Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Australia
Australia: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0014 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Australia is 0.0014 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0042 ha per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 ha per person, in 2020.
Australia ranks 64th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0035 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0036 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0042 ha per person | +18.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0037 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0031 ha per person | -15.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0033 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0034 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0036 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0037 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0035 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.003 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0027 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0025 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0027 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0024 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0024 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0024 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0024 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0024 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0022 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0023 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0024 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 ha per person | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 ha per person | +2.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0014 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0014 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 ha per person, 2.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Australia?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Australia was 0.0014 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 ha per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 ha per person in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Australia ranks 64th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.