Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in World
World: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.5459 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.5459 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
0.5459 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.3832 ha per square kilometre
in 1994
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in World, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
World recorded 0.5459 ha per square kilometre for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.5459 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3832 ha per square kilometre, in 1994.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in World, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4566 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4629 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4507 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4583 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4505 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.456 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4518 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4511 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4526 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4622 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4552 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4614 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4655 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4656 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4606 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4477 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4573 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4637 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4511 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4405 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4402 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4399 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4346 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4377 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4288 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4279 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4287 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4363 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4427 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4422 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4579 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3905 ha per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1993 | 0.385 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3832 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3862 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3877 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3842 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3928 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4062 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4101 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4074 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4017 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4077 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.412 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4129 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4012 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4062 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4058 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4103 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4265 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4501 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4631 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4726 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4759 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4888 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4783 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.483 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.485 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5082 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5195 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5359 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5383 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5459 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4545 ha per square kilometre | 0.4505 ha per square kilometre | 0.4629 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.459 ha per square kilometre | 0.4477 ha per square kilometre | 0.4656 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4357 ha per square kilometre | 0.4279 ha per square kilometre | 0.4427 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4016 ha per square kilometre | 0.3832 ha per square kilometre | 0.4579 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4075 ha per square kilometre | 0.4012 ha per square kilometre | 0.4129 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4732 ha per square kilometre | 0.4265 ha per square kilometre | 0.5082 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5349 ha per square kilometre | 0.5195 ha per square kilometre | 0.5459 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in World?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in World was 0.5459 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5459 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3832 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does World rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — 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
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.