Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in World
World: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.131 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.131 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
0.2125 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.1274 ha per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in World, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
World recorded 0.131 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.2125 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1274 ha per square kilometre, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in World, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2125 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2123 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.211 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2085 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2053 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2062 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2053 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2034 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1984 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1993 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1955 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1947 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1928 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1934 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1904 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1829 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1831 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1838 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1845 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1803 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1803 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1799 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1792 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1792 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1768 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1739 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1725 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1737 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1729 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1694 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.171 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1479 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1461 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1432 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1465 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1481 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1479 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1477 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1541 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1564 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1528 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.148 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1471 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1472 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1473 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1397 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1413 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1426 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1458 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1426 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1465 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1436 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1425 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1388 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1394 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1348 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1354 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1332 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1274 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1304 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1315 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1298 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.131 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.207 ha per square kilometre | 0.1984 ha per square kilometre | 0.2125 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.19 ha per square kilometre | 0.1829 ha per square kilometre | 0.1993 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1769 ha per square kilometre | 0.1725 ha per square kilometre | 0.1803 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1522 ha per square kilometre | 0.1432 ha per square kilometre | 0.171 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1468 ha per square kilometre | 0.1397 ha per square kilometre | 0.1564 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1384 ha per square kilometre | 0.1274 ha per square kilometre | 0.1465 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1307 ha per square kilometre | 0.1298 ha per square kilometre | 0.1315 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in World?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in World was 0.131 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2125 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1274 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does World rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.