Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in South America
South America: Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate was 1.79 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in South America, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in South America stood at 1.79 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 79.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in South America peaked at 15.34 % change on previous year in 1967 and was at its lowest, -16.08 % change on previous year, in 1977.
South America ranks 13th of 26 groups 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 South America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.9 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 6.69 % change on previous year | +252.1% |
| 1964 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -74.5% |
| 1965 | 2.87 % change on previous year | +68.2% |
| 1966 | 9.86 % change on previous year | +243.3% |
| 1967 | 15.34 % change on previous year | +55.6% |
| 1968 | -6.59 % change on previous year | -142.9% |
| 1969 | 7.28 % change on previous year | -210.5% |
| 1970 | -1.69 % change on previous year | -123.2% |
| 1971 | 1 % change on previous year | -159.2% |
| 1972 | -1.57 % change on previous year | -257.2% |
| 1973 | -10.04 % change on previous year | +538.2% |
| 1974 | -15.19 % change on previous year | +51.3% |
| 1975 | 6.83 % change on previous year | -144.9% |
| 1976 | -12.31 % change on previous year | -280.4% |
| 1977 | -16.08 % change on previous year | +30.6% |
| 1978 | -11.71 % change on previous year | -27.2% |
| 1979 | -4.83 % change on previous year | -58.7% |
| 1980 | -7.78 % change on previous year | +61.2% |
| 1981 | -3.55 % change on previous year | -54.3% |
| 1982 | 8.45 % change on previous year | -337.6% |
| 1983 | -7.92 % change on previous year | -193.8% |
| 1984 | 8.77 % change on previous year | -210.8% |
| 1985 | -0.3432 % change on previous year | -103.9% |
| 1986 | 4.82 % change on previous year | -1504.2% |
| 1987 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -129.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5197 % change on previous year | -136.9% |
| 1989 | -8.02 % change on previous year | -1642.4% |
| 1990 | -5.45 % change on previous year | -32.1% |
| 1991 | -5.1 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1992 | -4.03 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 1993 | 3.3 % change on previous year | -182.0% |
| 1994 | 11.98 % change on previous year | +262.7% |
| 1995 | -7.05 % change on previous year | -158.8% |
| 1996 | -15.36 % change on previous year | +118.0% |
| 1997 | 8.47 % change on previous year | -155.1% |
| 1998 | -1.3 % change on previous year | -115.3% |
| 1999 | -0.5862 % change on previous year | -54.8% |
| 2000 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -455.0% |
| 2001 | 6.62 % change on previous year | +218.2% |
| 2002 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -119.1% |
| 2003 | -1.23 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -248.9% |
| 2005 | -4.32 % change on previous year | -335.7% |
| 2006 | 4.14 % change on previous year | -196.0% |
| 2007 | -5.87 % change on previous year | -241.8% |
| 2008 | -4.02 % change on previous year | -31.6% |
| 2009 | -0.2296 % change on previous year | -94.3% |
| 2010 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -547.7% |
| 2011 | 6.69 % change on previous year | +550.7% |
| 2012 | -5.32 % change on previous year | -179.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6447 % change on previous year | -112.1% |
| 2014 | 1.68 % change on previous year | +160.9% |
| 2015 | 6.85 % change on previous year | +307.4% |
| 2016 | 4.23 % change on previous year | -38.2% |
| 2017 | 7.26 % change on previous year | +71.6% |
| 2018 | -2.72 % change on previous year | -137.5% |
| 2019 | 5.66 % change on previous year | -307.9% |
| 2020 | -0.2435 % change on previous year | -104.3% |
| 2021 | 4.19 % change on previous year | -1818.9% |
| 2022 | -3.58 % change on previous year | -185.5% |
| 2023 | 8.65 % change on previous year | -341.8% |
| 2024 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -79.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in South America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1818.9% | -0.2435 % change on previous year | 4.19 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | -1642.4% | 0.5197 % change on previous year | -8.02 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +1504.2% | -0.3432 % change on previous year | 4.82 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.88 % change on previous year | -6.59 % change on previous year | 15.34 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -6.56 % change on previous year | -16.08 % change on previous year | 6.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6468 % change on previous year | -8.02 % change on previous year | 8.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.51 % change on previous year | -15.36 % change on previous year | 11.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2253 % change on previous year | -5.87 % change on previous year | 6.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6 % change on previous year | -5.32 % change on previous year | 7.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 % change on previous year | -3.58 % change on previous year | 8.65 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 10 Spain 23.13 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Niger 20.81 % change on previous year compare
- 12 New Caledonia 16.3 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14.43 % change on previous year compare
- 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
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- Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Goat fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in South America?
- Sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in South America was 1.79 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 15.34 % change on previous year in 1967.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.08 % change on previous year in 1977.
- How does South America rank for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate?
- South America ranks 13th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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.