Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India
India: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.7843 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in India is 0.7843 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.7843 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1228 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
India ranks 12th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1261 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1228 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1389 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1396 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1443 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1611 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1592 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1686 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1764 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1668 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1621 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1654 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1697 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1828 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1976 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2093 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2084 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2238 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2715 ha per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2305 ha per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2462 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2565 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2472 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2672 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2856 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2835 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2797 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2977 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3137 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3162 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3146 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3818 ha per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4171 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3522 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3597 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.373 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.42 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4066 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4306 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.451 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4074 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4236 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4498 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4994 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5125 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5278 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5862 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6041 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6149 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6173 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6267 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6414 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6701 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6807 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6982 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.712 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7329 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7204 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7309 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6898 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7561 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7487 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7843 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.7843 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1279 ha per square kilometre, 6.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- India's 0.7843 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.7843 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1486 ha per square kilometre | 0.1228 ha per square kilometre | 0.1764 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1957 ha per square kilometre | 0.1621 ha per square kilometre | 0.2715 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2708 ha per square kilometre | 0.2305 ha per square kilometre | 0.3137 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3772 ha per square kilometre | 0.3146 ha per square kilometre | 0.4306 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5077 ha per square kilometre | 0.4074 ha per square kilometre | 0.6149 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6831 ha per square kilometre | 0.6173 ha per square kilometre | 0.7329 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7447 ha per square kilometre | 0.6898 ha per square kilometre | 0.7843 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in India?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in India was 0.7843 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7843 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1228 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does India rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 12th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.