Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia stood at 0.0003 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 1966.
Australia ranks 92nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1966 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1967 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +72.3% |
| 1968 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1969 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1976 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1977 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1981 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +72.3% | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Australia rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 92nd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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.