Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate was 9.86 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico is 9.86 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 138.8% on the previous year and up 113.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico peaked at 62.1 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -76.09 % change on previous year, in 2014.
That places Puerto Rico 17th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -2.41 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 4.99 % change on previous year | -307.2% |
| 1964 | -12.5 % change on previous year | -350.4% |
| 1965 | 15.39 % change on previous year | -223.1% |
| 1966 | 5 % change on previous year | -67.5% |
| 1967 | -9.53 % change on previous year | -290.6% |
| 1968 | -19.29 % change on previous year | +102.5% |
| 1969 | 6.09 % change on previous year | -131.5% |
| 1970 | -12.3 % change on previous year | -302.0% |
| 1971 | -11.22 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1972 | -15.79 % change on previous year | +40.8% |
| 1973 | -3.11 % change on previous year | -80.3% |
| 1974 | 19.34 % change on previous year | -721.1% |
| 1975 | -1.62 % change on previous year | -108.4% |
| 1976 | -3.84 % change on previous year | +136.9% |
| 1977 | -6.88 % change on previous year | +79.1% |
| 1978 | 7.39 % change on previous year | -207.4% |
| 1979 | 7.19 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6464 % change on previous year | -91.0% |
| 1981 | 19.17 % change on previous year | +2866.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2841 % change on previous year | -98.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6058 % change on previous year | +113.2% |
| 1984 | -5.73 % change on previous year | -1045.9% |
| 1985 | -14.96 % change on previous year | +161.1% |
| 1986 | -0.5451 % change on previous year | -96.4% |
| 1987 | -1.66 % change on previous year | +203.9% |
| 1988 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -201.7% |
| 1989 | 10.5 % change on previous year | +523.3% |
| 1990 | -11.3 % change on previous year | -207.6% |
| 1991 | 14.42 % change on previous year | -227.6% |
| 1992 | -21.18 % change on previous year | -246.9% |
| 1993 | -48.31 % change on previous year | +128.1% |
| 1994 | 5.2 % change on previous year | -110.8% |
| 1995 | -39.08 % change on previous year | -851.7% |
| 1996 | -16.97 % change on previous year | -56.6% |
| 1997 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -113.3% |
| 1998 | -6.81 % change on previous year | -402.1% |
| 1999 | 32.81 % change on previous year | -581.7% |
| 2000 | 19.28 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 2001 | -24.46 % change on previous year | -226.9% |
| 2002 | 41.96 % change on previous year | -271.5% |
| 2003 | -6.28 % change on previous year | -115.0% |
| 2004 | 6.94 % change on previous year | -210.4% |
| 2005 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -83.1% |
| 2006 | -3.98 % change on previous year | -439.5% |
| 2007 | -1.87 % change on previous year | -53.2% |
| 2008 | -14 % change on previous year | +650.5% |
| 2009 | -6.74 % change on previous year | -51.9% |
| 2010 | 10.78 % change on previous year | -259.8% |
| 2011 | -20.71 % change on previous year | -292.1% |
| 2012 | -15.8 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 2013 | -36.4 % change on previous year | +130.5% |
| 2014 | -76.09 % change on previous year | +109.0% |
| 2015 | 62.1 % change on previous year | -181.6% |
| 2016 | 18.92 % change on previous year | -69.5% |
| 2017 | 5.79 % change on previous year | -69.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5512 % change on previous year | -90.5% |
| 2019 | 8.01 % change on previous year | +1353.0% |
| 2020 | -17.32 % change on previous year | -316.3% |
| 2021 | -17.32 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2022 | -22.67 % change on previous year | +30.9% |
| 2023 | -25.43 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 9.86 % change on previous year | -138.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 9.86 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.4668 % change on previous year. (24 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 9.86 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.2554 % change on previous year. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +2866.3% | 0.6464 % change on previous year | 19.17 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +1353.0% | 0.5512 % change on previous year | 8.01 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.53 % change on previous year | -19.29 % change on previous year | 15.39 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -2.08 % change on previous year | -15.79 % change on previous year | 19.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 % change on previous year | -14.96 % change on previous year | 19.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -8.9 % change on previous year | -48.31 % change on previous year | 32.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 % change on previous year | -24.46 % change on previous year | 41.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.28 % change on previous year | -76.09 % change on previous year | 62.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -14.58 % change on previous year | -25.43 % change on previous year | 9.86 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 14 Egypt 13.18 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Jamaica 12.81 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Guatemala 11.19 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Mozambique 9.25 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Paraguay 7.28 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Caribbean 7.07 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico?
- Sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico was 9.86 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -76.09 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 17th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.