Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Italy
Italy: Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate was -31.81 % change on previous year in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Italy, 1962–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2017, sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Italy stood at -31.81 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 148.9% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Italy peaked at 65.04 % change on previous year in 2016 and was at its lowest, -61.01 % change on previous year, in 2007.
Italy ranks 120th 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 — Production, annual growth rate in Italy, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.93 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 11.42 % change on previous year | +64.8% |
| 1964 | 10.62 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1965 | -0.9185 % change on previous year | -108.6% |
| 1966 | -9.72 % change on previous year | +958.2% |
| 1967 | 11.2 % change on previous year | -215.2% |
| 1968 | -5.06 % change on previous year | -145.2% |
| 1969 | -13.59 % change on previous year | +168.3% |
| 1970 | -10.88 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 1971 | -4.06 % change on previous year | -62.7% |
| 1972 | -2.71 % change on previous year | -33.1% |
| 1973 | -14.64 % change on previous year | +439.6% |
| 1974 | 12.73 % change on previous year | -187.0% |
| 1975 | -2 % change on previous year | -115.7% |
| 1976 | 14.78 % change on previous year | -838.2% |
| 1977 | -6.82 % change on previous year | -146.1% |
| 1978 | -14.63 % change on previous year | +114.6% |
| 1979 | -2.38 % change on previous year | -83.7% |
| 1980 | 4.39 % change on previous year | -284.4% |
| 1981 | -5.14 % change on previous year | -217.1% |
| 1982 | -18.23 % change on previous year | +254.6% |
| 1983 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -106.6% |
| 1984 | -9.52 % change on previous year | -890.5% |
| 1985 | -9.87 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1986 | -3.65 % change on previous year | -63.0% |
| 1987 | -14.39 % change on previous year | +294.4% |
| 1988 | -3.54 % change on previous year | -75.4% |
| 1989 | -5.5 % change on previous year | +55.5% |
| 1990 | 9.71 % change on previous year | -276.4% |
| 1991 | 9.73 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 30.86 % change on previous year | +217.0% |
| 1993 | 5.54 % change on previous year | -82.0% |
| 1994 | -0.0642 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 1995 | -16.61 % change on previous year | +25753.0% |
| 1996 | -6.82 % change on previous year | -58.9% |
| 1997 | -4.51 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 1998 | -5.51 % change on previous year | +22.2% |
| 1999 | -14.74 % change on previous year | +167.5% |
| 2000 | 41.73 % change on previous year | -383.0% |
| 2001 | -2.76 % change on previous year | -106.6% |
| 2002 | 10.76 % change on previous year | -490.0% |
| 2003 | 32.18 % change on previous year | +199.1% |
| 2004 | 8.99 % change on previous year | -72.1% |
| 2005 | -9.99 % change on previous year | -211.1% |
| 2006 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -110.8% |
| 2007 | -61.01 % change on previous year | -5767.4% |
| 2008 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -103.6% |
| 2009 | -4.74 % change on previous year | -313.9% |
| 2010 | 11.71 % change on previous year | -346.9% |
| 2011 | 17.38 % change on previous year | +48.4% |
| 2012 | -51.33 % change on previous year | -395.3% |
| 2013 | 28.14 % change on previous year | -154.8% |
| 2014 | 5.8 % change on previous year | -79.4% |
| 2015 | 12.26 % change on previous year | +111.6% |
| 2016 | 65.04 % change on previous year | +430.4% |
| 2017 | -31.81 % change on previous year | -148.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -25753.0% | -0.0642 % change on previous year | -16.61 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | -5767.4% | 1.08 % change on previous year | -61.01 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.36 % change on previous year | -13.59 % change on previous year | 11.42 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -3.06 % change on previous year | -14.64 % change on previous year | 14.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -6.43 % change on previous year | -18.23 % change on previous year | 4.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7595 % change on previous year | -16.61 % change on previous year | 30.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 % change on previous year | -61.01 % change on previous year | 41.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.15 % change on previous year | -51.33 % change on previous year | 65.04 % change on previous year | 8 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3131 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3032 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Italy?
- Sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Italy was -31.81 % change on previous year in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 65.04 % change on previous year in 2016.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -61.01 % change on previous year in 2007.
- How does Italy rank for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate?
- Italy ranks 120th out of 127 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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.