Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Dominican Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Dominican Republic is 0.0004 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.9% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.0009 ha per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 1986.
That places Dominican Republic 104th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 ha per person | +18.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 ha per person | +113.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0008 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 ha per person | -46.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 ha per person | -19.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 ha per person | +44.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 ha per person | -35.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 ha per person | +111.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 ha per person | +22.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 ha per person | +64.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 ha per person | -48.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 ha per person | +80.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 ha per person | -34.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per person | -23.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per person | +39.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 ha per person | -35.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 ha per person | +98.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 ha per person | -18.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | -24.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 ha per person | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 ha per person | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 ha per person | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 ha per person | +16.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.0004 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 33% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.0004 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0005 ha per person, 83% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +113.4% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person |
| 1987 | +111.6% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 2001 | +98.2% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 1986.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 104th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.