Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Zambia
Zambia: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -69.02 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Zambia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Zambia is -69.02 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 159.8% on the previous year and down 4,212.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Zambia peaked at 115.46 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -69.02 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 125th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 4.76 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 4.55 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1969 | 4.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1971 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 8.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | 3.85 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | 3.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 3.57 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1986 | 5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -36.5% |
| 1988 | 4.62 % change on previous year | +45.4% |
| 1989 | 47.06 % change on previous year | +919.6% |
| 1990 | 100 % change on previous year | +112.5% |
| 1991 | 30 % change on previous year | -70.0% |
| 1992 | 15.38 % change on previous year | -48.7% |
| 1993 | 20 % change on previous year | +30.0% |
| 1994 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -44.4% |
| 1995 | 20 % change on previous year | +80.0% |
| 1996 | 12.5 % change on previous year | -37.5% |
| 1997 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 10 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 12.12 % change on previous year | +21.2% |
| 2000 | 6.37 % change on previous year | -47.5% |
| 2001 | 88.19 % change on previous year | +1284.9% |
| 2002 | -59.87 % change on previous year | -167.9% |
| 2003 | 9.23 % change on previous year | -115.4% |
| 2004 | -13.26 % change on previous year | -243.6% |
| 2005 | -20.32 % change on previous year | +53.3% |
| 2006 | 43.19 % change on previous year | -312.5% |
| 2007 | -14.98 % change on previous year | -134.7% |
| 2008 | 9.2 % change on previous year | -161.4% |
| 2009 | 103.3 % change on previous year | +1022.8% |
| 2010 | 13.78 % change on previous year | -86.7% |
| 2011 | -37.37 % change on previous year | -371.2% |
| 2012 | -3.44 % change on previous year | -90.8% |
| 2013 | 11.25 % change on previous year | -427.2% |
| 2014 | -1.6 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
| 2015 | -26.08 % change on previous year | +1529.2% |
| 2016 | 98.3 % change on previous year | -477.0% |
| 2017 | -18.92 % change on previous year | -119.3% |
| 2018 | 6.95 % change on previous year | -136.7% |
| 2019 | -52.91 % change on previous year | -861.5% |
| 2020 | 89.47 % change on previous year | -269.1% |
| 2021 | 28.32 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 2022 | -32.86 % change on previous year | -216.1% |
| 2023 | 115.46 % change on previous year | -451.3% |
| 2024 | -69.02 % change on previous year | -159.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -1529.2% | -1.6 % change on previous year | -26.08 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | +1284.9% | 6.37 % change on previous year | 88.19 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +1022.8% | 9.2 % change on previous year | 103.3 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | +919.6% | 4.62 % change on previous year | 47.06 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | -861.5% | 6.95 % change on previous year | -52.91 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.33 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.59 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 8.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.69 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 47.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.22 % change on previous year | 10 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.1 % change on previous year | -59.87 % change on previous year | 103.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1 % change on previous year | -52.91 % change on previous year | 98.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.27 % change on previous year | -69.02 % change on previous year | 115.46 % change on previous year | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Zambia?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Zambia was -69.02 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 115.46 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -69.02 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Zambia ranks 125th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4,212.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.