Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate was 2.9 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 2.9 % change on previous year for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 75.96 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -36.69 % change on previous year, in 1998.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 39th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -1.49 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -1.36 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1964 | -8.72 % change on previous year | +542.9% |
| 1965 | -27.82 % change on previous year | +219.1% |
| 1966 | 18.42 % change on previous year | -166.2% |
| 1967 | 11.06 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3276 % change on previous year | -97.0% |
| 1969 | 2.77 % change on previous year | +744.7% |
| 1970 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -47.2% |
| 1971 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 1972 | 2.66 % change on previous year | +112.5% |
| 1973 | 3.94 % change on previous year | +48.2% |
| 1974 | 3.05 % change on previous year | -22.5% |
| 1975 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -27.5% |
| 1976 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3924 % change on previous year | -79.0% |
| 1978 | -2.87 % change on previous year | -830.5% |
| 1979 | 8.65 % change on previous year | -401.8% |
| 1980 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -67.9% |
| 1981 | 2.85 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 2.92 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 2.98 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 1986 | -1.73 % change on previous year | -174.1% |
| 1987 | -0.8009 % change on previous year | -53.7% |
| 1988 | -0.8611 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -235.5% |
| 1990 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 5.8 % change on previous year | +400.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9777 % change on previous year | -83.2% |
| 1993 | -0.2309 % change on previous year | -123.6% |
| 1994 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -691.6% |
| 1995 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 1996 | -0.9709 % change on previous year | -185.2% |
| 1997 | -0.9804 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1998 | -36.69 % change on previous year | +3641.9% |
| 1999 | -3.83 % change on previous year | -89.6% |
| 2000 | -3.66 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2001 | -3.66 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -3.66 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -139.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5645 % change on previous year | -61.3% |
| 2005 | 2.37 % change on previous year | +319.1% |
| 2006 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -38.4% |
| 2007 | 1.46 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.46 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 75.96 % change on previous year | +5107.8% |
| 2011 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -96.3% |
| 2012 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.18 % change on previous year | -93.4% |
| 2016 | 3.39 % change on previous year | +1785.1% |
| 2017 | 3.7 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1159 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 2019 | 5.62 % change on previous year | +4749.8% |
| 2020 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -48.6% |
| 2021 | 2.89 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.9 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.9 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.9 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 | +5107.8% | 1.46 % change on previous year | 75.96 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +4749.8% | 0.1159 % change on previous year | 5.62 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | -3641.9% | -0.9804 % change on previous year | -36.69 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +1785.1% | 0.18 % change on previous year | 3.39 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | -830.5% | 0.3924 % change on previous year | -2.87 % change on previous year |
| 1969 | +744.7% | 0.3276 % change on previous year | 2.77 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.8503 % change on previous year | -27.82 % change on previous year | 18.42 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.26 % change on previous year | -2.87 % change on previous year | 8.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.43 % change on previous year | -1.73 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.23 % change on previous year | -36.69 % change on previous year | 5.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.075 % change on previous year | -3.66 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 % change on previous year | 0.1159 % change on previous year | 75.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2.89 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 2.9 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 75.96 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.69 % change on previous year in 1998.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 39th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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
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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.