Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Brazil is 0.0003 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0021 ha per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2013.
That places Brazil 53rd out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0018 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0019 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0019 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0019 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.002 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.002 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0021 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.002 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.002 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0019 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0019 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0016 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.001 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 ha per person | -15.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 ha per person | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Brazil?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Brazil was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 ha per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2013.
- How does Brazil rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 53rd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.