Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0756 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic is 0.0756 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.0869 ha per square kilometre in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0186 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Dominican Republic ranks 69th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0228 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre | +120.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0517 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1967 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1968 | 0.058 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0662 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0662 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0704 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0724 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0849 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0869 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0807 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0642 ha per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0351 ha per square kilometre | -45.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0351 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0312 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0294 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0358 ha per square kilometre | +47.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0215 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0458 ha per square kilometre | +116.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0423 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0531 ha per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1990 | 0.053 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0495 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0831 ha per square kilometre | +67.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | -47.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0397 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0729 ha per square kilometre | +83.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0489 ha per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 1997 | 0.05 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0387 ha per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0729 ha per square kilometre | +101.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0604 ha per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0556 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0424 ha per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0446 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0395 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0344 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.041 ha per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0457 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0469 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0517 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0522 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0521 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0565 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0652 ha per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0652 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0687 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0727 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0694 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0708 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0697 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0756 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.0756 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.0756 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0302 ha per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +120.0% | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +116.1% | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | 0.0458 ha per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +101.4% | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | 0.0729 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0432 ha per square kilometre | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | 0.0662 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0627 ha per square kilometre | 0.0312 ha per square kilometre | 0.0869 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | 0.0531 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0535 ha per square kilometre | 0.0387 ha per square kilometre | 0.0831 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | 0.0344 ha per square kilometre | 0.0729 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0577 ha per square kilometre | 0.0457 ha per square kilometre | 0.0727 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0714 ha per square kilometre | 0.0694 ha per square kilometre | 0.0756 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 66 Bhutan 0.0851 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Greece 0.085 ha per square kilometre compare
- 68 Hungary 0.0829 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Estonia 0.0749 ha per square kilometre compare
- 71 Faroe Islands 0.0737 ha per square kilometre compare
- 72 Ecuador 0.0725 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic was 0.0756 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0869 ha per square kilometre in 1974.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0186 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Dominican Republic ranks 69th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.