Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Argentina
Argentina: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0034 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Argentina, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Argentina stood at 0.0034 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Argentina peaked at 0.0166 ha per square kilometre in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Argentina 79th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Argentina, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0166 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1974 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1975 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 1990 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.0034 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0267 ha per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.0034 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0216 ha per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +30.7% | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre |
| 1981 | -27.4% | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre |
| 1989 | -25.5% | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | 0.0166 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 76 New Zealand 0.0046 ha per square kilometre compare
- 77 Spain 0.0043 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 Congo 0.0039 ha per square kilometre compare
- 80 Pakistan 0.0032 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 Puerto Rico 0.0029 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 Mauritania 0.0028 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 824.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0765 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Argentina?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Argentina was 0.0034 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0166 ha per square kilometre in 1969.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Argentina rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Argentina ranks 79th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — 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
Sweet 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.