Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0047 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0047 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
119th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.006 ha per square kilometre
in 1963
All-time low
0.0035 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia stood at 0.0047 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.006 ha per square kilometre in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
Australia ranks 119th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0047 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.084 ha per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0047 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0209 ha per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 116 Mali 0.0082 ha per square kilometre compare
- 117 Saudi Arabia 0.0079 ha per square kilometre compare
- 118 Belize 0.0051 ha per square kilometre compare
- 120 Iceland 0.0047 ha per square kilometre compare
- 121 Zambia 0.0036 ha per square kilometre compare
- 122 Chad 0.003 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Australia?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0047 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.006 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 119th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.