4% |
| 2021 | 20 % change on previous year | +130.0% |
| 2022 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 2023 | -41.94 % change on previous year | -1358.1% |
| 2024 | -5.56 % change on previous year | -86.8% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's -5.56 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.1725 % change on previous year, 32.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's -5.56 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.2543 % change on previous year, 21.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Saint Lucia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -1358.1% | 3.33 % change on previous year | -41.94 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | -903.8% | -0.3831 % change on previous year | -3.85 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.47 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5.77 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.8209 % change on previous year | -30.33 % change on previous year | 16.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -4.15 % change on previous year | -5.56 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.49 % change on previous year | -66 % change on previous year | 81.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.93 % change on previous year | -56 % change on previous year | 150 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.57 % change on previous year | -37.5 % change on previous year | 48.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.09 % change on previous year | -41.94 % change on previous year | 20 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 93 Bangladesh -3.45 % change on previous year compare
- 94 Burundi -3.71 % change on previous year compare
- 95 Argentina -3.89 % change on previous year compare
- 97 South Africa -5.57 % change on previous year compare
- 98 Indonesia -6.18 % change on previous year compare
- 99 Guinea-Bissau -6.54 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saint Lucia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 244.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2268 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.709 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2020)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Saint Lucia?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Saint Lucia was -5.56 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 150 % change on previous year in 2006.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was -66 % change on previous year in 1998.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Saint Lucia ranks 96th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.