Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate was 3.79 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa is 3.79 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 414.5% on the previous year and down 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa peaked at 33.54 % change on previous year in 1970 and was at its lowest, -13.55 % change on previous year, in 2008.
That places Eastern Africa 8th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 12.01 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -5.4 % change on previous year | -145.0% |
| 1964 | -6.75 % change on previous year | +25.1% |
| 1965 | -1.34 % change on previous year | -80.2% |
| 1966 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -242.4% |
| 1967 | 13.27 % change on previous year | +596.2% |
| 1968 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -87.9% |
| 1969 | 4.13 % change on previous year | +156.7% |
| 1970 | 33.54 % change on previous year | +712.6% |
| 1971 | -4.95 % change on previous year | -114.8% |
| 1972 | -7.23 % change on previous year | +45.9% |
| 1973 | 5.91 % change on previous year | -181.8% |
| 1974 | 22.05 % change on previous year | +273.0% |
| 1975 | 10.51 % change on previous year | -52.3% |
| 1976 | 6.69 % change on previous year | -36.3% |
| 1977 | -8.27 % change on previous year | -223.7% |
| 1978 | 10.29 % change on previous year | -224.4% |
| 1979 | -10.04 % change on previous year | -197.6% |
| 1980 | -1.47 % change on previous year | -85.4% |
| 1981 | 1.99 % change on previous year | -235.9% |
| 1982 | 6.69 % change on previous year | +235.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4055 % change on previous year | -93.9% |
| 1984 | -6.71 % change on previous year | -1755.5% |
| 1985 | 12.91 % change on previous year | -292.3% |
| 1986 | 4.23 % change on previous year | -67.3% |
| 1987 | -1.76 % change on previous year | -141.6% |
| 1988 | -1.62 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 1989 | -6.24 % change on previous year | +285.1% |
| 1990 | 3.19 % change on previous year | -151.2% |
| 1991 | 8.74 % change on previous year | +173.5% |
| 1992 | -1.88 % change on previous year | -121.5% |
| 1993 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -225.7% |
| 1994 | -2.4 % change on previous year | -201.3% |
| 1995 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -149.9% |
| 1996 | -11.87 % change on previous year | -1092.3% |
| 1997 | 15.24 % change on previous year | -228.5% |
| 1998 | 7.42 % change on previous year | -51.3% |
| 1999 | 16.69 % change on previous year | +124.9% |
| 2000 | 7.56 % change on previous year | -54.7% |
| 2001 | 9.67 % change on previous year | +28.0% |
| 2002 | 9.33 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2003 | -12.13 % change on previous year | -230.1% |
| 2004 | 20.1 % change on previous year | -265.7% |
| 2005 | -1.94 % change on previous year | -109.6% |
| 2006 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -198.3% |
| 2007 | 5.34 % change on previous year | +180.0% |
| 2008 | -13.55 % change on previous year | -353.8% |
| 2009 | 10.51 % change on previous year | -177.5% |
| 2010 | 15.4 % change on previous year | +46.5% |
| 2011 | 13.67 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -92.4% |
| 2013 | 13.71 % change on previous year | +1219.6% |
| 2014 | 30.23 % change on previous year | +120.5% |
| 2015 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -93.6% |
| 2016 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -152.5% |
| 2017 | 15.83 % change on previous year | -1655.7% |
| 2018 | -11.55 % change on previous year | -172.9% |
| 2019 | 4.93 % change on previous year | -142.7% |
| 2020 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -73.9% |
| 2021 | 2.85 % change on previous year | +122.0% |
| 2022 | -9.26 % change on previous year | -424.6% |
| 2023 | -1.21 % change on previous year | -87.0% |
| 2024 | 3.79 % change on previous year | -414.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -1755.5% | 0.4055 % change on previous year | -6.71 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +1655.7% | -1.02 % change on previous year | 15.83 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.43 % change on previous year | -6.75 % change on previous year | 13.27 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 5.85 % change on previous year | -10.04 % change on previous year | 33.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8417 % change on previous year | -6.71 % change on previous year | 12.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.87 % change on previous year | -11.87 % change on previous year | 16.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.68 % change on previous year | -13.55 % change on previous year | 20.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.42 % change on previous year | -11.55 % change on previous year | 30.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.507 % change on previous year | -9.26 % change on previous year | 3.79 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 5 Bhutan 31.96 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Mauritius 30.51 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Kenya 28.94 % change on previous year compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 23.89 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 23.22 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Spain 23.13 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Niger 20.81 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa?
- Sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa was 3.79 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 33.54 % change on previous year in 1970.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.55 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate?
- Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.