Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0006 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Brazil is 0.0006 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0026 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 ha per person, in 2021.
Brazil ranks 90th of 137 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0026 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0026 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0025 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0026 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0024 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0023 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0025 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0025 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0024 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0022 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0021 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.002 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0018 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0014 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.001 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.001 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.001 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 ha per person | +0.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0006 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 52% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0006 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0005 ha per person, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 87 Hungary 0.0008 ha per person compare
- 88 Ecuador 0.0008 ha per person compare
- 89 Burkina Faso 0.0007 ha per person compare
- 91 Japan 0.0006 ha per person compare
- 92 Saudi Arabia 0.0005 ha per person compare
- 93 Costa Rica 0.0005 ha per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Brazil?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Brazil was 0.0006 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 ha per person in 2021.
- How does Brazil rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 90th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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)
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
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.