Ireland vs Spain: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Ireland
0.1192 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.1188 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
59th
Spain rank
60th

Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Ireland
  • Spain
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.1192 ha per square kilometre against 0.1188 ha per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0004 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 59th and Spain ranks 60th of 137 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 1.04 ha per square kilometre 0.7734 ha per square kilometre 0.2668 ha per square kilometre Ireland
1970s 0.6725 ha per square kilometre 0.783 ha per square kilometre 0.1104 ha per square kilometre Spain
1980s 0.4789 ha per square kilometre 0.642 ha per square kilometre 0.1632 ha per square kilometre Spain
1990s 0.306 ha per square kilometre 0.4026 ha per square kilometre 0.0966 ha per square kilometre Spain
2000s 0.1874 ha per square kilometre 0.1969 ha per square kilometre 0.0095 ha per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.1385 ha per square kilometre 0.1454 ha per square kilometre 0.007 ha per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.1253 ha per square kilometre 0.1241 ha per square kilometre 0.0011 ha per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre, Ireland or Spain?
Ireland, at 0.1192 ha per square kilometre against 0.1188 ha per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre between Ireland and Spain?
0.0004 ha per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 59th and Spain ranks 60th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
138 places, 7,545 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.