Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0148 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0148 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
107th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.0271 ha per square kilometre
in 1968
All-time low
0.0139 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.0148 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 0.0271 ha per square kilometre in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0139 ha per square kilometre, in 2021.
Brazil ranks 107th 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0229 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0239 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.026 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0271 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0264 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0256 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0226 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 0.023 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0229 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0239 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0217 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0218 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0188 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0197 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0209 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0171 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0166 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0155 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0148 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0148 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0302 ha per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | 0.0229 ha per square kilometre | 0.0271 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0226 ha per square kilometre | 0.0256 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | 0.0218 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | 0.0166 ha per square kilometre | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0155 ha per square kilometre | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 104 Canada 0.0176 ha per square kilometre compare
- 105 Uruguay 0.0172 ha per square kilometre compare
- 106 Honduras 0.0164 ha per square kilometre compare
- 108 Panama 0.0139 ha per square kilometre compare
- 109 Dominica 0.0133 ha per square kilometre compare
- 110 Thailand 0.0127 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Brazil?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil was 0.0148 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0271 ha per square kilometre in 1968.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0139 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Brazil rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 107th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.