Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in India
India: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0016 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in India, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in India stood at 0.0016 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in India peaked at 0.0016 ha per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 ha per person, in 1962.
That places India 59th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0008 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.001 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0009 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.001 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.001 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0009 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.001 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.001 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.001 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 ha per person | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 0.001 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 1981 | 0.001 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.001 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.001 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 ha per person | +18.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 ha per person | -1.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0016 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0016 ha per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 61% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, per capita in India?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in India was 0.0016 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 ha per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 ha per person in 1962.
- How does India rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- India ranks 59th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.