Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China
China: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.4873 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4873 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
18th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.5361 ha per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
0.1386 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 0.4873 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.5361 ha per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1386 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 18th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1386 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1599 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1599 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1706 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1812 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2132 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2132 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2132 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2026 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2133 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.224 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2452 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2133 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2133 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2241 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2135 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2151 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2389 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2453 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2453 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2559 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2516 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2604 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2579 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2642 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2666 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.276 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2928 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3009 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3014 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3069 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3193 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.329 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3419 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3659 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3982 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4075 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4331 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4707 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5033 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5028 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4973 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4819 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4898 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.52 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4488 ha per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4647 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4815 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5163 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5207 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.534 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5361 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5355 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5233 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.51 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5118 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5179 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5071 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4302 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 0.498 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4937 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4833 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4873 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.4873 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 8.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- China's 0.4873 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0209 ha per square kilometre, 23.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1836 ha per square kilometre | 0.1386 ha per square kilometre | 0.2132 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2246 ha per square kilometre | 0.2133 ha per square kilometre | 0.2453 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2672 ha per square kilometre | 0.2453 ha per square kilometre | 0.3009 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3674 ha per square kilometre | 0.3014 ha per square kilometre | 0.4707 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4906 ha per square kilometre | 0.4488 ha per square kilometre | 0.52 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5127 ha per square kilometre | 0.4302 ha per square kilometre | 0.5361 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4906 ha per square kilometre | 0.4833 ha per square kilometre | 0.498 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 15 Israel 0.6205 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Poland 0.6157 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 0.5983 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 North Macedonia 0.4859 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Pakistan 0.4418 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Kenya 0.412 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in China?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in China was 0.4873 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5361 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1386 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 18th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.