Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belarus
Belarus: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.803 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belarus, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.803 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belarus peaked at 3.84 ha per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.803 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Belarus 11th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belarus, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.84 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 3.69 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 3.44 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 3.57 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 3.54 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 3.45 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 3.43 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 3.26 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 3.26 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.14 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.71 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 2.59 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 2.5 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.28 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.89 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9952 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9268 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.874 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8603 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8542 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.803 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.803 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 14.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.803 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2328 ha per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.53 ha per square kilometre | 3.26 ha per square kilometre | 3.84 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | 1.89 ha per square kilometre | 3.26 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | 0.9268 ha per square kilometre | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8479 ha per square kilometre | 0.803 ha per square kilometre | 0.874 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More agriculture & rural data for Belarus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 709.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2051 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belarus?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belarus was 0.803 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.84 ha per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.803 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belarus rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Belarus ranks 11th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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)
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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.