Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Kenya
Kenya: Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate was 28.94 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Kenya, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 28.94 % change on previous year for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 143.0% on the previous year and up 521.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Kenya peaked at 74.27 % change on previous year in 1985 and was at its lowest, -51.6 % change on previous year, in 1989.
Kenya ranks 7th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 7.14 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 6.67 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 6.25 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 5.88 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 10.56 % change on previous year | +79.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5025 % change on previous year | -95.2% |
| 1968 | 5 % change on previous year | +895.0% |
| 1969 | 4.76 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 4.55 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 4.35 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 4 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 3.85 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1976 | -16.07 % change on previous year | -533.9% |
| 1977 | 9.79 % change on previous year | -160.9% |
| 1978 | 27.79 % change on previous year | +183.9% |
| 1979 | 3.12 % change on previous year | -88.8% |
| 1980 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 4 % change on previous year | +36.0% |
| 1982 | 45.6 % change on previous year | +1040.1% |
| 1983 | -50 % change on previous year | -209.6% |
| 1984 | 5.66 % change on previous year | -111.3% |
| 1985 | 74.27 % change on previous year | +1212.1% |
| 1986 | 3.56 % change on previous year | -95.2% |
| 1987 | 3.56 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.56 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -51.6 % change on previous year | -1551.3% |
| 1990 | -7.78 % change on previous year | -84.9% |
| 1991 | 67.62 % change on previous year | -969.5% |
| 1992 | -38.37 % change on previous year | -156.7% |
| 1993 | 26.07 % change on previous year | -167.9% |
| 1994 | -9.52 % change on previous year | -136.5% |
| 1995 | 10.69 % change on previous year | -212.2% |
| 1996 | -15.68 % change on previous year | -246.7% |
| 1997 | 42.97 % change on previous year | -374.0% |
| 1998 | 4.52 % change on previous year | -89.5% |
| 1999 | 36.64 % change on previous year | +711.0% |
| 2000 | -2.79 % change on previous year | -107.6% |
| 2001 | 13.4 % change on previous year | -580.7% |
| 2002 | -14.23 % change on previous year | -206.2% |
| 2003 | 14.45 % change on previous year | -201.6% |
| 2004 | -2.79 % change on previous year | -119.3% |
| 2005 | 17.58 % change on previous year | -729.6% |
| 2006 | 7.88 % change on previous year | -55.2% |
| 2007 | 11.99 % change on previous year | +52.1% |
| 2008 | 10.26 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 15.58 % change on previous year | +51.9% |
| 2010 | -20.62 % change on previous year | -232.3% |
| 2011 | -7.49 % change on previous year | -63.7% |
| 2012 | 13.18 % change on previous year | -275.9% |
| 2013 | -15.11 % change on previous year | -214.7% |
| 2014 | 4.66 % change on previous year | -130.8% |
| 2015 | 61.38 % change on previous year | +1217.2% |
| 2016 | -43.41 % change on previous year | -170.7% |
| 2017 | 10.33 % change on previous year | -123.8% |
| 2018 | 13.21 % change on previous year | +27.9% |
| 2019 | 12.13 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 2020 | -29.79 % change on previous year | -345.6% |
| 2021 | 13.34 % change on previous year | -144.8% |
| 2022 | -23.06 % change on previous year | -272.9% |
| 2023 | 11.91 % change on previous year | -151.6% |
| 2024 | 28.94 % change on previous year | +143.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -1551.3% | 3.56 % change on previous year | -51.6 % change on previous year |
| 1985 | +1212.1% | 5.66 % change on previous year | 74.27 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | +1217.2% | 4.66 % change on previous year | 61.38 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.85 % change on previous year | 0.5025 % change on previous year | 10.56 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.92 % change on previous year | -16.07 % change on previous year | 27.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.15 % change on previous year | -51.6 % change on previous year | 74.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.71 % change on previous year | -38.37 % change on previous year | 67.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.13 % change on previous year | -14.23 % change on previous year | 17.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 % change on previous year | -43.41 % change on previous year | 61.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.265 % change on previous year | -29.79 % change on previous year | 28.94 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 4 Benin 45.09 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Bhutan 31.96 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Mauritius 30.51 % 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
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Kenya?
- Sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Kenya was 28.94 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 74.27 % change on previous year in 1985.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -51.6 % change on previous year in 1989.
- How does Kenya rank for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 7th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 521.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.