Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia
Western Asia: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -36.77 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded -36.77 % change on previous year for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 261.8% on the previous year and down 5,427.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia peaked at 167.72 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -46.9 % change on previous year, in 1987.
Western Asia ranks 26th 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 27.27 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 28.57 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1967 | 16.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 23.81 % change on previous year | +42.9% |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1970 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | -38.46 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | -12.5 % change on previous year | -67.5% |
| 1973 | -7.14 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 1974 | 23.08 % change on previous year | -423.1% |
| 1975 | -12.5 % change on previous year | -154.2% |
| 1976 | 100 % change on previous year | -900.0% |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 3.57 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 3.45 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | 26.67 % change on previous year | +673.3% |
| 1982 | 39.47 % change on previous year | +48.0% |
| 1983 | -18.87 % change on previous year | -147.8% |
| 1984 | 34.88 % change on previous year | -284.9% |
| 1985 | 43.1 % change on previous year | +23.6% |
| 1986 | 36.14 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 1987 | -46.9 % change on previous year | -229.8% |
| 1988 | 103.33 % change on previous year | -320.3% |
| 1989 | 9.02 % change on previous year | -91.3% |
| 1990 | 18.8 % change on previous year | +108.5% |
| 1991 | 167.72 % change on previous year | +792.3% |
| 1992 | -12.77 % change on previous year | -107.6% |
| 1993 | 46.07 % change on previous year | -460.9% |
| 1994 | 16.88 % change on previous year | -63.4% |
| 1995 | 16.03 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 13.54 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 1997 | 15.06 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 25.03 % change on previous year | +66.2% |
| 1999 | -8.38 % change on previous year | -133.5% |
| 2000 | 35.19 % change on previous year | -520.2% |
| 2001 | 14.54 % change on previous year | -58.7% |
| 2002 | 12.87 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 15.85 % change on previous year | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 21.22 % change on previous year | +33.9% |
| 2005 | -0.6331 % change on previous year | -103.0% |
| 2006 | 22.71 % change on previous year | -3687.4% |
| 2007 | 12.83 % change on previous year | -43.5% |
| 2008 | 35.65 % change on previous year | +177.9% |
| 2009 | -28.48 % change on previous year | -179.9% |
| 2010 | -37.25 % change on previous year | +30.8% |
| 2011 | 0.578 % change on previous year | -101.6% |
| 2012 | 15.65 % change on previous year | +2607.4% |
| 2013 | -0.3058 % change on previous year | -102.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6902 % change on previous year | -325.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3427 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 2016 | -0.038 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3037 % change on previous year | -900.3% |
| 2018 | 16.43 % change on previous year | +5308.5% |
| 2019 | -17.1 % change on previous year | -204.1% |
| 2020 | -1.96 % change on previous year | -88.5% |
| 2021 | 3 % change on previous year | -253.0% |
| 2022 | -18.99 % change on previous year | -733.0% |
| 2023 | -10.16 % change on previous year | -46.5% |
| 2024 | -36.77 % change on previous year | +261.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +5308.5% | 0.3037 % change on previous year | 16.43 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +3687.4% | -0.6331 % change on previous year | 22.71 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +2607.4% | 0.578 % change on previous year | 15.65 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.04 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 28.57 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 5.6 % change on previous year | -38.46 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.03 % change on previous year | -46.9 % change on previous year | 103.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.8 % change on previous year | -12.77 % change on previous year | 167.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.17 % change on previous year | -28.48 % change on previous year | 35.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.07 % change on previous year | -37.25 % change on previous year | 16.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -12.98 % change on previous year | -36.77 % change on previous year | 3 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 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
- 28 Jamaica 4.59 % change on previous year compare
- 29 China, Taiwan Province of 4.08 % change on previous year compare
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- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -9.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -9.07 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual -3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia was -36.77 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 167.72 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -46.9 % change on previous year in 1987.
- How does Western Asia rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Western Asia ranks 26th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5,427.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.