Potatoes — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Potatoes — Area harvested was 118,407 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 118,407 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 335,000 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 115,076 ha, in 2023.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 27th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 303,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 316,000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 334,000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 335,000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 316,000 ha | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 283,000 ha | -10.4% |
| 1967 | 301,000 ha | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 295,000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 260,000 ha | -11.9% |
| 1970 | 283,000 ha | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 268,000 ha | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 247,000 ha | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 234,000 ha | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 226,000 ha | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 204,000 ha | -9.7% |
| 1976 | 222,000 ha | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 232,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 214,100 ha | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 203,500 ha | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 206,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 192,300 ha | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 192,000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 195,000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 199,700 ha | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 192,200 ha | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 178,900 ha | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 178,700 ha | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 181,200 ha | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 174,900 ha | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 177,100 ha | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 177,000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 180,100 ha | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 170,086 ha | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 163,568 ha | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 171,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 177,400 ha | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 165,900 ha | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 164,100 ha | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 177,600 ha | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 166,000 ha | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 165,000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 158,000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 145,000 ha | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 148,700 ha | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 137,400 ha | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 141,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 140,200 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 144,000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 144,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 138,000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 146,000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 149,000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 139,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 141,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 129,000 ha | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 139,000 ha | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 146,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 140,000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 144,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 142,413 ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 136,950 ha | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 126,422 ha | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 115,076 ha | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 118,407 ha | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 304,778 ha | 260,000 ha | 335,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 233,360 ha | 203,500 ha | 283,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 189,090 ha | 174,900 ha | 206,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 172,385 ha | 163,568 ha | 180,100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 148,930 ha | 137,400 ha | 166,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 141,100 ha | 129,000 ha | 149,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 127,854 ha | 115,076 ha | 142,413 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 24 Brazil 124,818 ha compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 124,721 ha compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 120,225 ha compare
- 27 Caribbean 12,358 ha compare
- 28 Cabo Verde 195 ha compare
- 28 Colombia 109,791 ha compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 0 ha compare
- 29 Rwanda 104,518 ha compare
- 30 Belgium 100,470 ha compare
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- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Potatoes — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 118,407 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 335,000 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,076 ha in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for potatoes — area harvested?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 27th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.