Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in China
China: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0016 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0016 ha per person for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in China peaked at 0.0164 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 ha per person, in 2019.
China ranks 25th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0164 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0164 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0136 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0142 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0129 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0134 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0119 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 1968 | 0.011 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 0.011 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0109 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0101 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0107 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0108 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0103 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0098 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0091 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0099 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0101 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.009 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0081 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0073 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 0.007 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0068 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0064 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0058 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0058 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0058 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0057 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0056 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0056 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0054 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0054 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0051 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0051 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.005 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0049 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0048 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0047 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0043 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.004 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 ha per person | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0028 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.002 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 ha per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0134 ha per person | 0.011 ha per person | 0.0164 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0101 ha per person | 0.009 ha per person | 0.0109 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0064 ha per person | 0.0056 ha per person | 0.0081 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0056 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in China?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in China was 0.0016 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0164 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 ha per person in 2019.
- How does China rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- China ranks 25th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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)
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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.