Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Liberia
Liberia: Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate was -0.3014 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Liberia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Liberia stood at -0.3014 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 269.2% on the previous year and down 808.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Liberia peaked at 37.5 % change on previous year in 1966 and was at its lowest, -16.67 % change on previous year, in 1990.
Liberia ranks 85th 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 37.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -75.8% |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 8.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | -7.69 % change on previous year | -192.3% |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 16.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 7.14 % change on previous year | -57.1% |
| 1976 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | 1.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | 0.6579 % change on previous year | -50.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6536 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6494 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 3.23 % change on previous year | +396.8% |
| 1983 | 6.25 % change on previous year | +93.7% |
| 1984 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 2.94 % change on previous year | — |
| 1986 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990 | -16.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 3.44 % change on previous year | -120.6% |
| 1992 | 3.12 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 1994 | 4.29 % change on previous year | +128.4% |
| 1995 | -0.1847 % change on previous year | -104.3% |
| 1996 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -900.2% |
| 1997 | 1.48 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.54 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 1.54 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 2 % change on previous year | +97.8% |
| 2005 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.26 % change on previous year | +46.4% |
| 2008 | 2.68 % change on previous year | +18.4% |
| 2009 | -0.4986 % change on previous year | -118.6% |
| 2010 | -4.28 % change on previous year | +759.4% |
| 2011 | 10 % change on previous year | -333.4% |
| 2012 | 4.55 % change on previous year | -54.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8696 % change on previous year | -80.9% |
| 2014 | -0.0332 % change on previous year | -103.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3807 % change on previous year | -1247.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9132 % change on previous year | +139.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3 % change on previous year | +42.6% |
| 2018 | 1.55 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 1.7 % change on previous year | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2021 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -199.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5518 % change on previous year | -134.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1781 % change on previous year | -67.7% |
| 2024 | -0.3014 % change on previous year | -269.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's -0.3014 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.0093 % change on previous year, 32.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Liberia's -0.3014 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0332 % change on previous year. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1247.1% | -0.0332 % change on previous year | 0.3807 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | +900.2% | -0.1847 % change on previous year | 1.48 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | -759.4% | -0.4986 % change on previous year | -4.28 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.82 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 37.5 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.64 % change on previous year | -7.69 % change on previous year | 16.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.66 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 6.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1822 % change on previous year | -16.67 % change on previous year | 4.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 % change on previous year | -0.4986 % change on previous year | 2.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 % change on previous year | -4.28 % change on previous year | 10 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.088 % change on previous year | -1.61 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4392 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Liberia?
- Sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Liberia was -0.3014 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5 % change on previous year in 1966.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.67 % change on previous year in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate?
- Liberia ranks 85th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 808.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.