Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Central America
Central America: Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate was -8.89 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Central America, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Central America recorded -8.89 % change on previous year for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is down 149.8% on the previous year and down 173.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Central America peaked at 97.53 % change on previous year in 1987 and was at its lowest, -54.24 % change on previous year, in 1980.
That places Central America 25th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Central America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 11.48 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 22.08 % change on previous year | +92.3% |
| 1964 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -87.6% |
| 1965 | -11.58 % change on previous year | -522.6% |
| 1966 | 26.79 % change on previous year | -331.4% |
| 1967 | 10.01 % change on previous year | -62.6% |
| 1968 | -22.81 % change on previous year | -327.9% |
| 1969 | 16.29 % change on previous year | -171.4% |
| 1970 | 8.58 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
| 1971 | -16.91 % change on previous year | -297.1% |
| 1972 | -2 % change on previous year | -88.2% |
| 1973 | -23.58 % change on previous year | +1080.3% |
| 1974 | -20.18 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -109.0% |
| 1976 | 4.44 % change on previous year | +145.2% |
| 1977 | -8.4 % change on previous year | -289.2% |
| 1978 | -23.43 % change on previous year | +178.9% |
| 1979 | 11.67 % change on previous year | -149.8% |
| 1980 | -54.24 % change on previous year | -564.7% |
| 1981 | 74.51 % change on previous year | -237.4% |
| 1982 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -98.2% |
| 1983 | -8.44 % change on previous year | -712.6% |
| 1984 | 13.15 % change on previous year | -255.8% |
| 1985 | -11.52 % change on previous year | -187.6% |
| 1986 | -37 % change on previous year | +221.2% |
| 1987 | 97.53 % change on previous year | -363.6% |
| 1988 | -17.06 % change on previous year | -117.5% |
| 1989 | -28.23 % change on previous year | +65.5% |
| 1990 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -105.0% |
| 1991 | 0.48 % change on previous year | -66.0% |
| 1992 | 34.07 % change on previous year | +6998.0% |
| 1993 | -24.03 % change on previous year | -170.6% |
| 1994 | -11.33 % change on previous year | -52.9% |
| 1995 | -1.48 % change on previous year | -86.9% |
| 1996 | -1.24 % change on previous year | -16.2% |
| 1997 | 59.86 % change on previous year | -4918.0% |
| 1998 | -23.54 % change on previous year | -139.3% |
| 1999 | 26.37 % change on previous year | -212.0% |
| 2000 | 10.96 % change on previous year | -58.4% |
| 2001 | 13.32 % change on previous year | +21.6% |
| 2002 | -16.81 % change on previous year | -226.2% |
| 2003 | 24.01 % change on previous year | -242.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0681 % change on previous year | -99.7% |
| 2005 | 15.01 % change on previous year | +21927.3% |
| 2006 | -6.8 % change on previous year | -145.3% |
| 2007 | 0.083 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 2008 | -1.98 % change on previous year | -2489.0% |
| 2009 | -22.53 % change on previous year | +1036.7% |
| 2010 | 15.4 % change on previous year | -168.3% |
| 2011 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -81.8% |
| 2012 | -25.85 % change on previous year | -1024.7% |
| 2013 | 13.79 % change on previous year | -153.3% |
| 2014 | 12.14 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 36.5 % change on previous year | +200.7% |
| 2016 | 11.86 % change on previous year | -67.5% |
| 2017 | 10.83 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2018 | -10.39 % change on previous year | -196.0% |
| 2019 | -4.78 % change on previous year | -54.0% |
| 2020 | 21.46 % change on previous year | -548.8% |
| 2021 | 7.52 % change on previous year | -64.9% |
| 2022 | -12.95 % change on previous year | -272.2% |
| 2023 | 17.86 % change on previous year | -238.0% |
| 2024 | -8.89 % change on previous year | -149.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Central America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +21927.3% | 0.0681 % change on previous year | 15.01 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | +6998.0% | 0.48 % change on previous year | 34.07 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +4918.0% | -1.24 % change on previous year | 59.86 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | -2489.0% | 0.083 % change on previous year | -1.98 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.87 % change on previous year | -22.81 % change on previous year | 26.79 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -6.8 % change on previous year | -23.58 % change on previous year | 11.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.01 % change on previous year | -54.24 % change on previous year | 97.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.06 % change on previous year | -24.03 % change on previous year | 59.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 % change on previous year | -22.53 % change on previous year | 24.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.23 % change on previous year | -25.85 % change on previous year | 36.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 % change on previous year | -12.95 % change on previous year | 21.46 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 22 Rwanda 6.54 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Chad 6.4 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Viet Nam 6.36 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Réunion 6.29 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Angola 6.29 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Mali 6.27 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 5.87 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Central America?
- Sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Central America was -8.89 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 97.53 % change on previous year in 1987.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was -54.24 % change on previous year in 1980.
- How does Central America rank for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate?
- Central America ranks 25th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 173.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, 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 — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production 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 — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.